BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NATGA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NATGA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NATGA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230424T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20230411T034706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T210856Z UID:10449-1682341200-1682344800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Building a research collaboration - TRAPI DESCRIPTION:CANCELED\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScientific research on improving North American (NA) truffle production is very limited. Yet\, there are some talented NA research and extension scientists that are very interested in supporting growth of the NA truffle industry by testing ways to improve truffle yields. The planning grant called “TRAPI: Truffle Research and Production Initiative” was awarded to University of Idaho in September 2022 with the support of numerous NATGA members. Look for TRAPI on the NATGA website. We are halfway through that one-year planning grant with activities including surveys of scientists and growers\, completed webinars on topics of high interest\, and the recruiting of teams and individuals to write sections of an article on “Current Knowledge of Truffle Cultivation and its application in North America”. This webinar will provide the long-term goals of the research\, the activities within the planning process\, and our approach for preparing a winning interdisciplinary proposal. There will be plenty of time after the overview to answer all of your questions about TRAPI\, discuss important research needs\, and talk about roles and responsibilities for individual growers who want to be involved in research and extension efforts. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Mark Coleman\n\n Forestry Faculty \n\n \n\n \n \n TRAPI project director. Fourteen years as Research Scientists with US Forest Service in Wisconsin and South Carolina. Forestry Faculty at University of Idaho for the past thirteen years.  \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Staci O’Toole\n\n Truffle Huntress \n\n \n\n \n \n NATGA Research Task Force Lead.  Staci’s love for foraging began over 25 years ago while studying to become a Biological Sciences Major at The Ohio State University.  After a successful career as an Insurance Executive she was looking to return to her roots and passions of Animals\, Food & Wine.   Unbeknownst to her at the time\, her journey as a Truffle Farmer\, which began nearly a decade ago\, was due to the love of a dog. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/building-a-research-collaboration-trapi/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230320T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20230310T184940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T193109Z UID:10174-1679317200-1679320800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Optimal conditions for truffles: Using irrigation to expand the range - TRAPI DESCRIPTION:A TRAPI Webinar\n\n\n\nView Recording\n\n\n\nSuccessful production of truffles requires critical information on optimal soil and climate conditions.  These conditions dictate where truffles should be introduced\, and the amendments needed to assure adequate yields. In this TRAPI webinar we discuss the optimal conditions for both European truffles and native North American truffles.  Irrigation is a critical amendment to achieve optimal soil moisture and to extend yield potential into arid environments.  We review what little is known about moisture requirements and discuss well-tested methods used to schedule irrigation to achieve target moisture conditions. \n\n\n\n\n Aziz Turkoglu will talk about optimal conditions for European truffles. \n\n\n\nGonzalo Guevara will talk about North American truffles and their requirements\n\n\n\nMark Coleman will give a brief introduction about known soil moisture targets\n\n\n\nRobert Heinse will talk about irrigation scheduling to meet those targets\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Mark Coleman\n\n Forestry Faculty \n\n \n\n \n \n TRAPI project director. Fourteen years as Research Scientists with US Forest Service in Wisconsin and South Carolina. Forestry Faculty at University of Idaho for the past thirteen years.  \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Gonzalo Guevara Guerrero\n\n \n \n\n \n \n Gonzalo Guevara Guerrero\, was born in Monterrey\, Mexico\, began his interest in higher fungi when he was an undergraduate biology student at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León\, and his thesis was on Taxonomy and Systematics of edible mycorrhizal fungi from the forests of the northeastern region of Mexico\, being published in 1985. He continued his postgraduate studies and obtained his PhD degree (UANL) with the thesis on molecular taxonomic studies in the species of the genus Cantharellus of México.… \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Robert Heinse\n\n Associate Professor \n\n \n\n \n \n Dr. Heinse’s interests revolve around water in the soil environment and the characterization using geophysical methods. \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Aziz Turkoglu\n\n Affiliate Professor \n\n \n\n \n \n Aziz Turkoglu is a mycology professor\, currently Affiliate Professor at University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. He operates Alpine Truffle\, LLC as a truffle specialist. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/optimal-conditions-for-european-and-native-truffles-using-irrigation-to-expand-the-range-trapi/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230220T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20230131T033434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T012801Z UID:9755-1676898000-1676901600@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Spore Amendments:  Truffle Wells\, Traps & Trenches DESCRIPTION:View Recording\n\n\n\nThe following topics will be discussed \n\n\n\n\nLife history of Tuber melanosporum\n\n\n\nSpore amendments and truffle mating types\n\n\n\nA grower’s perspective on spore amendments\n\n\n\nCan we breed truffles?\n\n\n\n\nA TRAPI sponsored webinar\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Brian Allen\n\n \n \n\n \n \n Brian Allen is a research specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension office in Jackson\, CA. He is developing a truffle genetic and microscopy testing service lab to meet industry demand with guidance from researchers and truffle growers.\nWebinars and Presentations\nhttp://stage.trufflegrowers.com/resources/webinars/grower-survey-update/ \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Gavin Kernaghan\n\n ProfessorBSc\, MSc (UBC) \n\n \n\n \n \n PhD (U Alberta) \nMost of Dr. Gavin Kernaghan’s research focuses on the ecology of fungi and its relationship with plants; evolutionarily they have been closely tied together as a typical pairing and are often studied in tandem. \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Ben Lemmond\n\n Ph.D. student \n\n \n\n \n \n Ph.D. student at the University of Florida working on several projects related to the ecology and systematics of ascomycete truffle fungi. \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Staci O’Toole\n\n Truffle Huntress \n\n \n\n \n \n NATGA Research Task Force Lead.  Staci’s love for foraging began over 25 years ago while studying to become a Biological Sciences Major at The Ohio State University.  After a successful career as an Insurance Executive she was looking to return to her roots and passions of Animals\, Food & Wine.   Unbeknownst to her at the time\, her journey as a Truffle Farmer\, which began nearly a decade ago\, was due to the love of a dog. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/spore-amendments-truffle-wells-traps-trenches/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TRAPI-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20230213T184820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T185621Z UID:9925-1676534400-1676653200@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Oregon Truffle Festival\, Truffle Farming A - Z DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Truffle Festival is once again offering Truffle Farming A – Z \, an educational\, two-day immersion introductory course on truffle cultivation. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/oregon-truffle-festival-truffle-farming-a-z/ LOCATION:Oregon State University LaSells Stewart Center CATEGORIES:Other Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OTF.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230116T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230116T190000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20221226T213332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T191906Z UID:9478-1673892000-1673895600@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Cooking with Truffles\, Made Easy DESCRIPTION:View Recording\n\n\n\nAre you swimming in truffles (as we all aspire to be!) and don’t know what to do with the bounty? Or are you experimenting with your first truffle in the kitchen and don’t know where to start? Or have you had one too many truffle dishes at a fancy restaurant\, but still haven’t hit that pleasure spot? \n\n\n\nThis seminar is for you. In an hour of interactive and entertaining back-and-forths\, Susi Gott Séguret will talk about how to put your truffle immediately to work for you\, some simple do’s and don’ts to get the most out of your prize\, seasonal ingredient pairings\, matching flavor profiles\, and what wines you might throw into the mix with the truffle species you have in your pantry. \n\n\n\nFor those who are extra adventurous\, some simple hands-on recipes will be demonstrated\, and you are invited to cook along or sit back with a glass in hand and drool. (Ingredient list for the adventurous will be sent out in advance of the seminar.) \n\n\n\nPlease enroll in the webinar so you receive the shopping list and recipes a few weeks before the webinar.  Webinars are free to NATGA members\, so be sure to renew your membership if you haven’t already!   \n\n\n\nIngredient List\n\n\n\nTruffled Parmesan Crisps\n\n\n\nCoarsely grated Parmesan\, or Parmesan chunk to grate yourselfSmall truffle to grate \n\n\n\nTruffled Baked Eggs (Oeufs Cocotte Truffé)\n\n\n\nRamekins for containing eggsButter for lining ramekinsEggs (one or two per person)Sea saltPepperSmall truffle to grate or slice \n\n\n\nTruffled Aioli with Asparagus & Fennel\n\n\n\nOlive oil or milder oil of choiceDijon mustard\, small spoonfulSea saltLemonSmall truffle to grateAsparagus stalksFennel bulb(Other fresh vegetables of choice) \n\n\n\nPommes Anna aux Truffes\n\n\n\nSeveral medium-sized potatoesGenerous amount of butterSmall amount of garlicSea saltPepperTruffle(s) to grate and to slice \n\n\n\nTruffled Chocolate Mousse\n\n\n\n6 eggs8 ounces bittersweet chocolateCream of tartar or salt (optional)1 tablespoon spirits of choice (optional)Small truffle to grate \n\n\n\nNote: Black or white truffles can be used for any of these recipes\, except for the chocolate mousse\, where you would want to stay clear of any hints of garlic. You can also prepare all of these recipes without truffles if you happen to be missing the star ingredient. For more information and complete recipes\, you can check out Cooking with Truffles: A Chef’s Guide. \n\n\n\n For those who miss this seminar\, or those who wish to delve more deeply into the subject\, The Asheville Truffle Experience will be taking place from February 10-12\, in Asheville\, NC\, and will include details about truffle production\, an in-person cooking class\, a truffle orchard tour\, a decadent wine-paired meal\, and multiple tasting sessions. For more information\, visit www.ashevilletruffle.com\, or call 828-301-2792. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Susi Gott Séguret\n\n author\, chef\, fiddler\, forager \n\n \n\n \n \n Susi Gott Séguret\, author\, chef\, fiddler\, forager\, hails from Madison County\, North Carolina\, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A Certified Culinary Professional and Certified Specialist of Wine\, with a diploma in Gastronomy and Taste from the Cordon Bleu and the Université de Reims\, Séguret is the founder and Director of the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts\, which convenes four times a year in Asheville\, Ithaca\, Sonoma\, and Paris\, and also orchestrates a series of ultra-elegant wine dinners known as the Asheville Wine Experience; the gustatory extravaganza\, the Asheville Truffle Experience; and a series of foraging-cooking-dining events aptly called the Appalachian Culinary Experience.… URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinar-cooking-with-truffles-made-easy/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20221127T200559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T231935Z UID:9244-1670850000-1670853600@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Trees and Truffles - Partners in Grime - TRAPI  DESCRIPTION:View Recording\n\n\n\nThis talk will focus on optimal tree host nutrition for truffle production. I will cover the basics of tree nutrition and soil nutrient availability\, highlighting special nutritional characteristics of trees. Target ranges of foliar nutrients for truffle production and the challenge of optimizing tree nutrition in basic soils will be discussed. I will review methods of foliar nutrient analysis and suggest avenues for future research. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will focus on optimal tree host nutrition for truffle production\, including basics of tree nutrition and soil nutrient availability\, and special nutritional characteristics of trees. Target ranges of foliar nutrients for truffle production and the challenge of optimizing tree nutrition in basic soils will be discussed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Barbara Hawkins\n\n Proffesor \n\n \n\n \n \n We are particularly interested in co-adaptation of conifers and their mycorrhizal partners\, and in variation among tree populations in stress tolerance. Our work ranges from lab experiments measuring nutrient uptake with microelectrodes\, to field work assessing nutrient stoichiometry of tree foliage\, fungi and soil. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/trees-and-truffles-partners-in-grime-trapi/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221114 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20220618T115422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T201803Z UID:8347-1668124800-1668383999@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Fall 2022 Congress DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nFall Truffle Congress\nNovember 11-13\, 2022\nView the Full Program (as of Oct 20)\nView session recording and support material\nHotel Roanoke & Conference Center\nRoanoke\, Virginia\nCome enjoy the prime fall color season in the Blue Ridge Mountains! \nHosted Opening Reception:\nFriday evening gathering and chance to connect and network with NATGA friends and hear from many exciting new sponsors. \nCongress Presentations:\nAn EXPANDED format includes 2 full days of interesting and useful information for truffle growers. Featuring knowledgeable speakers\, networking with other growers\, hands–on microscopy training\, presentations on native truffles plus insights into Bourbon and Truffle Mixology. \nKeynote Speaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Rowan Jacobsen\n\n Author \n\n \n\n \n \n Rowan Jacobsen is the award-winning author of Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent\, with Dreamers\, Schemers\, and Some Extraordinary Dogs \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nRowan Jacobsen is the award-winning author of Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent\, with Dreamers\, Schemers\, and Some Extraordinary Dogs. Join us to hear about Rowan’s amazing truffle adventures. \nWine & Truffle Extravaganza Dinner Saturday Evening:\nCome test your truffle palette with a five-course gourmet wine and truffle meal featuring several varieties of truffles showcased in world-class food\, with each course paired with exceptional wines. We kick off the evening with an education on bourbon tasting and then highlighted with a Maker’s Mark® signature cocktail. \nView the full menu\nOrchard Tours\n \nVisit local truffle orchard before or after the congress. Several of our members are gracefully opening their orchards to the congress participants. Spots are limited so tour pre-registration is required. \nPlease use this form to pre-register in tours. \nWe have 9 orchards participating in the tour. Click here or on the map to the access the interactive map showing the location of the orchards participating in the tour as well as the nearest airports. \nFor more information about places to visit during your trip to Virginia\, see the Virginia for Lovers website. \n  \nCome Enjoy The Blue Ridge Mountains!\nWe have negotiated great rates for this amazing AAA Four Diamond venue during prime season: $179/King or 2 Double Beds \n \nBook your room now!\nNo cost for cancelation should Covid-19 restrictions impact the Congress. \nAll-Inclusive EXPANDED Congress Package Includes:\n\n2 full days of conference sessions and materials\nOpening reception on Friday (food and cocktails)\nFull breakfast \, lunch and morning & afternoon breaks both days\nWine & Truffle Dinner Saturday (5 course gourmet truffle meal + wine pairing + Makers Mark® signature cocktail and aperitif) See menu\n\nEarly Bird Discounted Pricing only available until September 30!!\nPricing( Congress + Dinner): \n\nNATGA Members $595; (limit 2 tickets per member)\nNon Members $695\nDinner only $195\n\nBook Tickets Now\nThere is a possibility that the Congress will be limited in number of attendees\, due to Covid-19 restrictions\, so book now to reserve your spot! Ticket prices are fully refundable if canceled due to Covid-19.If you are not yet a NATGA member\, JOIN NOW to take advantage of all the benefits ofmembership including the Fall Congress\, Webinars\, Grower Forums\, and numerous articles and presentations from previous NATGA Conferences. \nJOIN NOW \n\n\nThank you to our sponsors\nPlatinum Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nBecome a sponsor \nGold Sponsors\n \n \nBecome a sponsor \nSilver Sponsors\nBecome a sponsor \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n \n  \nDownload Event Flyer URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/fall-2022-congress/ LOCATION:Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center Roanoke\, Virginia\, 110 Shenandoah Avenue\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24016-2025\, United States CATEGORIES:Congress END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20220930T191448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230204T010548Z UID:8870-1666011600-1666015200@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Having the right tools is half the battle - TRAPI DESCRIPTION:Register to Webinar\n\n\n\nTodays Genetic Tools to help measure success for increased Truffle Production. This is NATGA’s first webinar under the TRAPI umbrella. \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Gregory Bonito\n\n Assistant Professor \n\n \n\n \n \n Assistant Professor of Mycology\, plant-fungal interactions\, truffle ecology\, & evolution of bacterial endosymbiosis in fungi. \nProf. Bonito studies ecology & evolution of plant-fungal-bacterial associations\, with a particular interest in below ground root associated fungi including truffles\, mushrooms & molds. These organisms provide important links between plants & soils & are functionally important to plant health & nutrition\, nutrient cycles\, & energy flows.… \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Mark Coleman\n\n Forestry Faculty \n\n \n\n \n \n TRAPI project director. Fourteen years as Research Scientists with US Forest Service in Wisconsin and South Carolina. Forestry Faculty at University of Idaho for the past thirteen years.  \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Ben Lemmond\n\n Ph.D. student \n\n \n\n \n \n Ph.D. student at the University of Florida working on several projects related to the ecology and systematics of ascomycete truffle fungi. \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Inga Meadows\n\n Extension Plant Pathologist \n\n \n\n \n \n Inga Meadows is an Extension Plant Pathologist for the North Carolina State University Vegetables (primarily tomato) & Herbaceous Ornamentals\, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology. She addresses disease issues for commercial vegetables & greenhouse growers by providing recommendations for disease prevention or suppression. Her program conducts research aimed at improving tools for managing disease. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/having-the-right-tools-is-half-the-battle-trapi/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TRAPI-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20220828T054128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T192206Z UID:8679-1663592400-1663596000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:A Study of Truffle Mycorrhiza Ecology with Dr. Rytas Vilgaly DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording\nOn a cold morning in February 2022 the Microbial Ecology and Evolution class (Bio557L) from Duke University visited Burwell Farms in north central North Carolina. The class was led by Dr. Rytas Vilgalys\, Dr. Jake Nash and Dr. Corbin Bryan. Burwell Farms invited the class to conduct research on the effects of high pH and other orchard management practices on Tuber borchii and native fungi and bacteria. Burwell Farms has earned fame for having successfully cultivating T. borchii with loblolly pine and is currently the USA’s most productive truffle orchard (Smithsonian Magazine June 2021). The students learned best truffle cultivation practices and how two dogs\, Elora and Laddie\, work to find truffles. As part of the class project\, students collected fresh soil and root samples from within and outside the truffle orchard. Then students performed a series of forest microbiome analyses using both Sanger and nextgen sequencing (ITS gene for fungi\, 16S gene for bacteria). In this webinar\, Dr. Vilgalys will present their findings which compare the fungal and bacterial communities associated with managed and natural pine forest microbiomes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Rytas Vilgaly\n\n Dr \n\n \n\n \n \n Rytas Vilgaly’s lab group at Duke University uses molecular approaches to study natural history of fungi. He was one of the first to apply PCR-based methods for studying fungal systematics and was one of the lead investigators associated with the Fungal Tree of Life project which elucidated the evolutionary history of the Kingdom Fungi. Current research uses molecular approaches to study fungal diversity and function in forest environments.… \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/a-study-of-truffle-mycorrhiza-ecology-with-dr-rytas-vilgaly/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20220610T181113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230204T010626Z UID:8324-1658149200-1658152800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Unearthing the Appalachian…or\, Can I Lick Your Bottom\, Canaliculatum. (An important mnemonic device) by Ben Kable DESCRIPTION:Register to Webinar\nAs the twinkling of the last star fades\nThe morning mists arise\nThe secrets of the forest lie\nBeneath their earthly guise\n\nThe mossy duff exudes\nAn ancient aromatic lure\nOf reproductive readiness\nIrresistible and pure\n\nA bouquet of love\, and want and spice\nRivulets arise\nInvisible on morning air Belie\nA subterranean surprise\n\nThe damp silence\, split by echoes\nThe jingle of a dog\nThe gravel crunches underfoot\nIn the eastern mountain fog\n\nThe huffing puffing quadruped\nDetects the ancient scent\nHis head snaps to\, he drops his nose\nTo find the hunts intent\n\nHe circles against the gradient\nOf biochemical diffusion\nA miracle of mammalian\nOlfactory evolution\n\nA cool dawn breeze amongst the trees\nThe leaves\, the spruce duff rustle\nA frantic paw pulls back the moss –\nThe Appalachian truffle\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr Ben Kable\n\n Veterinarian and truffle hunter/grower \n\n \n\n \n \n Dr. Ben Kable grew up in Westminster\, MD and attended Loyola High School in Towson. He attended Virginia Tech for his undergraduate education before moving to the Caribbean to attend the American University of Antigua. After two years\, Dr. Kable transferred to Virginia Tech to complete his final two years of veterinary school at VMRCVM.… URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinar-unearthing-the-appalachianor-can-i-lick-your-bottom-canaliculatum-an-important-mnemonic-device-by-ben-kable/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image_6483441.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220221T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20220201T201556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221127T195821Z UID:7643-1645448400-1645452000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Basic experimental concepts for testing management options in truffle orchards DESCRIPTION:View Recording\nTruffle growers have a lot of ideas and information available on management practices necessary to produce truffles. Sometimes ideas conflict\, it is not clear what level of a treatment is most effective\, or you have an off-the-wall idea to try. We can test our ideas and decide which practices work best using basic experimental methods. This webinar reviews those methods and encourages the sharing of results to help us all learn. The discussion will include how to use controlled experiments to test approaches or ideas\, i.e.\, your hypothesis\, and consider different types of variables\, experimental subjects\, replication\, controls\, and how to decide if observed responses are meaningful. We will also consider some essentials that make it easy to document the justification\, approach\, and results of your test. Beyond these basic requirements\, understanding basic experimental practices is essential to successfully host meaningful research conducted by truffle scientists.\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Mark Coleman\n\n Forestry Faculty \n\n \n\n \n \n TRAPI project director. Fourteen years as Research Scientists with US Forest Service in Wisconsin and South Carolina. Forestry Faculty at University of Idaho for the past thirteen years.  \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Shannon Berch\n\n Retired research scientist \n\n \n\n \n \n Shannon Berch retired in 2019 from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and a founding member of the Truffle Association of British Columbia. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/basic-experimental-concepts-for-testing-management-options-in-truffle-orchards/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220214 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20211208T222226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T192648Z UID:6969-1644537600-1644796799@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Asheville Truffle Experience DESCRIPTION:This event is not an official NATGA event and NATGA does not assume any responsibility or liabilities for this event. At its own discretion\, NATGA may be sharing information about third party independent regional truffle events and festivals only if they may be of interest to our members. Information about this event is shared as a service to the truffle industry community and does not represent an endorsement from NATGA. \n\n\n\n \nThe Asheville Truffle Experience will rock the mountains from Friday through Sunday\, February 11th through 13th\, 2022\, with multiple mouth-watering sessions spiraling out from the Haywood Park Hotel in beautiful downtown Asheville.  Guests will plunge into the mystery of this ultra-prized ingredient\, the magical Tuber melanosporum—otherwise known as the Périgord (Black Winter) Truffle—traditionally hailing from the deep\, dark woods of France\, Italy and Spain\, but now also cultivated in both the northwest and the southeast of the United States. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/asheville-truffle-experience/ CATEGORIES:Other Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20211208T220640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T193250Z UID:6966-1644141600-1644174000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Virginia Truffle Festival DESCRIPTION:This event is not an official NATGA event and NATGA does not assume any responsibility or liabilities for this event. At its own discretion\, NATGA may be sharing information about third party independent regional truffle events and festivals only if they may be of interest to our members. Information about this event is shared as a service to the truffle industry community and does not represent an endorsement from NATGA. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \nEvent promoted Mary Hughes URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/virginia-truffle-festival/ CATEGORIES:Other Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211213T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20211120T232122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T004916Z UID:6932-1639400400-1639404000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar]Rowan Jacobsen: What Do Truffles Mean? DESCRIPTION:View Recording\nFor centuries\, truffles have been marketed as the ultimate luxury food\, a precious morsel to be had in fancy restaurants. While this has kept their perceived value high\, it has also made them off-putting to many consumers\, and has prevented them from being widely embraced in many cultures. Americans know very little about truffles\, and are intimidated from trying to learn more. This is a missed opportunity\, because truffles are perfectly positioned to appeal to changing American tastes. They are powerful\, exotic\, mysterious\, and excellent representatives of the landscapes in which they grow. They also speak to Americans’ growing interest in the flavors of the natural world. Rowan Jacobsen has spent the past two years visiting truffle hunters and truffle farms in half a dozen countries\, and he presents his thoughts on what truffles mean to different cultures\, and how they might be freed from their staid luxury prison in the United States and repositioned as a dynamic 21st-century ingredient. \nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Rowan Jacobsen\n\n Author \n\n \n\n \n \n Rowan Jacobsen is the award-winning author of Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent\, with Dreamers\, Schemers\, and Some Extraordinary Dogs URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinar-rowan-jacobsen-what-do-truffles-mean/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211006 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20210623T184839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T235805Z UID:5269-1633219200-1633478399@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:Fall 2021 Truffle Congress\, Sonoma\, CA DESCRIPTION:NATGA Fall Truffle Congress 2021\nOctober 3-5\, Flamingo Resort and Conference Center\, Santa Rosa\, CA\n\nView Conference material\n\n\n\n\nHosted Opening Reception:\nSunday evening gathering and chance to connect with NATGA friends and learn about the Sonoma County truffle history dating back to 1975. \n\nCongress Presentations:\nInteresting and useful information for truffle growers.  In addition to our knowledgeable speakers\, you will have the opportunity to network with many other truffle growers from around the country during the 2-day event. \n\nKeynote Speaker:\nPierre Sourzat\, a leading French authority on Tuber magnatum truffle cultivation and author of “The Short Guide To Truffle Cultivation “ \nWine & Truffle Extravaganza Dinner Monday at Kendall Jackson Winery \nEnjoy a four course gourmet truffle dinner at the Kendall Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens\, a hub of culinary and garden excellence\, one of Sonoma County’s best kept secrets. Savor a farm-to-table culinary experience from Executive Chef Justin Wangler and his team\, paired with a selection of award winning Sonoma County Wines. \n\nJoin Us In October\nCome Enjoy What Sonoma Wine Country Has to Offer!\n\nAll-Inclusive Congress Package Includes:\n\n 2-days of conference sessions and materials\n Opening reception on Sunday (appetizers and cocktails)\n Full breakfast and coffee breaks Monday and Tuesday\n Lunch on Monday\n Wine & Truffle Extravaganza Dinner Monday at Kendall Jackson Winery (4 course gourmet truffle meal paired with award winning Sonoma county wines)\n\nAgenda:\n[Download PDF]\nSunday October 3:\n12:00 – 4:00  Arrival and Hotel Check-in\n\n4:00 – 7:00  Congress Registration and Hosted Bar – The Cove (Poolside Patio)\n\n7:00 – Down   Dine Around at Sponsoring Restaurants\n                Reservation will be made at numerous restaurants within walking distance\nMonday October 4:\n7:30 – 8:30  Buffet breakfast – Palm Room\n8:30 – 9:00   Welcome and Introductions:  Karen Passafaro & Shannon Berch\n\n \n\n Board of Directors\, Task Force Chairs\, Special Guests. \n Looking Back to Grow Forward; \n Some Words of Wisdom from Jim Trappe\n\n\n\n9:00 -10:00  Keynote Speaker: Pierre Sourzat\, France\nApplying Old World Techniques to New World Truffle Production\, Part 1\n10:00 – 10:30  Morning break and Visit Sponsor Exhibits – Ballroom Foyer\n10:30 -11:00  Marketing Task Force Update:  Fran Angerer\n\n \n\n Truffle grading and truffle cleaning standards\n National Truffle Grower Survey\, Scott Oneto\n\n\n\n 11:00 -12:00  Keynote Speaker: Pierre Sourzat\, France\n                      Applying Old World Techniques to New World Truffle Production\, Part 2\n12:00 – 1:00  Truffle Culinary Creations and and Visit Sponsors – Lunch in The Cove\n1:00 – 1:30 Are Any of My Expenses for the Truffle Congress Tax Deductible?\n                   Alyce Chapman\, CPA\n\n1:30 – 3:00  Research Task Force Updates:  Staci O’Toole and Shannon Berch\nMonitoring Future Irrigation Requirements with Meter Group Technology.\n\n \n\n Part 1: Mark Coleman\, University of Idaho\n Part 2: Scott Oneto\, University of California\, Davis\n Part 3: Becky Loverock (video) Future Research Opportunities\n Part 4: Grant/Funding Live\, Interactive Survey\n\n\n\n3:00 – 3:30  Afternoon break and Visit Sponsor Exhibits – Ballroom Foyer\n3:30 – 4:30  Looking Back to Grow Forward: Discussion with Truffle Industry Pioneers\n                 Moderated by Shannon Berch\n\n \n\n Jim Trappe and Vic Trione – History of Truffles in Sonoma County\n New World Truffiere – Charles Lefevre\n Garland Truffles – Franklin Garland\n Tennessee Truffle- Tom Michaels\n Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd –Paul Thomas\n\n\n\n5:00 Board buses\n\n \n\n6:00 – 9:00 Wine Country Truffle Dinner\n(Gourmet Truffle Dinner paired with Sonoma County Wines at Kendall Jackson Wine Estate and\nGardens\, 5007 Fulton Rd\, Santa Rosa\, CA 95403. Dinner is outside in the Gardens)\n\n\nOur sponsors\nplatinum sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ngold sponsors\n\nsilver sponsors\n\n\nbronze sponsors\n\n\n\n\nBecome a sponsor\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 5\n7:30 – 8:30  Buffet breakfast – Palm Room\n8:30 – 9:30  Agribusiness Task Force Update:  Fabrice Caporal\n\n \n\n NATGA Website Forum Highlights\n Guided Discussion of Orchard Management Techniques with Productive Orchards\n(Olivia Martin-Taylor\, Richard Franks\, Margaret Townsend)\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:30 NATGA Business Meeting: Financial report\, Task Force Updates\, Elections (Richard Franks\, Board of Directors\, Task Force Chairs)\n10:00 – 10:30 Morning break and Visit Sponsor Exhibits – Ballroom Foyer\n11:00 – 12:00  Culinary/Agritourism Task Force Update:  Olivia Martin\n\n \n\n Guided Discussion on Agritourism with Productive Orchards\n(Tucker Taylor\, Staci O’Toole\, Simon Cartwright)\no Agritourism events: Lessons Learned\no Direct sales to chefs and restaurants\no Regional festivals\n Cooking with Truffles\, author Susi Gott Seguret\n\n\n\n12:00  Meeting Wrap Up and Departure \n\n12:30 Final orchard tours\nTicket Costs\nAll-Inclusive Congress Package Includes:\n\n 2-days of conference sessions and materials\n Opening reception on Sunday (food and cocktails)\n Full breakfast\, coffee breaks and snacks both days\n Lunch on Monday\n Wine & Truffle Extravaganza Dinner Monday (4 course gourmet truffle meal with wine pairing)\n\nPricing:\n\n NATGA Members $395\n Non-members $495\n\nWine & Truffle Extravaganza Dinner Only:\n\n 4 course gourmet truffle meal paired with award winning Sonoma County wines\n Limited space available for the public not attending the Congress\n\nPricing:\n\n NATAGA members  $175\n Non members/public/press $225\n\nCongress Attendance Only\, Includes:\n\n 2-days of conference sessions and materials\n Opening reception on Sunday (food and cocktails)\n Full breakfast\, coffee breaks\, snacks both days\n Lunch on Monday\n\nPricing:\n\n NATGA Members $295\n Non-members $395\n\nNotes:\nThere is a possibility that the Congress will be limited in number of attendees\, due to Covid-19 restrictions\, so book now to reserve your spot! Ticket prices are fully refundable if canceled due to Covid-19.\nBecome a member and Save\nIf you are not yet a NATGA member\, JOIN NOW to take advantage of all the benefits of membership including the Fall Congress discount\, Webinars with International Truffle Experts\, Grower Forums\, and numerous articles and presentations from previous NATGA Conferences.\n\nIf you have elected to pay for the event by check or invoice\, please send check today to:\nNorth American Truffle Growers Association\nc/o Ms. Kathleen Sedehi\, Treasurer\nPO Box 621\nFletcher\, NC 28732-0621 \n \nCongress hosted at the\n The Flamingo Resort is the Ultimate Resort Experience in Sonoma Wine Country and we have negotiated great rates for this amazing venue during prime season: $175/King or 2 Double Beds\n\nRooms may sell out so make your reservation now! No cost for cancelation should Covid-19 restrictions impact the Congress. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/truffle-congress-fall-2021/ LOCATION:Flamingo Resort and Conference Center\, 2777 4th St\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95405\, United States CATEGORIES:Congress ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sonoma-county.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210719T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20210706T143532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210729T213222Z UID:5348-1626699600-1626703200@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar]Dwayne Tate: Basic Principles of Liming and Soil Acidity DESCRIPTION:View Recording\nSoil and soil analysis reports continue to be a frequent concern to growers. \nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dwayne Tate\n\n Regional Agronomist \n\n \n\n \n \n Dwayne has been an Agronomist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture for last 10 years and prior that has worked with the North Carolina University Soil Science Department for 25 years. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinarrichard-franks-soil-and-soil-analysis-reports/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Soil-Analysis-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20210511T142840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T210402Z UID:5076-1622638800-1622642400@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar]Scott Oneto: North American Truffle Growers Survey DESCRIPTION:View Recording\nWe’re pleased to announce that dozens of growers have filled out the survey and the database is now growing. We are well on our way to answering a series of pressing questions for growers. Based upon the growers feedback we are launching a revised version that will be more user friendly. In addition we will be introducing the database website that will be accessible to all survey participants. \nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Scott Onetto\n\n Farm Advisor \n\n \n\n \n \n Scott Oneto has been a farm advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension for the past 22 years. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinarnorth-american-truffle-growers-survey/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T130000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20201006T181625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210523T222614Z UID:4189-1621339200-1621342800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Claude Murat: Watering\, mulching and shadowing in Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum orchards DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording\nThe objective of my presentation is to illustrate several researches on truffle life cycle and truffle cultivation  developed in France. I will briefly present our knowledge on the sexual reproduction of the black truffle and then I will highlight the main results of the national research program CulturTruf. In this project we have experimented with watering truffle beds by monitoring the soil water potential (SWP) and have shown that this improves truffle production. I will show how we have developed an innovation (pF Tracer) allowing truffle growers to equip themselves with probes to follow the pF. Finally\, I will present our latest remarkable results on the culture of the white truffle Tuber magnatum. \nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Claude Murat\n\n Research Engineer \n\n \n\n \n \n Dr. Murat is currently research engineer at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Nancy. Obtained a joint supervision PhD at the University of Nancy (France) and at the University of Turin (Italy) in 2004 defending a thesis on the truffle genetic diversity. He then spent four years at the University of Turin (2004-2008) with a post-doctoral fellowship working at a project focused on truffle phylogeny\, evolution and barcoding.… URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinarclaude-murat-watering-mulching-and-shadowing-in-tuber-melanosporum-and-tuber-aestivum-orchards/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20210205T223823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T134855Z UID:4531-1615813200-1615816800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Christine Fischer: Tuber brumale and other mycorrhizal fungi that may fruit in our truffle orchards DESCRIPTION:View Recording\nBy establishing black truffle orchards\, we are introducing a new fungus to our soils and inevitably there will be shifts in the community of soil organisms in the rhizosphere activities belowground\, not just Tuber melanosporum. Sometimes our first awareness comes with the appearance of fruitbodies of other fungi such as Tuber brumale\, a winter truffle that can be particularly problematic. In this webinar I would like to present some history and approaches to the questions regarding management of T. brumale and other fungi such as Scleroderma sp. and Pisolithus sp. and T. lyonii often co-existing in T. melanosporum habitat. \nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Christine Fischer\n\n Forest Ecologist \n\n \n\n \n \n Christine Fischer is a forest ecologist with a special focus on mycorrhizal fungi. During the past 25 years she has worked with a team of researchers on the ecology and cultivation of Black Truffles in Spain at the Forest Science Center of Catalonia (CTFC)\, where she led a program for the certification of truffle seedlings. She teaches workshops on microscopic and molecular techniques for the study of ectomycorrhizal fungi\, and has participated in national and international projects and meetings\, collaborating on more than 50 scientific and educational publications. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinar-christine-fischer-tuber-brumale-and-other-mycorrhizal-fungi-that-may-fruit-in-our-truffle-orchards/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200928T185753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T210105Z UID:4127-1612184400-1612188000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Olivia Martin-Taylor: Industry Integrity\, Truffle Grading\, Coop and Collective Development\, and How to Managing an Aging Orchard DESCRIPTION:The burgeoning truffle industry in North America has the unique opportunity to establish standards that ensure the highest levels of product quality and measures to ensure industrial integrity. To address industry and product integrity we can take simple actions at different points in the cultivation process. The industry can take steps to prevent contaminant truffle species from entering the market. These steps include setting industry seedling standards and a comprehensive system of truffle grading. \nThe truffle producing countries of Europe have long since established a system for the smooth transition of truffles from farmer to market. That same type of system does not yet exist in North America. Small producers may struggle to move product to restaurants and markets even locally. The formation of cooperatives and collectives on a local level could assist smaller producers in moving product. \nIn the future\, truffle growers in North America will also face the challenge of what to do with an aging truffle orchard and may have questions about the best time to stop investing in older trees and start replacing them. To help move industry forward it will be important to glean information from truffle industries around the world\, then adapt that information to the new industry here in North America. In doing this\, truffles sourced from North American orchards can have the same excellent and prized reputation that truffles from France\, Italy\, Spain\, and Australia all share. \nView Recording (members only)\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Olivia Martin Taylor\, MS\n\n Past President & Secretary \n\n \n\n \n \n Olivia Taylor has over 12 years experience in research\, grower\, and nursery operator. She holds degrees in Biology & a Master’s degree in Environmental Science & Policy.  Her research examined the relationship bettween introduced Tuber melanosporum & common Mid-Atlantic ectomycorrhizal fungi. \nOlivia has participated in multiple overseas courses including truffle dog training in France\, quantitative & qualitative truffle analysis in Spain\, & a full truffle season in Manjimup\, Australia.… URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/webinar-olivia-martin-taylor-industry-integrity-truffle-grading-coop-and-collective-development-and-how-to-managing-an-aging-orchard/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201116T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T131006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201119T004645Z UID:2962-1605531600-1605535200@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Gregory Bonito: Truffle Farms of North America Databasing Project - Creating a resource for the North American Truffle Industry DESCRIPTION:View Recording (Public Access)\nA team of researchers are conducting a survey of the North American Truffle Industry. \nNATGA sees this project as a way to assess the size of our industry\, when and where we are productive\, growing conditions that work (or don’t work). \nWe need this data to drive research priorities and funding; and eventually marketing strategies for the industry. In many ways\, it is also the beginning of an economic impact study. We need this information before we engage government or private entities for research and marketing funding and assistance. \nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Gregory Bonito\n\n Assistant Professor \n\n \n\n \n \n Assistant Professor of Mycology\, plant-fungal interactions\, truffle ecology\, & evolution of bacterial endosymbiosis in fungi. \nProf. Bonito studies ecology & evolution of plant-fungal-bacterial associations\, with a particular interest in below ground root associated fungi including truffles\, mushrooms & molds. These organisms provide important links between plants & soils & are functionally important to plant health & nutrition\, nutrient cycles\, & energy flows.… URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/gregory-bonito-truffle-farms-of-north-america-databasing-project-creating-a-resource-for-the-north-american-truffle-industry/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201004T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201004T163000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T152859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T004024Z UID:2988-1601816400-1601829000@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:2020 Fall Annual Meeting (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19 the Fall Congress will be held online on Sunday\, October 4th\, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT. \nThe program will include several short presentations\, a question and answer session\, and a short business meeting. \nThis event was open to the public.\nRecording available to members\n\nAgenda\n(Topics will be updated prior to the event.) \n\n1:00-1:20 pm – Opening Comments\n1:10-1:50 pm – Alyce Chapman\, CPA\, Anderson Group (California) – Let’s Improve Your Truffle Farm’s Tax Situation\n1:50-2:30 pm – Marcos Morcillo\, Micologia Forestal (Spain) – How Black Truffles Feed and Drink – The role of Soil Bacteria and a Case Study of Spanish Wells and Irrigation\n2:30-3:10 pm – Brian Malone\, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery in Healdsburg (California) – Truffle Cultivation\n3:10 -3:20 pm – Dr. Shannon Berch – Update on the Truffle Cultivation Database Project and associated Survey\n3:20-4:00 pm – Q&A (Discussion Panel)\n4:00-4:10 pm – NATGA Business Meeting\n\nDetails:\n1:10-1:50 pm – Alyce Chapman- Let’s Improve Your Truffle Farm’s Tax Situation\nDuring this presentation we will provide some tax savings tips\, recordkeeping suggestions and ways to stay out of tax trouble! Hopefully\, we will have some fun and amusement along the way. \nAbout Alyce S. J. Chapman\, CPA\nAlyce began her accounting career in 1979 in California. She left California in 1996 to marry her junior high school sweetheart and moved to Eugene\, Oregon. Since 2012 she has been a partner at Anderson Group Certified Public Accountants in Corvallis\, Oregon working mostly in taxation. She is licensed in California and Oregon. Her true passion is working with small businesses and educating their owners. Being a farmer’s daughter\, she especially enjoys agricultural accounting. \nWhen she is not working Alyce enjoys spending time with her husband\, five large dogs and three cats on their thirteen acres on the Willamette River. \n1:50-2:30 pm – Marcos Morcillo – How Black Truffles Feed and Drink – The role of Soil Bacteria and a Case Study of Spanish Wells and Irrigation\nOur research center has been focused on two main topics: \n\ntruffle sexuality and reproduction\, and\n ecophysiology of truffle.\n\nMy lecture for the coming NATGA fall meeting will be related to this second topic. We´ll discuss the recent findings on how truffles get nutrients and water from soil and its implications on growing them. Moreover\, soil has a huge biodiversity and some bacteria play a major role in truffle feeding and development. We´ll explain the results of a 4 years project on bacteria & black truffles. \nAbout Marcos Morcillo\nMarcos Morcillo started to focus on mycorrhizas after graduating in Biology at the University of Barcelona (SPAIN) in 1995.\nIn 1998 he became director of Micología Forestal & Aplicada (MF&A at micofora.com)\, a private research centre focused in truffles. His centre also specializes in technology transfer\, involving leading licenced\nprojects abroad in order to create production nurseries for truffle and saffron milk cap infected trees. MF&A’s nurseries\, including Spain and those licensed in USA\, Chile\, Mexico and South Africa have collectively produced over a million truffle infected trees in the last 20 years\, thereby helping to establish and manage hundreds of truffle orchards in Europe and overseas. Moreover\, Marcos has his own truffle orchard with more than 4.000 trees\nproducing melanosporum and borchii. In 2006 Marcos wrote the quality standards to certify truffle infected trees for the Government of Andalucia (Spain). He has also published two books on truffle farming:\n– Manual de truficultura Andaluza. 2007. ISBN 978-84-935194-3-8\n– Truffle Farming Today\, a Comprehensive World Guide. 2015. ISBN 978-84- 617-1307-3\nHis center organizes annualy a technical truffle farming course held in Barcelona during one week\, barcelonatruffletour.com \n  \n2:30-3:10 pm – Brian Malone\, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery in Healdsburg (California) – Truffle Cultivation\nAbout Brian Malone\nBrian Malone was born and raised in Monterey County\, California. He attended college at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo\, California where he studied production agriculture and business management. In 2005\, he moved his family to Sonoma County\, California to work in the wine industry. After working as a Viticulturist for four years\, he began to oversee vineyard and landscape operations at Jackson Family Wines. He has grown ultra-premium winegrapes in Alexander Valley\, Sonoma Valley\, Bennett Valley\, Russian River Valley\, Chalk Hill and Sonoma Coast AVA’s. In 2010\, while managing the vineyard and landscape operations at Jackson Family Wines\, he developed a ten acre truffiere. In 2017\, he discovered the first Tuber melanosporum truffles produced in Sonoma County\, California.  Brian now oversees the estate vineyard operations for Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards and Winery in Healdsburg\, Ca. \n3:10 -3:20 pm – Dr. Shannon Berch – Update on the Truffle Cultivation Database Project and associated Survey\nNorth America’s truffle industry is in need of a reliable and open source database on truffle farming. This survey\, and the accompanying database\, are designed to meet this need. In collecting and distributing data on truffle orchards\, we hope to advance the scientific literature on truffle farming in North America and to help regional farmers (established or prospective) make decisions that are supported by empirical findings. In this presentation\, I will provide an update on this project including a likely launch date. \nAbout Dr. Shannon Berch\nShannon Berch retired in 2019 from and is now an Emerita Research Scientist with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment; she is also an adjunct professor with the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and an associate member in Botany at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Bryce Kendrick kindled her interest in mycology during an undergraduate course he taught at the University of Waterloo. She completed her BSc and MSc at the University of Waterloo\, her PhD with Dr. J.-Andre Fortin at Laval University\, and a post-doc with Dr. Jim Trappe in Corvallis OR. She is a Founding Member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society and of the Truffle Association of BC. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/congress-meeting-2020-fall-congress/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Congress ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/iStock-1137014758-e1584155152812.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T130845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T221301Z UID:2960-1600693200-1600696800@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Inga Meadows: Testing your trees for colonization: The Why's & How's DESCRIPTION:Recording of the event available to NATGA Members\nTruffle farming can be a rewarding experience when truffles are found\, but the years between planting your seedlings and before your first harvest can keep you on the edge of your seat! You can take some of the guesswork out of it by having your roots examined for the mycorrhizal association of interest. This webinar will give you an understanding of why and how to have your trees tested\, how we do the various tests in the lab\, and which truffle fungi we can detect. \nView Recoding\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Inga Meadows\n\n Extension Plant Pathologist \n\n \n\n \n \n Inga Meadows is an Extension Plant Pathologist for the North Carolina State University Vegetables (primarily tomato) & Herbaceous Ornamentals\, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology. She addresses disease issues for commercial vegetables & greenhouse growers by providing recommendations for disease prevention or suppression. Her program conducts research aimed at improving tools for managing disease. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/inga-meadows-testing-your-trees-for-colonization-the-whys-hows/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200720T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200720T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T130700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T173921Z UID:2956-1595250000-1595253600@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Shannon Berch: Truffle sex & what that means for orchard management & productivity. DESCRIPTION:Recording of the webinar available here to NATGA members\nIn this presentation\, I will review three scientific publications (see below) that are available for free download or on the NATGA web site under Resources\, Papers. Although it is my goal to make the science reasonably accessible for non-scientists\, I will be explaining biological and mycological phenomena and exploring hypothetical scenarios. The paper by Le Tacon et al. (2016) provides an explanation of what is known and still unknown about how truffle fungi reproduce. Since the end result of this reproduction is the truffle\, it is important that truffle growers understand the basics. The paper by Garcia-Barreda et al. (2020) examines how soil and season affect truffle traits like weight and maturity\, how the installation of ‘nests’ or ‘Spanish wells’ alters these responses\, and how truffle traits and responses to nest installation differ in different soil types. Making sure there is genetic diversity in the truffle orchard through the application of spores (nests or Spanish wells) could be key to enhancing productivity but under what conditions? The paper by Iotti et al. (2016) explores how inoculation of seedlings in the nursery with mycelium rather than spores might permit the selection of truffle strains with superior characteristics. Only Tuber borchii at present lends itself to this kind of strain selection since it is much easier than most other Tuber species to grow in pure culture. At the end of my webinar\, I hope that participants will have a better understanding of how truffles are produced and\, using this understanding\, be better able to evaluate possible future alterations to how truffles are cultivated. \nReferences:\nLe Tacon et al. 2016. Certainties and uncertainties about the life cycle of the Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.). Annals of Forest Science 73: 105-117.  \nGarcia-Barreda et al. 2020. Edaphic and temporal patterns of Tuber melanosporum fruitbody traits and effect of localized peat-based amendment. Scientific Reports 10\, 4422.  \nIotti et al. 2016. First evidence for truffle production from plants inoculated with mycelial pure cultures. Mycorrhiza 26: 793-798. \nPamela Leonardi et al. 2019. Ascoma genotyping and mating type analyses of mycorrhizas and soil mycelia of Tuber borchii in a truffle orchard established by mycelial inoculated plants.  Environmental Microbiology\, Wiley-Blackwell\, 10.1111/1462-2920.14777.  hal-02352497 \nRecording of the webinar available here to NATGA members\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Shannon Berch\n\n Retired research scientist \n\n \n\n \n \n Shannon Berch retired in 2019 from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and a founding member of the Truffle Association of British Columbia. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/shannon-berch-truffle-sex-what-that-means-for-orchard-management-productivity/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T130322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200608T213013Z UID:2954-1589806800-1589810400@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Alexis Guerin: The need for proper edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) cultivation trials: How plantation management impacts yields. DESCRIPTION:Knowing how plantation management affects the yield of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) is both a new and complex issue. We are virtually inexperienced compared to most other horticultural sectors. EMF production also relies on the symbiotic interaction with host trees. The variable success obtained with truffle cultivation worldwide speaks for itself: a true cultivation remains to be invented. The current lack of knowledge is also a great research opportunity: so much can be learned if only we invest in it. Since no research work has yet addressed this question on truffles\, I will present the monitoring of the yield of a mycorrhizal mushroom: saffron milk cap. \nRecording of this webinar is available to members\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Alexis Guerin Laguette\n\n Scientist \n\n \n\n \n \n Dr Alexis Guerin-Laguette has been a mycorrhiza scientist at The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited since January 2004. His global work with edible mycorrhizal fungi & fungi cultivation is widely recognized. In New Zealand\, he shares his knowledge & expertise with all players in this industry. He has published over 20 research papers on the topic. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/alexis-guerin-the-need-for-proper-edible-mycorrhizal-fungi-emf-cultivation-trials-how-plantation-management-impacts-yields/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200316T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200316T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T130832 CREATED:20200322T130754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200417T003438Z UID:2958-1584363600-1584367200@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:[Webinar] Christine Fischer: Understanding basics & fundamentals of starting a truffle plantation DESCRIPTION:Introductory NATGA webinar will provide a foundation to the science and ecology of Tuber melanosporum. With this knowledge and understanding we are better prepared to evaluate and make decisions for the establishment and management of a Black Truffle orchard from the onset of the inclination to be a truffle farmer through the realization of that dream. A strong foundation helps to inform good practices. \nRecording of this webinar is available to members\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n Dr. Christine Fischer\n\n Forest Ecologist \n\n \n\n \n \n Christine Fischer is a forest ecologist with a special focus on mycorrhizal fungi. During the past 25 years she has worked with a team of researchers on the ecology and cultivation of Black Truffles in Spain at the Forest Science Center of Catalonia (CTFC)\, where she led a program for the certification of truffle seedlings. She teaches workshops on microscopic and molecular techniques for the study of ectomycorrhizal fungi\, and has participated in national and international projects and meetings\, collaborating on more than 50 scientific and educational publications. URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/christine-fischer-understanding-basics-fundamentals-of-starting-a-truffle-plantation/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200224 DTSTAMP:20260510T130833 CREATED:20190910T184940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T174348Z UID:2269-1582156800-1582502399@stage.trufflegrowers.com SUMMARY:2020 Winter Conference DESCRIPTION:North American Truffle Growers Winter Conference & Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nMeeting Accommodations at the Doubletree in downtown Charlotte. Use code TRU for the group rate of $129/night. \nGroup Code: TRUCheck-in: 20-FEB-2020Check-out: 23-FEB-2020Hotel Name: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel CharlotteHotel Address:895 W. Trade Street\, Charlotte 28202-1122Phone Number: 704-227-2815 \n\n\nEvent Sponsors: \nAlexander Valley Truffle CompanyBurwell FarmsCarolina Farm CreditCarolina TruffiereGood Truffle CompanyRaymond PrinceSky Saddle Orchards URL:https://stage.trufflegrowers.com/event/annual-meeting/ LOCATION:Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte\, 801 West Trade Street\, Charlotte\, VA\, 28202\, United States CATEGORIES:Congress END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR