Horticulture meeting set for December

YAKIMA — The challenges and opportunities in the tree fruit business will be the theme of the 120th annual meeting of the Washington Tree Fruit Association and Northwest Hort Expo, Dec. 9 through 11 in Yakima. Convention sessions are split between two venues. Most of the panel discussions and classes, including the Spanish-language sessions, are at the Yakima Convention and Events Center, 10 N. Eighth St. Most of the exhibitors in the Hort Expo, the trade show that accompanies the convention, will be at the Yakima SunDome, 1304 S. Fair Ave. The Spanish sessions are scheduled for Dec. 10 and last all day. Hispanic workers have been part of the tree fruit industry for decades; the first Spanish-language sessions were held in 2011. In 2024 it’s a full day of classes, covering topics from irrigation to safety in the orchard, pest control to human trafficking.