Thank You Seminar Sponsors!
Seminar schedule times are subject to change.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Registration at Trade Show Entrance
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast in Trade Show Hall
Sausage and biscuits
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Trade Show Open
Visit exhibitor booths!
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Networking Reception
Hit the tradeshow floor and grab a cocktail!
morning Session (9:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.)
General Session
9:00 - Welcome, announcements and introduction
9:15 - Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Update
Morgan Porter, CRDF
9:30 -Promoting Fresh From Florida Fruits and Vegetables
Chef Justin Timineri, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services
9:50 - Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Best Practices
David Hill, Southern Hill Farms; Dustin Grooms, Fancy Farms
10:20 - Farm Bill Debate and Specialty Crop Priorities
Tori Rumenik, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
10:50 - Ag Policy Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Panel: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, State Senator Jay Collins and State Representative Danny Alvarez
12:00 - Lunch
John Deere gun safe drawing (courtesy of Everglades Equipment Group) for pre-registered growers during lunch.
Afternoon Session (1:50 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.)
Citrus Seminars
CEUs and CCAs available
2:00 - Welcome/Sponsor Introduction
Michael Rogers, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)/TJ BioTech
2:15 - Optimizing Oxytetracycline (OTC) Injections
Ute Albrecht, UF/IFAS
2:40 - Integrating Antibiotics into a Broader Management Plan for Psyllids and HLB
Lukasz Stelinski, UF/IFAS
3:05 - Integrated Grove Management Practices and Plant Growth Regulators
Tripti Vashisth, UF/IFAS
3:30 - UF/IFAS Researcher Panel: Optimizing Production in the Grove
Moderator: Michael Rogers; Panel: Davie Kadyampakeni, Megan Dewdney, Ute Albrecht, Tripti Vashisth and Jim Graham
4:35 - Visit Trade Show and Networking Reception
Thursday, August 22, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Registration at Trade Show Entrance
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Brunch in Trade Show Hall
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Trade Show Open
Visit exhibitor booths!
Morning Session (8:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Citrus Seminars
CEUs and CCAs Available
9:00 - Welcome/Sponsor Introduction
Frank Giles/Certis
9:15 - Grove First: New and Old Chemistries for HLB Management
Brian Scully, Randy Niedz and Michelle Heck, U.S. Department of Agriculture
9:30 - UF/IFAS Crop Transformation Center Working for Citrus Growers
Charlie Messina, UF/IFAS
9:45 - The Economics of OTC Injections
Ariel Singerman, UF/IFAS
10:00 - Bulimulus Snail Management in Citrus
Lauren Diepenbrock, UF/IFAS
10:15 - Citrus Nutrient BMP Update and Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Citrus
Davie Kadyampakeni, UF/IFAS
10:30 - HLB-Tolerant Early Season Sweet Oranges
Manjul Dutt, UF/IFAS
10:45 - The Economics of Breaking the Diaprepes Life Cycle
Larry Duncan, UF/IFAS
11:00 - Establishing New Varieties in a New Citrus Grove
John Chater, UF/IFAS
11:15 - Grower Panel on Optimizing Production in Today’s Environment
Grower Panel