2024 Seminar Agenda

Thank You Seminar Sponsors!

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Seminar schedule times are subject to change.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Registration at Trade Show Entrance

Don't wait in line, pre-register today!

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

Don't wait in line, pre-register today!

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

12:15 - Visit Trade Show/Brunch