The Florida Citrus Show is coming up fast; make sure you preregister before Sunday, March 8th to skip the onsite registration.
“The Florida Citrus Show brings together growers, researchers, and industry partners for a high-energy day of education and networking in a relaxed, tailgate-style setting,” according to the event’s website. The event is a can’t miss for Florida citrus growers and small fruit and vegetable producers in Florida ag. The event features educational seminars that are worth CEUs, networking, food, and more. See the details below.
Details of the Florida Citrus Show
When:
March 12, from 8 am to 3:45 pm.
Where:
-Fort Pierce, Florida at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (2199 South Rock Road).
-U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory. (2001 South Rock Road).
What:
The current schedule for the Florida Citrus Show is as follows:
8:45 a.m. – Welcome
Frank Giles, AgNet Media
Mark Kistler, UF/IFAS
Scott Adkins, USDA
9:00 a.m. – Citrus Research and Field Trial (CRAFT) Data Portal Demonstration
Speaker TBD
9:15 a.m. – Fresh From Florida: Maximizing the Sunshine State Brand
Melissa Hunt, FDACS
9:25 a.m. – CRAFT Grower Panel: Optimizing the Program and Reporting Results
Moderator: Steven Hall
10:05 a.m. – Break and Visit Trade Show
10:45 a.m. – Citrus Research and Development Foundation Update
Rick Dantzler, CRDF
11:05 a.m. – How Transgenics Work and Its Future
Manjul Dutt, UF/IFAS
11:35 a.m. – Opportunities for the Integration of Genetically Modified Plants
Peter McClure, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
12:00 p.m. – Lunch and Visit Trade Show
Citrus Seminars
1:30 p.m. – UF/IFAS and USDA Citrus Breeders Panel
John Chater, UF/IFAS; Matt Mattia, USDA; Weston Johnson, The Coca Cola Company
2:00 p.m. – Large-Scale Variety Trials Update
Flavia Zambon, UF/IFAS
2:10 p.m. – HLB-Tolerant Varieties With Health-Promoting Compounds
Christina Dorado, USDA
2:20 p.m. – Grove First: Identifying HLB-Fighting Materials
Randy Neidz, USDA
2:40 p.m. – Research Updates on Oxytetracycline Trunk Injection
Ute Albrecht, UF/IFAS
2:50 p.m. – Stretching the Toolbox: Controlling Multiple Insect Pests in Citrus
Lukasz Stelinksi, UF/IFAS
3:00 p.m. – IrrigMonitor: What Research Shows and What Actually Works
Sandra Guzmán, UF/IFAS
3:10 p.m. – Citrus Black Spot: Disease Spread and Quarantine Status
Clive Bock, USDA
3:20 p.m. – Extreme Weather Pathways for Citrus Black Spot: Hurricane Dispersal and Freeze Effects
Weiqi Luo, USDA
3:30 p.m. – Post-Freeze Considerations and Extension Resources
Alissa Hevesh, UF/IFAS
How: Preregister here. Preregistrations ends Sunday, March 8th. The website maintains that “Registration is complimentary for commercial growers, farm owners and managers, professional crop advisers, association executives and board members, and the government, legislative and agricultural research communities.”
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