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Agritech Day 1 – Tuesday, April 17, 2018
8:30 President’s Welcome – Adam Young
8:40 Executive Director’s Remarks – Kenneth Parker
8:45 Current Status of the H-2A Program and Immigration Reform – Chalmers R. Carr III, President and CEO Titan Farms, South Carolina
10:15 Break and Trade Show
10:45 Next Generation Strawberry Improvement – Dr. Kevin Folta, University of Florida
11:05 Application of DNA Marker Technology in Disease Resistance Breeding of Strawberry – Dr. Seonghee Lee, University of Florida
11:25 Management of ‘Florida Beauty’ and ‘Florida Brilliance’ for Optimum Performance – Dr. Vance Whitaker, University of Florida 11:45
Lunch and Trade Show
1:00 Practical Use of Light for Suppression of Plant Diseases Under Field Conditions – Dr. David Gadoury, Cornell University
1:20 Recent Updates on the Management of Crown Rot Diseases – Drs. Natalia Peres & Juliana Baggio, University of Florida
1:50 Causes of Plant Loss during the 2017-18 Strawberry Season – Dr. Jim Mertely, University of Florida
2:20 SAS Pro: An Integrated Mobile Tool for Strawberry Disease Control – Dr. Clyde Fraisse, University of Floria
2:40 Nematodes, Diseases, and New Integrated Management Strategies for FL Strawberries – Dr. Joe Noling, University of Florida
3:00 Maneuvering the H-2A Program Application Process – Marisela Ruiz Florida Dept. Of Economic Opportunity.
3:30 Wrap up and adjourn
Agritech Day 2 – Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Moderator- Dr. Jackie Burns, Dean of Research, University of Florida
8:30 President’s Welcome – Adam Young
8:45 Evaluation of New Chemical and Biological Nematicides on Strawberries and Vegetables – Dr. Johan Desaeger, University of Florida
9:05 Spider Mite Sources and Management Options in Florida Strawberries – Dr. Justin Renkema, University of Florida
9:25 Fumigants for Weed and Macrophomina Control in Strawberry – Dr. Nathan Boyd, University of Florida
9:45 Updates on Strawberry Cultural Practices Study – Dr. Shinsuke Agehara, University of Florida 10:05 Break and Trade Show
10:45 Economics and Policy Update: U.S.-Mexico Strawberry Production and Trade – Dr. Zhengfei Guan, University of Florida
11:05 Herbicide Use in Strawberry – Dr. Nathan Boyd, University of Florida
11:25 Progress on Statistical Modeling of Strawberry Fruit Yield Using Weather and Image Information – Dr. Amr Abd-Elrahman, University of Florida, Dr. Shinsuke Agehara, University of Florida, CREC & Dr. Feng Wu, University of Floria
11:45 Lunch and trade Show
1:15 Strawberry Flower Detection Using Computer Vision for Early Yield Prediction – Dr. Daniel Lee, University of Florida
1:35 Fruit and Foliar Diseases- Anthracnose, Botrytis, Powdery Mildew and Angular Leaf Spot – Dr. Natalia Peres, UF Plant Pathology Dept., GCREC.
2:05 A Treasure of CORE – Alicia Whidden, Hillsborough County Extension Service.
3:05 Wrap up and adjourn