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2016 Agritech Agenda

April 7, 2016 by FSGA

Below is the agenda for 2016 Agritech or you can click here for the PDF.

The FSGA 34th Annual Agritech Trade Show

2016 Agritech Day 1

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Moderator – Dr. Jackie Burns, UF Dean of Research

8:40 Presidents Welcome and Opening Remarks – Todd Jameson

8:50     Executive Directors Remarks – Kenneth Parker

Compliance

9:00 “Are You Ready? – Jeremy Wharton, President JW and Associates

9:45 Pollinators: The New Regulatory Framework – Dan Botts, FFVA, VP Industry Resources

10:15 Break and trade Show

10:45 “Management of charcoal rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina” – Dr. Natalia Peres, Plant Pathologist, UF/GCREC

11:05 “Strawberry plant losses in 2015-16 and how to reduce them” – Dr. James Mertely, Plant Pathologist, UF/GCREC

11:25 “Economic impacts of imported strawberries from Mexico” – Dr. Zhengfei Guan, Economist, UF/GCREC

11:45 Lunch and trade Show

1:00 “Strawberry breeding highlights from 2015-16” – Dr. Vance Whitaker, Plant Breeder, UF/GCREC

1:20 “Application of molecular tools to develop superior strawberry cultivars” – Dr. Seonghee Lee, Plant Breeding, UF/GCREC

1:40  “A comparison of physical and chemical attributes between strawberry cultivars ʻFlorida Radianceʼ, Sweet Sensation ®and the 12.121-5 advanced breeding selection from the University of Florida” – Dr. Cecilia Nunes, Biologist, USF

2:00 “Update on anthracnose and botrytis management” – Dr. Natalia Peres, Plant Pathologist, UF/GCREC

2:20 Wrap up and adjourn

2016 Agritech Day 2

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Dr. Nick Place, UF Dean of Extension

8:40 Presidents Welcome – Todd Jameson

8:50 “New tools for monitoring and managing spotted wing drosophila in Florida strawberries”  Dr. Justin Renkema, Entomologist, UF/GCREC

9:10 “Effect of insecticides on thrips number and species composition – Dr. Hugh Smith, Entomologist, UF/GCREC

9:30 “Vertical Management Zones: New Considerations to control sting nematode in Florida” – Dr. Joe Noling, Nematologist, UF/CREC

10:10  Break and trade Show

10:45   “Herbicides for nutsedge, kyllinga, and broadleaf weed control in strawberry” – Dr. Nathan Boyd, Weed Scientist, UF/GCREC

11:25   “Half a century and counting: the evolution of Diaprepes root weevil as a pest in Florida” – Dr. Larry Duncan, Nematologist, UF/CREC

11:45   Lunch and trade Show

1:00 “Optimization of growth-stage specific nitrogen fertilization to maximize strawberry yield and quality” – Dr. Shinsuke Agehara, Horticulturist, UF/GCREC

1:20 “BMP  update and strawberry irrigation app demonstration” – Dr. Kelly Morgan, Soil Scientist, UF/SWFREC

1:40 “Do you know Core?” – Alicia Whidden, Extension Agent, UF/Hillsborough County Extension Service

2:40 Wrap up and adjourn

 

 

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About Florida Winter Strawberries

In 1980, a few strawberry growers began meeting in their homes to discuss the best way to organize a group that would represent the interests of the Florida strawberry industry. On February 11, 1982, the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) was born. Hillsborough County is recognized as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World and the home of some of the sweetest, reddest and juiciest strawberries around.

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