Seminar schedule times are subject to change.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration at Trade Show Entrance
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast in Trade Show Hall
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Trade Show Open
Visit exhibitor booths!
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Tailgate Party
Try exhibitor's tailgate food and vote for your favorite!
morning Session (8:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
General Session
9:00 - Welcome
Frank Giles, AgNet Media, Scott Adkins, USDA Ron Cave, UF/IFAS
9:15 - Federal Agriculture Priorities in 2024
Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
9:45 - Preserving Farm and Rural Lands
Sue Mullins, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
10:15 - The Endangered Species Act: Species Endangered or Florida Ag Endangered?
Mike Aerts, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Brett Butlemeier, UF/IFAS
11:00 - Lunchtime!
Visit the vendors to sample their tasty tailgate dishes. AgNet Media will also be serving a full meal.
Afternoon Session (2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
Citrus Seminars - Indian River Research and Education Center Auditorium
CEUs available
2:00 - Welcome
Session Moderator: Amir Rezazadeh, UF/IFAS
2:10 - Florida Citrus Breeders Discuss What’s New and Recommended
Matt Mattia, USDA; Kim Bowman, USDA; Jude Grosser, UF/IFAS; John Chater, UF/IFAS; Moderator: Flavia Zambon, UF/IFAS
2:40 - Updates on Trunk-Injection Therapy Performance
Ute Albrecht, UF/IFAS
2:50 - Identifying New Therapies in a Grove-First Approach
Randy Niedz, USDA
3:00 - Water Farming in Florida
Sandra Guzmán, UF/IFAS
3:10 - Millennium Block and ‘MAC’ Trials: 4th Year Progress
Flavia Zambon, UF/IFAS
3:30 - Broadening the Sweet Orange Definition to Offset HLB
Anne Plotto and Jinhe Bai, USDA
3:20 - Improving Pectin Extraction and Characterization
Wei Zhao, USDA
3:40 - New Citrus Fertilizer Recommendations Update
Kelly Morgan, UF/IFAS
3:50 - Post-Harvest Fungal Disease Management
Gabi Olmedo, USDA
4:00 - Carbon Nanoparticles as Soil Enhancers for Improved Crop Yield
Xiaoping Xin, UF/IFAS
4:10 - Growers Discuss HLB Management Tactics
Timothee Salin, George Hamner Jr., Matt Machata and Pat Schirard, Daniel Scott, Moderator: Mark Ritenour, UF/IFAS
4:55 - Seminar Session Ends
Vegetable Seminars - U.S. Department of Agriculture Auditorium
CEUs Available
2:00 - Vegetable Learning Stations
Hands on learning for vegetable growers.
2:30 - Welcome
Moderators: Anna Mészáros, UF/IFAS; Erin Rosskopf, USDA
2:40 - Origins of Florida’s Invasive Insect Species
Muhammad “Zee” Ahmed, USDA
2:50 - Thrips parvispinus Monitoring and Management
Anna Mészáros and De-Fen Mou, UF/IFAS
3:00 - Florida Vegetable Virus Update and Area-Wide Pest Management
Clive Bock, USDA
3:10 - Utilizing Banker Plants in Pest Management
Cindy McKenzie, USDA
3:20 - Saving Water and Money with Soil Moisture Sensors
Craig Frey and Sandra Guzmán, UF/IFAS
3:30 - Robotics and AI in Vegetable Production
Yiannis Ampatzidis, UF/IFAS
3:40 - Weed Identification and Management
Calvin Odero, UF/IFAS
3:50 - Food Safety Regulations Update
Taylor O’Bannon, UF/IFAS
Visit the Vegetable Learning Stations
- Thrips parvispinus Identification, Trapping, Monitoring and Management
- Identification of Vegetable Viruses and Their Insect Vectors
- Nematode Management by Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation
- Technologies and Tools for Vegetable Production: Soil Moisture Sensors and Drones
- Weed Identification and Management
- Food Safety Update: Food Safety Modernization Act, Food And Drug Administration Assignments, On-Farm Readiness Reviews
and Tomato Good Agricultural Practices
