Agenda

Panel Participants
Zach Brym – Zach Brym, UF/IFAS TREC, Assistant Professor/Agronomy
Holly Bell – Florida Dept. of Ag., Director of Cannabis
Doris Hamilton – Kentucky Dept. of Ag., Hemp Program Manager
Paul Adams – North Carolina Dept. of Ag., Industrial Hemp Program Manager

8:00 Breakfast with Vendors
Grab a bite to eat and meet with exhibitors.
8:45 Welcoming remarks
Jack Rechcigl, UF/IFAS GCREC, Center Director and Professor
Jack Payne, UF/IFAS, Senior Vice President
9:00 - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried – invited
Welcoming Address
9:15 - Florida Director of Cannabis Holly Bell
Overview of hemp industry
9:30 - Panel Discussion on Hemp
Moderator: Jerry Fankhauser, UF/IFAS Assistant Director of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station

11:00 - Break for Lunch
Grab a bite to eat and meet with exhibitors.
12:30 - CEU Sessions Begin
There will be two sets of concurrent CEU courses

Soil Fumigation Workshop
2 CEUs Available

Moderator: Gene McAvoy, UF/IFAS SWFREC, Associate Director for Stakeholder Relations

12:30 - Weed Management With Soil Fumigants
Nathan Boyd, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Horticulture
12:50 - Fumigants for Soil-Borne Pathogens in Vegetables
Gary Vallad, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Plant Pathology
1:10 - Fumigants for Soil-Borne Pathogens in Strawberries
Natalia Peres, UF/IFAS GCREC, Professor/Plant Pathology
1:30 - Nematode Management With Fumigants
Joe Noling, UF/IFAS CREC, Professor Emeritus/Entomology & Nematology
1:50 - New Fumigants Under Evaluation in Florida
Josh Freeman, UF/IFAS NFREC, Associate Professor/Horticulture
2:10 - Regulatory Issues
Mike Aerts, FFVA, Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs

Pest Management in Vegetables
2 CEUs Available

Moderator: Francisco Rivera, UF/IFAS Extension Agent, Hillsborough County

12:30 - Update on Management of Vegetable Pathogens
Andrew Shirley, UF/IFAS GCREC, Grad Student/Plant Pathology
12:50 - Update on Management of Vegetable Pests
Hugh Smith, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Entomology & Nematology
1:10 - Update on Nematicides for Vegetables
Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS GCREC, Assistant Professor/Entomology & Nematology
1:30 - Update on Management of Vegetable Viriods/Viruses
Scott Adkins, USDA ARS, Research Plant Pathologist
1:50 - Changing Perceptions of
Pesticides
Mary Hartney, FFAA, President
2:10 - The Glyphosate Controversy
Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS, Associate Professor/Horticulture

2:30 - Field Tours
There will be two sets of concurrent field tours

Alternative Crops Tour

Optimizing Hemp Production in Florida - Cultivar Evaluation and Impact of Supplemental Light
Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS GCREC, Assistant Professor/Entomology & Nematology
Demonstration of the New V-Trellis Hop Yard
Shinsuke Agehara, UF/IFAS GCREC, Assistant Professor/Horticulture
Hop Variety Trials in Central Florida
Zhanao Deng, UF/IFAS GCREC, Professor/Environmental Horticulture
Evaluation of Cultivars, Planting Dates, and Artificial Bud Induction Methods for Artichokes
Shinsuke Agehara, UF/IFAS GCREC, Assistant Professor/Horticulture
Postharvest Cooling and Other Technologies for Quality Fruits and Vegetables
Steve Sargent, UF/IFAS Professor and Assistant Chair

Pest Management in Vegetables Tour
.5 CEUs Available

Chemical and Biological Nematicide Evaluations in Vegetables
Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS GCREC, Assistant Professor/Entomology & Nematology
Precision Pest Management Technology for Vegetables
Nathan Boyd, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Horticulture
Nutsedge Management Techniques for Plasticulture Vegetables
Nathan Boyd, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Horticulture
Breeding for Disease Resistance in Tomato
Sam Hutton, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Horticulture
Improved Fungicide Programs for the Management of Cucurbit Downy Mildew
Andrew Shirley, UF/IFAS GCREC, Grad Student/Plant Pathology
Comparison of Plant Defense Compounds for the Management of Tomato Bacterial Spot
Gary Vallad, UF/IFAS GCREC, Associate Professor/Plant Pathology
Postharvest Cooling and Other Technologies for Quality Fruits and Vegetables
Steve Sargent, UF/IFAS Professor and Assistant Chair

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