FLORIDA AG EXPO AGENDA
(tentative)
November 21, 2019
8:00–9:00 Breakfast with vendors – meet with exhibitors
9:00–9:15 Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried – invited
9:15–9:30 Overview of hemp industry by Florida Director of Cannabis Holly Bell
9:30–11:00 Panel Discussion on Hemp
Moderator: Jerry Fankhauser, University of Florida Assistant Director of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
- Zach Brym, Tropical Research and Education Center
- Holly Bell, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Doris Hamilton, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- Phil Wilson, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
11:00–12:30 Lunch
12:30–2:30 CEU sessions (see below)
2:30–3:30 Field tours – Pest management in vegetable tour / Alternative crops tour.
CEU SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS
| Time | North Education Session: Soil Fumigation Workshop | South Education Session: Pest Management in Vegetables |
| 12:30–12:50 | Topic: Weed management with soil fumigants Speaker: Nathan Boyd | Topic: Update on management of vegetable pathogens Speaker: Andrew Shirley |
| 12:50–1:10 | Topic: Fumigants for soil-borne pathogens in vegetables Speaker: Gary Vallad | Topic: Update on management of vegetable pests Speaker: Hugh Smith |
| 1:10–1:30 | Topic: Fumigants for soil-borne pathogens in strawberries Speaker: Natalia Peres | Topic: Update on nematicides for vegetables Speaker: Johan Desaeger |
| 1:30–1:50 | Topic: Nematode management with fumigants Speaker: Joe Noling | Topic: Update on management of vegetable viriods/viruses Speaker: Scott Adkins |
| 1:50–2:10 | Topic: New fumigants under evaluation in Florida Speaker: Josh Freeman | Topic: Changing Perceptions of Pesticides Speaker: Mary Hartney |
| 2:10–2:30 | Topic: Regulatory issues Speaker: Mike Aerts | Topic: The Glyphosate Controversy Speaker: Jay Ferrell |
