Program Agenda

Indian River Citrus Seminar Registration Brochure

2009 Ag Worker Training Brochure

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

Breakfast/Exhibit Hall Open

Breakfast Sponsored by McLean Ag Chem

8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Event Overview/2009 CARES Recipients

Speaker: Stan Carter , Indian River Citrus League

New Citrus Varieties

Moderator: Dr. Mark Ritenour, UF/IFAS IRREC

9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

NVDMC - The Grower Voice in Variety Development and Access

Speaker: Peter Chaires, NVDMC

9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.

A Breeder's Perspective on Managed Cultivar Releases

Speaker: Dr. Craig Chandler, UF/IFAS GCREC

9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

A Grower's Perspective on Managed Cultivar Releases

Speaker: Dave Allan, Allan Brothers, Inc.

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break/Exhibit Hall Open

Break Sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection

10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

UF/IFAS Cultivar Licensing and Release Process

Speaker: John Beuttenmuller, UF/IFAS Germplasm Manager

 

11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Variety Options for the Florida Fresh Fruit Industry

Speaker: Dr. Fred Gmitter, UF/IFAS CREC

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Citrus Rootstock and Scion Developments

Speakers: Dr. Greg McCollum and Dr. Kim Bowman, USDA-ARS

11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Citrus Germplasm and Budwood Programs

Speaker: Dr. Wayne Dixon, FDACS

12:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch/Exhibit Hall Open/Citrus Variety Showcase

Lunch Supporters: TKI, FloridaGrower.net

The Grove of the Future

Moderator: Tim Gaver, St. Lucie County Extension

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

What Should a Grove Be Doing Instead of Just Fruit?

Speaker: Pete Spyke, Arapaho Citrus

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Economics of High-Density Florida Plantings

Speaker: Ron Muraro, UF/IFAS CREC

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Micro-Budded, High Density Plantings

Speaker: Dr. Mani Skaria, Texas A&M Kingsville Citrus Center

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Refreshment Break/Exhibit Hall Open

Break Sponsored by Blue Goose Growers

3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Grove Considerations: Windbreaks, Rootstocks

and Grove Layout

Speaker: Dr. Bill Castle, UF/IFAS CREC and Dr. Don Rockwood, UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources & Conservation

3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fruit Harvesting in the Future

Speaker: Dr. Tom Burks, UF/ABE Gainesville

4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Open Hydroponic Systems Considerations

Speaker: Dr. Kelly Morgan, UF/IFAS SWFREC

Thursday, January 29, 2009

8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

Breakfast/Exhibit Hall Open

HLB International Perspectives and Research Initiatives

 

Moderator: Dr. Calvin Arnold, USDA-ARS HRL

8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

HLB in China: What Was Learned During the ICC

Speaker: Dr. Tim Spann, UF/IFAS CREC

8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

International Research Conference on HLB

Speaker: Dr. Harold Browning, UF/IFAS CREC

9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Maintaining Quality Grove Care in Highly Variable Groves

Speaker: Dr. Arnold Schumann, UF/IFAS CREC

9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break/Exhibit Hall Open

10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.

Understanding How A Citrus Grows:

The Basis for Managing Flush

Speaker: Dr. Jim Syvertsen, UF/IFAS CREC

10:35 a.m. - 11:10 p.m.

HLB in Brazil: Current Status and Research Advances

Speaker: Dr. Eduardo Carlos, Instituto Agronomico, Cordeiropolis, San Paulo, Brazil

Sponsored by Bayer Crop Science

11:10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Regional Aerial Spraying for Psyllid Control

Speakers: Dr. David Hall, USDA-ARS HRL, Dr. Mike Rogers, UF/IFAS CREC, Dr. Alan Curtis, Indian River Mosquito Control District, Bob Ulevich, St. John's Improvement District and Doug Bournique, Indian River Citrus League

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch/Exhibit Hall Open

Grove Management Practices

Moderator: Dr. Tim Spann, UF/IFAS CREC

1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Plant Growth Regulator and Nutrient Effects on Psyllid Feeding

Speaker: Dr. Antonios Tsagkarakis, UF/IFAS CREC

1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

The Potential to Control Citrus Tree Growth With

Plant Growth Regulators

Speaker: Dr. Tim Spann, UF/IFAS CREC

1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Psyllid Management Update and the Impact

of Abandoned Groves

Speaker: Dr. Lukasz Stelinski, UF/IFAS CREC

2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

Potential of a New Biopesticide for

Managing Asian Citrus Psyllid

Speaker: Dr. Pasco Avery, UF/IFAS IRREC

2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

SPLAT-CLM: A New Product for Control of

Citrus Leafminer and Canker

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Lapointe, USDA-ARS HRL

Seminar Adjournment