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2020 Texas Fruit Conference Registration DEADLINE

September 18, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

The 2020 Texas Fruit Conference is one week away!

Where: On-line, Zoom.us/join/

What you need to participate: A working internet connection, and Zoom meeting ID and password, obtained when you register at http://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/fruit/ or by calling (979) 845-2604

Registration Deadline: This Friday, September 18th, 5 pm

Registration Fees: Monday only, Intro to Fruit Growing Workshop-$50.00; Tuesday only-3 part conference program-$35.00; Both days-$70.00

Meeting Dates, Times and Program Schedule:

Monday, Sept. 21

Intro to Fruit Growing Workshop

  • 1:00 pm—Texas Commercial Fruit Production and Marketing Options, Monte Nesbitt
  • 1:20 pm—Perennial Orchard Site Selection, Jim Kamas
  • 1:45 pm—Orchard Irrigation Basics, Larry Stein
  • 2:10 pm—Orchard Site Preparation, Stephen Janak
  • 2:45 pm—Spacing & Planting, Monte Nesbitt
  • 3:05 pm—Protected Culture Strategies, Jacy Lewis
  • 3:30 pm—Orchard Establishment Practices, Larry Stein
  • 4:15 pm—Training and Pruning, Jim Kamas
  • 4:35 pm—Food Safety Laws, Juan Anciso

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Session 1-Texas’ Fruit Future-Exploring new growing practices, new crops and new marketing opportunities

  • 9:00 am—Low Maintenance/High Value Fruit Crops, Jim Kamas
  • 9:30 am—Sustaining & Expanding Strawberry Production Across Texas, Russ Wallace
  • 10:00 am—Golden Kiwifruit Challenges & Opportunities, Tim Hartmann
  • 10:30 am—Muscadine Grapes, Anyone? Justin Scheiner
  • 11:00 am—Texas’ Peach Dreams, Monte Nesbitt

Session 2: A Virtual Field Trip to Fruit Tree Nurseries in Texas: Gain insight into how fruit trees are commercially propagated in Texas

  • 1:30 pm, Womack Nursery, De Leon, Texas
  • 2:15 pm, Texas Pecan Nursery, Chandler, Texas

Session 3: Hard Questions—Good Answers—Live panel discussion with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Fruit Team; Opportunities for participants to present questions and get our best expert opinions.

  • 3:30 to 5:00 pm; Participants—Monte Nesbitt, Jim Kamas, Larry Stein, Justin Scheiner, Tim Hartmann, Jacy Lewis, Stephen Janak

Details

Date:
September 18, 2020
Time:
5:00 pm
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