7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Registration/Complimentary Omelet Breakfast/Vendor booths open

                                         
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.           

Welcome/Event Overview
Dr. Jack Rechcigl, Director, UF/IFAS GCREC

Dr. Jimmy Cheek, VP, UF/IFAS

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Food Safety Update
Dr. Martha Roberts, UF/IFAS

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

Moderator – Gene McAvoy, Hillsborough County Extension        

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Potential User Challenges

Mike Aerts, FFVA                                         

Vegetable Industry Update

Reggie Brown, Florida Tomato Committee

Strawberry Industry Update

Allen Williford, Florida Strawberry Growers Association

Methyl Bromide Alternatives Technology and Buffer Restrictions Impact

Dr. Joe Noling, UF/IFAS CREC

Methyl Bromide Alternatives for a Single Cropped Plastic Mulch

Dr. Andrew MacRae, UF/IFAS GCREC and Dr. Steve Olsen, UF/IFAS NFREC

Methyl Bromide Alternatives for a Double/Triple Cropped Plastic Mulch

Dr. Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Refreshments/ Vendor Booths Open

Vegetable Session

M oderator – Crystal Snodgrass, Manatee County Extension Vegetable Session

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Tomato Purple Leaf Disorder: A New Virus or Viroid

Dr. Jane Polston, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Vegetable Disease Control

Dr. Gary Vallad, UF/IFAS GCREC

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Whitefly Update

Dr. Dave Schuster, UF/IFAS GCREC

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       

Sulfur Fertilization of Vegetables

Dr. Bielinski Santos, UF/IFAS GCREC

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Complimentary Lunch and Vendor Booths Open
                                         

Strawberry Session

Moderator – Alicia Whidden, Hillsborough County ExtensionStrawberry Session

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

New Strawberry Varieties

Dr. Craig Chandler, UF/IFAS GCREC

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Effectiveness of Strawberry BMPs

Dr. Craig Stanley, UF/IFAS GCREC

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Fungicide Application Decision System for Control of

Anthracnose and Botrytis Fruit Rots of Strawberries

Dr. Natalia Peres, UF/IFAS GCREC

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

A Dresser Drawer Method to Manage Pesticide Resistance

Dr. Jim Price, UF/IFAS GCREC

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshments/ Vendor Booths Open

Blueberry Session

Moderator: TBA

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

New Blueberry Varieties – Dr. Paul Lyrene, UF/IFAS Horticulture

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Cultural Practices

Dr. Jeff Williamson, UF/IFAS Horticulture

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Disease Control

Dr. Phil Harmon, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Insect Control

Dr. Oscar Liburd, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology

Seminar Adjourns

Field Tours
Tours Begin at 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.