8:00 a.m. Visit Trade Show

9:00 a.m. Welcome Dr. Saqib Mukhtar, Professor and Associate Dean for Extension, Agriculture and Natural Resources, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 

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9:10 a.m. Chilli Thrip Management Trial Results – Ms. Marice Lopez, PhD student, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.  

9:35 a.m. Blueberry Disease Update from the UF IFAS Diagnostic Center – Dr. Phil Harmon, Extension plant pathologist, Plant Pathology Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

10:00 a.m. Break – visit trade show

10:30 a.m. Blueberry Breeding Program Research Update and New Cultivar Release – Dr. Patricio Munoz, blueberry breeder, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

10:55 a.m. Irrigation Study Update (irrigation app development) – Mr. Bernard Cardenas and Dr. Michael Dukes, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Dept., Center for Land Use Efficiency, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

11:20 a.m. Summary of the 2022 Florida Blueberry Season and New Growers Guide app module - Mr. Doug Phillips, blueberry Extension coordinator, GCREC, IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, Fla.

11:45 a.m. FBGA Business Meeting - Mr. Leonard Park, FBGA President presiding.

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12:00 p.m.  Lunch and Trade Show

1:15 p.m. United on Driving Demand: Our Opportunity To Significantly Increase Consumption – Mr. Kasey Cronquist, President, USHBC

1:45 p.m. Blueberry Research Update - Dr. Gerardo Nunez, plant physiologist, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida. Gainesville, Fla.

2:10 p.m. Blueberry Pollination Research Update – Dr. Rachel Mallinger, pollinator ecology and conservation, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

2:35 p.m. Pollinator Industry Changes and Challenges – Mr. Kyle Straughn, Florida blueberry grower and beekeeper business owner

3:00 p.m. Fertilizer Industry & Market Trends – Mr. Russell Schweiss, Vice President, Land & Resource Strategies, The Mosaic Company

3:30 p.m. Federal Hurricane Disaster Relief – U.S. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03)

4:00 p.m. Adjourn