BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c29151bb47631afc47af60ab8c3500921 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:Florida Blueberry Inaugural Hall of Fame Celebration Dinner and Fall Meeting & Trade Show DESCRIPTION:
FLORIDA BLUEBERRY HALL OF FAME CELEBRATION DINNER
Legends Terrace & Ballroom (l ocated next to the Golf Clubhouse & Pro Shop)
6 :00 PM Welcome Reception
7:00 PM Dinner and Program
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8:00 a.m. Registration and Visit Trade Show
9:00 a.m. Welcome – Dr. Jerry Fankhauser, assistant director, F lorida Agricultural Experiment Station, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, FL.
9:15 a.m. Overview of the 2019 season in Florida – Mr. Doug Phillips, blueb erry Extension coordinator, GCREC, IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL .
9:35 a.m. Critical issues facing specialty crop growers: Trade and labor legislative reform efforts to protect the livelihood of Florida grow ers – Mr. Mike Joyner, president, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers Assoc iation, Maitland, FL.
10:05 a.m. Break – visit Trade Show
10 :50 a.m. Management of gall midge and chilli thrips - Dr. Oscar Liburd, ent omologist, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
11:20 a.m. – Update on algal stem blotch con trol – Dr. Phil Harmon, Extension plant pathologist, Plant Pathology Depart ment, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
11:50 a.m. - A word from our sponsor – Wish Farms, Mr. Teddy Koukoulis.
11:55 a .m. – FBGA Business Meeting – Mr. Ryan Atwood, FBGA President, presiding. < /p>
12:10 p.m. – Lunch and Trade Show
1:10 p.m. Florida Blueberry Hall of Fame and USHBC update – Mr. Ryan Atwood, FBGA President,
1 :20 p.m. – A word from our sponsor – Farm Credit (TBA).
1:25 p.m. 2 019 UF blueberry breeding program update – Dr. Patricio Munoz, blueberry br eeder, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gain esville, FL 32611.
1:50 p.m. PACA – How PACA can help you get paid - Mr. Travis Hubbs, chief, Investigative Enforcement Branch, PACA Division, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington D.C.
2:20 p.m. Preparing new blueberry fields for optional machine harvesting – Dr. Jeff W illiamson, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2:35 p.m. - Visit the Trade Show.
3:00 p.m. – Adjourn.
CONTACT:Lindsay Morgan: 352-631-5490 or Lindsay@FloridaBlueberryGrower.com DTSTAMP:20240329T113632 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20191024 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20191026 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR