2007 High Plains Vegetable Conference

The 2007 High Plains Vegetable Conference will be held on January 25th at West Texas A & M University in Canyon. Please come and join us for up-to-date information from university researchers and experts involved in horticulture. For information to attend, sponsor or exhibit at the conference, please contact Wendy Durrett by phone at 806-746-6101 or by email at TWDurrett@ag.tamu.edu. More information will be available soon online at the Highe Plains Vegetable Website (http://lubbock.tamu.edu/horticulture/). Below is the conference agenda.

7:45 REGISTRATION (COFFEE & DONUTS)

8:00 VISIT EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS & POSTERS

8:30 WELCOME & INDUSTRY UPDATES

8:45 MORNING SESSION I:
Dr. Marco Palma – Horticultural Marketing Strategies
Dr. Bhimu Patil – Where We Are and What Needs to Be Done to Develop Niche Markets for Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study of Citrus Health Benefits Research
Dr. Creighton Miller – Russet Norkotah Line Selection – A Texas Potato Breeding Program Success Story

10:15 BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS & POSTERS

10:45 MORNING SESSION II:
Dr. Sangu Angadi – Heat and Moisture Stress in Vegetables
Dr. Jason Woodward – Integrated Disease Management: Cultural and Chemical Options
Dr. Jose Cosme Guerrero Ruiz – Disease Problems in Vegetable Production in Northwest Mexico

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 AFTERNOON SESSION I:
Dr. Russ Wallace – Weed Control Updates for Vegetables
Dr. Scott Ludwig – New Insect Issues Impacting Horticulture Crops
Mr. Levon Harmon – Pesticide Laws and Regulations

2:30 BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS & POSTERS

2:45 AFTERNOON SESSION II:
Dr. Greta Schuster – Biosecurity and Agriculture
Dr. Leslie Thompson – Food-Borne Diseases and Food Safety
Dr. Frank Dainello – Industry Response to Food Safety Concerns

4:00 WRAP-UP and VISIT EXHIBITOR DISPLAYS & POSTERS

4:30 ADJOURN (Exhibit Breakdown)

 

 

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