East Texas Fruit & Vegetable Conference
February 18, 2003   (Note: Date was erroneously stated in last month’s newsletter)
Tyler Rose Garden & Civic Center
Tyler, Texas
Contact: Brian Triplett, CEA-Ag
903 / 535-0885

High Plains Vegetable Conference
The High Plains Vegetable Conference (formerly called the West Texas Vegetable Conference) will be held at the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon on January 14, 2003. Come and participate with other regional vegetable growers, private industry, consultants, university researchers, and extension personnel. Listen to experts, and get updates on vegetable crop pest-management strategies, production, risks and economics, and laws and regulations, just to name a few. Obtain the latest technical information from participating exhibitors. CEU and CCA credits will be available. Registration and exhibitor information will soon be provided. To ensure you are on the mailing list, or for further information, contact Wendy Durrett at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center in lubbock at 808 746-6101.

Central Texas Melon Short Course
January 23, 2003, 9:00 a.m., Comanche Community Center, Comanche, Texas. Dinner provided. Speakers: Dr. Tanya Pankiw on Bee Pollination and Pheremone Studies; Dr. Tom Isakeit on Cucurbit Diseases; Dr. Frank Dainello on Watermelon Varieties; Dr. Russ Wallace on Weed Control Options in Melons; and Dr. Wingping Zhang, Watermelon Breeder, on Watermelon Breeding World-wide: Where Are We Headed? 3 CEUs will be provided.