Presentation times could change, but content should include the following:

Monday

Afternoon

October 5th, 2015 College Station Hilton & Conference Center
12:00-1:00 pm On-Site Registration
1:00-4:30 Opening Session
1:00

 

The Fruit Orchard Foundation: Site-Soil-Water Dr. George Ray McEachern, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1:30

 

Open Center Peach Tree Training & Pruning Mr. Jim Kamas, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Fredericksburg, Texas
2:00

 

Fruit Tree Grafting & Budding Overview Dr. Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Uvalde, Texas
2:30 Break-Visit with Exhibitors
3:00 Home/Small Orchard Insecticides Mr. Bill Ree, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, College Station, Texas
3:30

 

Weed Management & Sprayer Calibration Mr. Monte Nesbitt, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, College Station, Texas
4:00

 

Jujube; the no spray fruit—or is it? Mr. William D. ‘Bill ‘Adams, Harris County Extension Horticulturist (retired) & author
4:30 Question/Answer Session
5:00 pm Adjourn Monday Session
6:00-7:30 pm Welcome Reception for Everyone  
Tuesday

Morning

October 6th Hilton College Station & Conference Center
8:00am-8:45 am On-Site Registration
8:30

 

Organic Fruit Production in Texas—Opportunities and Challenges Mr. Monte Nesbitt, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, Texas
9:00

 

The Texas Strawberry Revival Dr. Russ Wallace, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, Lubbock, Texas
9:30

 

Growing Walnuts in Texas—Past, Present, Future Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Uvalde, Texas
10:00 Break
10:30 Protected Fruit Culture in China—Concepts and Application for Texas Dr. Dave Byrne, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
11:00 Southern Fruit Fellowship Lecture: Dwarf Severenia buxifolia , a new citrus rootstock Dr. Ethan Natelson, Southern Fruit Fellowship, Houston, Texas
11:30

 

Sothern Fruit Fellowship Lecture: Sustainable Beekeeping Mr. Randell Verhoek, Past President, American Honey Producers Association
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Provided
1:00pm

 

Experiences in the Fruit Business Mr. Russ Studebaker, Studebaker Farms, Fredericksburg, Texas
1:40 pm

 

Kiwifruit and Other Fruit Frontiers Dr. David Creech, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
2:15 pm Question & Answer  Session
2:30 pm Break—Visit with Exhibitors
3:00 pm

 

From T.V. Munson to Biotechnology—Progress with Pierce’s Disease Resistant Grapes Mr. Andrew Labay, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Fredericksburg, Texas
3:30 pm

 

Unraveling Fruit Tree Root Rots in 2015 Dr. David Appel and Ms. Sheila McBride, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station
4:00 pm

 

Brown Rot of Stone Fruits—Rainy Season Reminders Mr. Jim Kamas, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Fredericksburg, Texas
4:30 pm Pomegranate variety tasting Larry Stein and Jim Kamas
5:00 pm Conference Adjourns
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