Monday, October 28th, New Braunfels Civic Convention Center, 375 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels, Texas 78130
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Fruit Production & Consumption Dynamics in Texas, Monte Nesbitt, Texas A&M AgriLife College Station
9:25 AM Blackberry Disease Review
9:50 AM Break
10:15 AM Blackberry Insect Review, Erfan Vafaie, Texas A&M AgriLife Overton
10:40 AM Advances in Blackberry Breeding & Global Production, Dr. John Clark, University of Arkansas
11:40 AM Q&A with blackberry experts
12:00 PM Lunch Onsite
1:15 PM Factors Influencing Fruit Breeding & New Releases, Dr. John Clark, University of Arkansas
1:45 PM Small Peach Orchard Success, Dr. George Ray McEachern, Texas A&M University, College Station
2:15 PM Break
2:45 PM Effective Bioinsecticides and Biological Control in IPM, Erfan Vafaie, Texas A&M AgriLife Overton
3:15 PM Rio Grande Valley Citrus in the Greening Era, Dr. Juan Anciso, Texas A&M AgriLife Weslaco
3:45 PM Adjourn Day 1 Educational Program
5:00 PM Taste of Texas Fruits Reception in the Civic Center
7:00 PM Adjourn Day 1
Tuesday, October 29th Conference Day 2
9:00 AM Water or Else! Dr. Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Uvalde
9:25 AM Opportunities and Challenges for Strawberries in Texas, Dr. Russ Wallace, Texas A&M AgriLife Lubbock
9:50 AM Break
10:15 AM The Best Non-Wine Grapes for Texas, Dr. Justin Scheiner, Texas A&M AgriLife College Station
10:40 AM The Peach in its Homeland, Dr. Dave Byrne, Texas A&M University, College Station
11:10 AM An Instant Mature Peach Orchard in North Texas, Laura Miller, Tarrant County AgriLife Extension
11:35 AM Go Texan Program–Marketing Assistance for Texas Fruit Growers, Scott Sroufe, Texas Dept. of Agriculture, Austin
12:00 PM Lunch Onsite
1:10 PM What Texas Fruit Growers Should Know About Climate Change Jim Kamas, Texas A&M AgriLife Fredericksburg
1:40 PM High Tunnel Fruit Crop Management, Dr. Russ Wallace, Texas A&M AgriLife Lubbock
2:10 PM Color and Shade Manipulation of Perennial Fruits, Jacy Lewis, Texas A&M AgriLife Fredericksburg
2:35 PM Cover Crops for Texas Fruit Orchards, Stephen Janak, Texas A&M AgriLife Hallettsville
3:00 PM Conference Adjourn
Wednesday, October 30th Post Conference Tour
9:00 AM Post-Conference Tour Sign-In and Registration Studebaker Farms, 9405 East US-290, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
11:00 AM Depart Studebaker Farms
11:30 AM Lunch
12:45 PM Arrive at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Viticulture & Fruit Lab, 259 Business Ct., Fredericksburg, Texas
2:00 PM Tour Concludes
