Thursday and Friday                                                                  Strawberry Conference

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2007

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2007

7:00-2:30 pm

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION OPEN
Savannah International Trade and Convention Center

8:00 - 8:30 am

WORSHIP SERVICE
Westin Savannah Harbor

7:30-8:00 am

EGGS AND ISSUES - LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST
(ticketed event)

8:30 am

INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE - (all associations)
Westin Savannah Harbor

9:00-10:30 am

GENERAL SESSION -BALLROOM
Invited Speakers include Georgia's Congressional
Delegation

Continental breakfast with fellow growers to discuss industry issues - labor, water, FQPA, EPA, marketing, etc.

LABOR SITUATION UPDATE
Moderator: Mr. Jody Martin, South Carolina Muscadine Coordinator, Florence, SC

10:00-11:30 am

SPOUSE PROGRAM

HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!

10:30-2:30 am

12:00-1:30 pm

LUNCH in the Trade Show
(Lunch provided for Three Day and Saturday Only Registrants)

Business Meeting of the Georgia Strawberry Growers Association
Discussion of Ga. Strawberry Web Site
Mr. John Washington, Athens, GA

2:00 pm

SILENT AUCTION CLOSES

2:30 pm

TRADE SHOW CLOSES

1:30 - 5:00 pm

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Moderator: Dr. Powell Smith,
South Carolina Strawberry Coordinator

1:30 pm

Managing Mites and Insects in Strawberries
Dr. Dan Horton, UGA Athens, GA

2:00 pm

Using Row Covers in Georgia and SC Strawberry Production
Dr. Barclay Poling, NCSU, Raleigh

2:30 pm

Weed Control in Strawberries
Dr. Katie Jennings, NCSU, Raleigh, NC

2:50 pm

Preventive Maintenance for Diseases of Strawberry
Dr. Phil Brannen, UGA, Athens, GA

3:10 pm

BREAK

3:30 pm

Managing Strawberry Diseases in the Spring
Dr. Phil Brannen, UGA, Athens, GA

3:50 pm

Producing Your Own Plug Plants
Dr. Barclay Poling, NCSU, Raleigh, NC

4:10 pm

Using the Georgia Environmental Monitoring Network in Your Strawberry Operation for Freeze Protection and Irrigation Management
Dr. Joel Paz, UGA, Athens, GA

6:00–7:00 pm

RECEPTION -Westin Savannah Harbor
(Open to All Attendees)

6:30–7:00 pm

Raffle Drawings held at RECEPTION

Evening

DINNER ON YOUR OWN

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