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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 |
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 |
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8:30-2:30 pm |
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION OPEN Savannah International Trade and Convention Center |
8:00 - 8:30 am |
WORSHIP SERVICE Westin Savannah Harbor |
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8:30 am |
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE - (all associations)Westin Savannah Harbor |
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9:00-10:30 am |
GENERAL SESSION
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Continental breakfast with fellow growers to discuss industry issues - labor, water, FQPA, EPA, marketing, etc. |
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LABOR SITUATION UPDATE Moderator: Mr. Jody Martin, South Carolina Muscadine Coordinator, Florence, SC |
10:30 am | CONVENTION ADJOURNS | |
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10:00-11:30 am |
SPOUSE PROGRAM |
HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME! |
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10:30-2:30 am |
TRADE SHOW - OPEN | ||
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12:00-1:30 pm |
LUNCH in the Trade Show (Lunch provided for Three Day and Saturday Only Registrants) |
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| 1:00 pm |
Business meeting and discussion of the Georgia Strawberry Growers
Association Activities |
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| 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
Educational
Sessions Pete Waller, President, Bloomingdale, GA |
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2:00 pm |
Integrated Disease Control in Strawberries |
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2:30 pm |
TRADE SHOW CLOSES |
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| 2:40 pm |
Overview of
Strawberry Plasticulture Cultivars for the SE Dr. David Himlerick, LSU, Baton Rouge, La. |
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3:00 pm |
Methyl Bromide
Replacements for Strawberries Dr. Frank Louws or Dr. Rob Welker, NCSU, Raleigh, NC |
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3:40 pm |
Break | ||
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3:55 pm |
Management of Irrigation in Strawberries Mr. Gilbert Miller, Clemson U., Clemson, SC | ||
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Panel
discussion of available funds from state and federal agencies for
irrigation and freeze protection, NRCS and SCS Bethel DuRant, USDA-NRCS, Columbia, SC David Hall, GA Soil & Water Conservation Commisssion, Cochran, GA |
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Experiences with
2007 freezes on strawberries and observations on California type cut-off
plants Dr. Barclay Poling, NCSU, Raleigh, N.C. |
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6:00–7:00 pm |
RECEPTION -Westin Savannah Harbor(Open to All Attendees) |
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6:30–7:00 pm |
Raffle Drawings held at RECEPTION |
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Evening |
DINNER ON YOUR OWN |
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