Agenda

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Sunday, January 18

2:00-4:00 PM NASGA Board Meeting
5:00-7:00 Registration
7:00-9:00 Welcome Reception –Iberville Room
Agriculture in Louisiana and the Southeast
Jimmy Boudreaux, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
"Illusions of the Mind"-An amazing audience experience taking a fun look at ESP and the powers of the mind. David Himelrick, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Monday, January 19

7:30-8:30 Registration and Trade Show

General Session: La Nouvelle Orleans Room

8:30 Highlights from NASGA’S 2008 Spain Tour
Steve Polter & Rudy Heeman, NASGA Members

9:00 Grower Profile
Eric Morrow, Morrow Family Farm, Ponchatoula, LA

9:30 Strawberries in Australia: Traditional Production and Current Trends
Ray Daniels, SunRay Strawberries, Queensland, Australia

10:00 BREAK-Visit the Silent Auction and Poster Session
10:20 Sponsor and Trade Show Representatives Open Microphone

10:30 Concurrent Sessions Choose from 1 of 2

1. Managing Fumigation: Current Options
Victor Lilly, Reddick Fumigants, Williamston, NC
Rob Welker, North Carolina State University
Robert Kreger, Arysta Life Sciences

2. Integrated Food Safety Management Practices
David Picha, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Planning for Food safety Audits, TBA

12:00 NASGA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, Queen Anne Room

2:00 Under Mulch and Row Middle Herbicide Programs for Annual Strawberry Production
Andrew MaCrae, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research Center

2:30 BREAK -Visit the Silent Auction and Poster Session
2:50 Sponsor and Trade Show Representatives Open Microphone

3:00 Antioxidant Capacity and Anticancer Properties of Wild versus Cultivated Strawberries
Kim Lewers, USDA, ARS Beltsville, MD

3:30 Strawberry Variety Updates (15-20 min. each)
Panel
Curt Gaines - California Varieties
Brian Smith - Variety Performance and Breeding for the Upper Mid-west
Philip Lieten - Variety Developments in Northern Europe
Kim Lewers- USDA Beltsville Variety Update
TBA- Florida Variety Update

5:00 Dinner on your own

Tuesday, January 20

7:30-8:30 Registration, Trade Show and Poster Session

General Session: La Nouvelle Orleans Room

8:30 Soil Revitalization for Improved Strawberry Production Using Fungal Dominant Compost and Compost Tea
John Lewis, AgraPoint, Kentville, Nova Scotia

9:00 Disease Models for Timing Fungicide Applications to Control Anthracnose and Botrytis Fruit Rots
Natalia Peres, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research Center

9:30 Anthracnose Research with an Emphasis on Cultural Control
Barbara Smith, USDA-ARS Poplarville, MS

10:00 BREAK-Visit the Silent Auction and Poster Session
10:20 Sponsor and Trade Show Representatives Open Microphone

10:30 Plant Nutrition/Organics and Pesticide Free Ideas
Del Christianson, Agro K, Detroit Lakes, MN

11:00 How Strawberries Respond to Fertilization and Irrigation
Bielinski Santos, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research Center

11:30 Growing in Substrates and Tunnels in the EU
Philip Lieten, Fragaria Holland

12:15 Lunch – Visit Trade Show and Poster Session

2:00 Update on Runner Management for Plasticulture
David. Handley, University of Maine

2:30-4:30 NASGA Round Table Discussions – Choose 4 of 6
Season Extension Fumigation and Weed Management Disease Management
Varieties Food Safety Irrigation/Fertigation

4:30 Dinner and Evening on Your Own

Wednesday, January 21 Farm Tour – Depart from Hotel at 7:30 am
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