With Brian Shade, Netafim. Moderated by Lindy Savelle, President Georgia Citrus Association
Brian will discuss freeze and frost protection considerations for growing citrus.
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08/232022
08/232022
With Dr. Steve Futch, UF Extension. Moderated by Lindy Savelle, President Georgia Citrus Association.
Dr. Futch will provide information about how best to manage weeds in citrus groves.
08/232022
With Bill Barber, Barber Ag Services. Moderated by Lindy Savelle, President Georgia Citrus Association.
Bill will talk about the various diseases he has seen in Georgia, as well as advise of things to look for in groves.
08/232022
With Brian Shade, Netafim. Moderated by Lindy Savelle, President Georgia Citrus Association
Brian will discuss freeze and frost protection considerations for growing citrus.
08/232022
With Dr. Jonathan Oliver, University of Georgia Tifton Campus, Fruit Pathologist. Moderated by Lindy Savelle, President Georgia Citrus Association
Dr. Oliver will update us on the UGA trapping project and UGA testing capabilities in Georgia.
08/232022
With Dr. Ash Sial, University of Georgia, Associate Professor & IPM Coordinator.
This presentation will include detailed information on monitoring and management of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in organic blueberries using biological, behavioral, cultural and chemical strategies. The findings of recent research on organically approved insecticides, behavioral technologies, cultural practices including canopy and floor management, and biological control using native parasitoids will be discussed.
08/232022
With Margaret Worthington, Jose Saca and Marvin Williams. Moderated by Margaret Worthington.
This panel will present grower, marketer, and research perspectives on red drupelet disorder in blackberries, followed by Q&A and discussion.
08/232022
With Arnold Caylor and Jeremy Calvert. Moderated by Debby Wechsler, North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association.
Grower Spotlight – Presenters from Calvert Farms, a diversified direct market fruit & vegetable farm raising multiple blackberry varieties, will share their experiences, observations, strategies, plans for the future, and lessons learned. Grower Voices: What We’ve Learned from COVID-19 That We’ll Keep Doing – Direct Market and PYO Growers will have the opportunity to discuss the changes they made.
08/232022
With Kristin Hicks and Josh Beam. Moderated by Tom Dyson.
This presentation will discuss current plant tissue analysis guidelines for primocane and floricane-fruiting blackberries in the Southeast and results of a recent research project examining leaf nutrient difference between the two. This session discusses a grower trial with foliar fertilizers and crop protectants from Aqua-yield, Stroller, US Ag LLC, and Marrone Bio Innovation on Prime Ark 45 blackberries.
08/232022
With John Clark, Arnold Caylor and Reza Rafie. Moderated by Tom Dyson.
Panelists and attendees will discuss how newer blackberry varieties, including Ponca and Caddo, are performing and share new observations on older varieties.