TRI-STATE CUCURBIT MEETING

Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center 2741 Pennsylvania Ave, Marianna, FL

850-482-9620

The 2015 Tri-state Cucurbit Meeting is designed to reach producers of watermelons, cantaloupes, squash and pumpkins with the latest production information. This a free, sponsored event but we do ask that you call our office

to RSVP at 850-482-9620 or email Josh Thompson at j.thompson@ufl.edu

SCHEDULE (Central Time)

7:30 Registration Opens

8:00 Cultural Practices and Varieties Josh Freeman, UF/IFAS Vegetable Specialist

9:00 Disease Control Matthews Paret, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist

9:45 Break

10:00 Insect Control Ayanava Majumdar (Dr. A.), Auburn University Vegetable Entomologist

10:45 Food Safety Matt Orwat, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County

11:30 Sprayer Calibration Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County

Josh Thompson, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County

12:00 Lunch and Conclusion

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