Event Agenda
The OPGA Annual Convention & Trade Show is a 3-day conference designed for the Oklahoma, and surrounding areas, pecan industry. We've created sessions to educate and expand your current businesses to equip you to stay ahead of the game. (Red indicates CEU credit)
*Agenda is subject to change
DAY 1
THURSDAY, JUNE 4th
DAY 1
THURSDAY, JUNE 5th
8:00am – 12:00pm
Sporting Clays Shoot
8:00am – 1:00pm
Exhibitor Setup
1:30pm – 7:00pm
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Registration & Exhibit Hall Open
Be sure to check-in and receive your name badge, agenda and more.
Savage Equipment Factory Tour
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break With Exhibitors
4:00pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:00pm
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Session 1
Insect Pests in Pecan (CEU Credit)
Kelly Seuhs
Associate Extension Specialist, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University
Session 2
Using Clovers in Pecan Production (CEU Credit)
Mike Trammell
Southeast Area Agronomy Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
DAY 2
FRIDAY, JUNE 5th
7:30am – 10:00am
Food Show Registration Open
7:30am – 4:00pm
7:30am – 9:00am
Registration & Exhibit Hall Open
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Kids Club Registration & Check In Open
8:00am – 4:00pm
Kids Club - $25 per child *Parent or Guardian must remain on site at all times.
Nut Show Viewing
8:15am – 8:45am
Session 3
Pecan Alternate Bearing & Its Molecular Regulation
Dr. Lu Zhang
Associate Professor, Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Department, Oklahoma State University
8:00am – 8:15am
Welcome
Pecan Irrigation Water Use Efficiency
Dr. Richard Heerema
Extension Pecan Specialist, New Mexico State University
8:45am – 9:15am
Session 5
Pecan Bunchy Top in Oklahoma: First Molecular Confirmation and What It Means for Growers
Usman Rabio Bello
PhD student, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University
9:15am – 9:30am
Session 4
9:30am – 10:00am
Break with Exhibitors
10:45am - 11:15am
Beyond the Orchard: New Opportunities for Pecan Growers
Michaela Halverson
Agritourism and Farmers Market Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
10:00am – 10:45am
Session 6
11:15am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:00pm
12:00pm – 2:00pm
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Update from APC/APPB
Anne Warden
Chief Executive Officer, American Pecan Council & American Pecan Promotions Board
Consumer Preference Survey
Amrit Dumre, Graduate Research Assistant
Deepthi Kolady, Associate Professor; Agricultural Economics
Becky Carroll, Senior Extension Specialist, Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University
Break with Exhibitors
Awards Luncheon
OPGA Business Meeting
2:30pm– 3:00pm
Session 8
Jon Vantrease
OPGA President
Advances in Using Microbial Biopesticides for Control of Pecan Pests
(CEU Credit)
David Shapio-Ilan
Research Leader, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station
Session 7
3:00pm– 3:30pm
3:30pm– 4:00pm
4:00pm– 4:45pm
4:45pm– 5:30pm
5:30pm
Session 9
Endophytes in Pecans (CEU Credit)
Kelly Seuhs
Associate Extension Specialist, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University
Exhibitors & Break with Food Show Auction
Session 10
Five Steps Forward - Securing the Legacy of your Agribusiness
Shannon Ferrell
Professor, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
Session 11
Taking a Look at Profitability in Growing, Harvesting, and Processing both Native & Improved Pecans
Grower Panel
Louis Morton, J&L Pecans, Stratford, OK
Susie Overturf, Overturf Farms, Stonewall, OK
Brian Ladner II, Burneyville, OK
Instructions for Field Day
DAY 3
JUNE 6th
8:00am – 11:00am
11:00am – 12:00pm