SCHEDULE.
Wednesday-June 12th
1:00 - 5:00 Pecan Management Short Course:
1:00 - 2:00 Tips for a successful planting
2:00 - 3:00 Pecan Insect Management
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30 Pecan Disease Management
4:30 - 5:00 Pecan Cultivars
NEW
3:00 - 6:00
Registration Open
3:00 - 8:00
Commercial Exhibits
6:00 - 8:00
Wednesday Evening Social-Provided by Savage Equipment
Thursday-June 13th
8:00 - 8:15
Welcome and presentation of door prizes.
8:15 - 8:45
Pecan Bloom and Spring Freeze-Lu Zhang, Oklahoma State University
8:45 - 9:15
Aphid Considerations During Weevil Season-Dr. Phil Mulder, Oklahoma State University
9:15 - 9:45
Pecan Cleaning and Processing Equipment-Basil Savage III, Savage Equipment
9:45 - 10:15
Pecan Cleaning and Processing Equipment-Basil Savage III, Savage Equipment
10:15 - 10:45
Break
Trade Show
10:45
Door Prizes
Update
10:45 - 11:15
US Pecan Growers' Council Update-Janice Dees, U.S. Pecan Growers' Council, Executive Director
11:15 - 11:45
American Pecan Council Update-Alex Ott, American Pecan Council, Executive Director
11:40 - 12:00
Business Meeting-Chad Selman, OPGA President
Members
12:00-1:30
Lunch on Your Own (Pre-ordered box lunches available in exhibit hall)
1:30
Door Prizes
Prizes
1:30-2:00
Kanza, Pawnee, or Native: Which pecan tastes best?-Gianna Ricci, Oklahoma State University
2:00 - 2:30
Low Input Orchards Does Not Mean No Spray-Charlie Graham, Noble Research Institute
2:30 - 3:00
Pecan Fungicide Resistance-Jennifer Olsen, Oklahoma State University
3:00 - 3:40
Break
3:40
Door Prizes
Trade Show
3:40 - 4:10
Pecan Production Outside The United States, Lenny Wells, University of Georgia
4:10 - 5:00
Pecan Marketing-Dan York, President National Pecan Shellers
Friday-June 14th
9:00 - 12:00
Orchard Tour and Program at Arbuckle Mountain Pecans, 6681 Woodford Road Springer, OK-Hosted by Mike and Valerie Bynum
12:00
Lunch Following tour provided by: OK AgCredit