Conference SchedulE
THURSDAY, AUG. 21RECEPTION AND TRADE SHOW5:30-8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Sponsored by FICO/Green Valley Pecan |
FRIDAY, AUG. 22
6:30 – 8:00 7:30 – 8:20 | Hot Breakfast sponsored by Ag West Farm Credit Registration |
Morning Session: Moderator Harold Payne |
8:05 8:10 8:40 9:10 | Welcome – President Harold Payne Anne Warden (American Pecan Promotion Board & American Pecan Council) APC and APPB Update: Driving Demand for High-Value Pecans Brian McGrew (Arizona Department of Agriculture) PNC and Trapping in Pecan
Ted Cottrell (USDA Fruit and Tree-Nut Research Station) PNC in Arizona.
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**Door Prize** |
9:40 |
Break/Vendor Show
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**Door Prize** |
10:15 10:45 11:15 |
Jay Lillywhite (New Mexico State University) The Returns of On-Farm Hedging and Other Practices
Mr. Arsenio Gonzalez (Consejo Mexicano de la Nuez) Pecan Production Outlook for Mexico
Dr. Jeremy Weiss (University of Arizona) Weather, Climate, and AZMet |
**Door Prize** |
12:00 |
Lunch sponsored by Fertizona
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Afternoon Session: Moderator Rich Walden |
**Door Prize** |
1:15 1:45 2:15 | Dr. Richard Heerema (New Mexico State University) Water Balance in Pecans
Dr. Diaa Elshikha (University of Arizona) Integrating Ground-Based and Satellite Technologies for Smarter Irrigation Management
Ed Curry (Governor's Water Policy Council) Water in Arizona |
**Door Prize** |
2:45 | APGA Business meeting (APGA voting members) |
Arizona Pecan Growers Association, Inc. |
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