Fri, Nov 04
|Royal Kona Resort
32nd Annual Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Conference
Propagation! Send in the Clones
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Time & Location
Nov 04, 2022, 3:00 PM HST – Nov 06, 2022, 12:00 PM HST
Royal Kona Resort, 75-5852 Ali‘i Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
About the Event
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers
32nd Annual Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Conference Agenda
Propagation!
Send in the Clones
Royal Kona Resort
Must call for reservations:
- Marites Bravo-Bala at 808-930-3253
or
- Ailen Veloso at 808-930-3256
Say you are with the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers for our group rate.
November 4th to 6th
Friday, Nov., 4
- 3 pm HTFG board meeting
- 5-5:15pm Welcome
- 5:15-6pm Registration / networking
- 6-7pm Heavy pupus
- 7-9:00pm Keynote speech: *Joe Hewitt asked
Saturday, Nov 5
- 7:00-7:30am Registration, trade show, coffee, posters and networking
- 7:30-8:00 Welcome - Ken Love
- Senator Dru Kanuha *Tentative
- 8:00-8:30 HTFG annual meeting board member introduction - Mark Suiso & Ken Love
- 8:30-10:30 USDA updates
- Host Dr. Marisa Wall PBARC Director
- Dr. Peter Follett on Shipping Malama and Finger limes to the mainland
- Dr. Dara Stockton on Avocado Lace Bug, Fruit Flies and Passion Fruit
- 10:30-11:00 Coffeebreak
- 11:00-12:00 Gabe Schater-Smith on Banana Propagation
- 12:00-1:15 Lunch (included in basic fee) and Networking
- 1:15-1:30 Legislative updates - Sen. Mike Gabbard
- 1:30-2:30 Dr. John Preece on Propagation techques for tropical fruit trees
- 2:30 - 330 Mary Beust, Understanding the USDA permitting system
- 3:30-315 coffeebreak
- 3:15-3:45 Umi Martin, Mango Loa
- 3:45-4:15 Dr. Amjad Ahmad, UH Updates & Fertigation
- 4:15-4:30 Q&A with board members and guest speakers and Wrap-up
- 4:30-5:30 Fruit Tasting (Coordination by Christopher Carter)
- Networking
- 5:30pm Networking and a totally amazing dinner With Chef George Gonmes
Sunday, Nov. 6
Tours with Brian Lievens & Ken Love
- 9:00 to 9:30: Visit the South Kona Green Market across from Manago Hotel
- 10:00 onward: Visit the HTFG Containment Greenhouse and the HTFG Nursey with a demo from John Preece, Brian Lievens and Ken Love.
This Conference is made possible with funding from:
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
County of Hawaii
and HTFG Members around the state
RSVP
NON-MEMBER NOV 4 Heavy PuPus
This ticket is for one person access to the Heavy PuPus on Friday November 4th from 6PM-7PM.
$60.00Sale endedNOV 5 GUEST Lunch Ticket
This ticket allows access to the NOV 5th LUNCH for one GUEST of a conference attendee.
$33.00Sale ended
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