32nd Annual Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Conference

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