FoF program current as of August 17, 2008:

 

For Friday afternoon we're planning to have three speakers go in sequence for about an hour each.  These will be:

        Greg Partida: "An overview of avocados"

        Presentation of CRFG Ryland scholarships to Mark Allen and Bridey Root

        Roger Meyer: "Let's grow something different" 

        Rick Yessayian: "Fruits from pole to pole"

 

Friday presentations will be in Portola Pavillion C

 

On Saturday we're planning two keynote addresses for the entire group.  These will also be in the Portola Pavillion(s ): 

        9:00         Gary Bender          "The Future of Tree Crop Agriculture in Southern California"

       

        1:45        John Kabashima      "The right to grow fruit trees: threats, opportunities and the 'Butterfly Effect'"            

 

In addition to these keynotes we plan to have four or five simultaneous sessions in four different time slots on Saturday: 

 

First time slot 10:15 - 11:15:

        Julie Frink: "Choosing the best avocado varieties for your home garden"

        Kevin Hauser: "Growing apples in a warm climate"

        Charles Portney: "Feed the soil, not the plant"

        Ramiro Lobo: "Pitahayas"

        Mark Allen: "Importance of honeybee pollination" 

 

Second time slot 11:30 - 12:30:

        Greg Partida: "Avocado culture: treating the problems" 

        Ben Poirier: "Fruits of the Myrtaceae family"

        Steven Markell: "Nutritional value of fruit"

        Tom Mortell: "Plant nutrients"

        Charles Portney: "Plant propagation"

 

Third time slot 3:00 - 4:00:

        Kern Hunewill: "Growing avocados in marginal areas"  

        Pieter Severynen: "Perfect orchard, happy owner.  Part I: Basic"   

        Jim Bathgate: "Persimmons and other low chill fruit"

        Edgar Valdivia: "Semitropical fruits for California"

        Mark Hoddle: "Potential New Avocado Pests for California from South of the Border"

        Pieter Severynen: "Perfect orchard, happy owner.  Part II: Advanced"   

        Tom Del Hotal: "Proactive strategies for pruning citrus"     

        Jon Verdick: "From twigs to figs" 

 

Our final speaker will be Rick Yessayian at the Saturday evening dinner on "Frozen Desserts." 

 

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