Southeastern Pecan Growers Association 94th Annual Convention

Monday, February 26, 2001

8:30 AM. Call to Order - Geoff Hamil, President, Southeastern Pecan Growers Association

Invocation - Bill Bunn, SEPGA Director, LakeView Pecans, Bailey North Carolina

8:40 AM. Welcome - Geoff Hamil, President, Southeastern Pecan Growers Association, and Russ Lemieux, Executive Director, National Pecan Shellers Association

Presiding- Tom Crocker, University of Georgia

8:50 AM Managing Pecan Nut Growth - Darrell Sparks, Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia

9:15 AM Fall Fertilization of Pecans - Bill Goff, Professor and Extension Horticulturist, Dept. of Horticulture, Auburn University

9:40 AM Nitrogen Management of Pecans - Bruce Wood, Research Leader, USDA Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, Georgia

10:05 AM Break

10:35 AM Marketing Pecans on the Internet - Suzanne Powers, Delta Pecans, (www.deltapecans.com), Tutwiler, Mississippi

11:00 AM Communicating the Healthfulness of Pecan: An Industry Effort - Sue Taylor, Director, Nutrition Communications, National Pecan Shellers Association

11:30 AM Experiences in Growing and Marketing Pecans - David Salopek, pecan grower, Las Cruces, New Mexico

12:00 Lunch

Presiding- Monte Nesbitt, Auburn University

1:30 Microscopic Examination of Race-Specific Resistance to Pecan Scab - Patrick Conner, Horticulturist, University of Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia

1:55 Aerial Application of Fungicides for Control of Pecan Scab... and an Update on the AU-Pecan Weather-Based Spray Program - Paul Bertrand, Plant Pathologist, University of Georgia Rural Development Center, and Tim Brenneman, Plant Pathologist, the University of Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia

2:25 Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch - Randy Sanderlin, Plant Pathologist, Pecan Research and Extension Station -Shreveport, Louisiana State University

2:45 Break

3:15 The Irrigation Water Crisis in the Southeast - Bill Frechette, Groundwater Management Coordinator. Georgia Environmental Protection Division

3:40 Seasonal Occurrence of Euschistus Stink Bugs Across Agricultural Landscapes - Ted E. Cottrell, USDA-ARS, Southeaster n Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, GA, Jeremy K. Greene, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA, and

Gary A. Herzog, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA

4:00 Reoccurrence of Phytophthora Shuck and Kernel Rot during the 2000 Season. C.C. Reilly and M.W. Hotchkiss.USDA Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, Georgia

4:20 Adjourn afternoon educational session

Tuesday, February 27, 2001

Presiding: Bill Goff, Auburn University

8:15 Microbial Control of Pecan Weevil - David Shapiro, Entomologist,USDA Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory,

Byron, Georgia

8:35 A Review of Technical Developments in the History of Pecan Growing - George Ray McEachern, Extension Horticulturist, Texas A&M University

9:05 Break

9:35 Managing Overcrowded Orchards - A Panel Discussion - A discussion and question- answer session bringing together pecan growers and scientists. Moderated by Bill Goff. Workshop style. Audience participation encouraged.

Participants:

Bill Goff	Extension Horticulturist and Professor, Auburn University
Scott Landgraf	Pecan Grower and Adviser, The Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
David Salopek	Pecan Grower, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dick Walden	Pecan Grower, FICO Farms, Sahuarita AZ, and Blue III Groves, Albany, Georgia
Bruce Wood	Research Leader, USDA Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut, Research Laboratory, Byron, Georgia

11:25 SEPGA Business Meeting

11:45 Adjourn