REGISTRATION
Fee: APGA members: $20.00 (includes lunch)
Non-members: $30.00
Registration deadline: April 15, 2015
Payment Information:
Please make check or money order payable to APGA
(Arkansas Pecan Growers Association). The fee may be mailed with
your registration or paid at the door on the day of the meeting.
Registration is required to have a head count for lunch
and educational material production.
Name and address of registrant(s):
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Arkansas Pecan Growers Association
Annual Educational Meeting
Saturday, April 18, 2015
The Arkansas Pecan Growers Association in cooperation with UA Cooperative
Extension Service and the Arkansas Agriculture Department invites you to attend their
annual spring educational meeting. Our guest speakers for this meeting are Dr. Mike
Smith (OSU), who will discuss pecan nutrition and orchard renovation; Dr. William
McGlynn (OSU), who will discuss the new FDA regulations for pecans; and Basil Savage,
Sr., who will discuss what pecan buyers are looking for when purchasing from pecan
growers. Other topics to be addressed at this meeting include our latest results on
stink bug research and other insect monitoring. The classroom instruction will be
followed by a grafting and pruning demonstration at Clark’s Pecan Grove on the
Arkansas River near Mayflower, AR.
Where:
Former Faulkner County Natural Resource Center (FCNRC)
Now: 110 Building
110 South Amity Road, Conway, AR 72032
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E-mail Address:
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MAIL TO:
Ms. Katie Hanshaw
1749 State Highway 818
Clarksville, AR 72830
Phone: 479-754-2406
Fax: 479-754-7529
E-mail: [email protected]
Tentative Program
8:30-9:00- Registration
9:00-9:30- Pecan Nutrition- Dr. Mike Smith
9:30-10:00- What Pecan Buyers Want from Pecan Growers- Basil Savage, Sr.
10:00-10:45- Renovating Old Pecan Orchards- Dr. Mike Smith
10:45-11:30- Food Safety Modernization Act- Dr. William McGlynn
11:30-12:00- Stink Bug Research Results- Brian Cowell
12:00-1:00- Lunch
1:00-1:30- Pecan IPM- Dr. Donn Johnson
1:30-2:00 Pecan Grafting Basics- Dr. Elena Garcia and Dan Chapman
2:00-2:30 Travel to Mayflower and Clark’s Pecan Grove
2:30-4:00- Grafting and Pruning Demonstration