November 29, 2021 - December 1, 2021

SPONSORED BY:

North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association North Carolina Agribusiness Council

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Room Cut-Off: November 5, 2021

Together Again

AGEXPO EVENTS

Monday, November 29, 2021

1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibitors Check in & Set-Up

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

7:30 am Registration 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Trade Show Open 9:30 am - 11:00 am Concurrent Educational Sessions

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch President’s Welcome John Ashe, NC AgriBusiness Council Chad Howell, NC Vegetable Growers Association Keynote Speaker Lt. Governor Mark Robinson Town Hall Panel Meeting Senator Brent Jackson, House Majority Leader John Bell IV, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, President Chad Howell, NC Vegetable Growers Association and President John Ashe, NC AgriBusiness Council 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Educational Sessions 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm NCVGA Business Meeting 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Auction Dinner On Your Own

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

7:30 am Trade Show Opens 10:00 am -11:30 am Concurrent Educational Sessions 12:00 noon Adjourn AgExpo

Session 1 Pickling Cucumber - Brandon Parker, NCSU 1 hr. NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1 hr. CCA Credits 9:30 - 10:00 Disease Management and Downy Mildew: Lina Quesada-Ocampo, NCSU

10:00 - 10:30 Sprayer Quality for Sufficient Coverage of Fungicides: Ken Teeter, Syngenta

10:30 - 11:00 FSA Insurance Options for Pickle and Produce Operations: Ethan Edwards, FSA CED Johnston Co.

11:00 - 11:30 NC Pickle Producers Association Meeting: Bob Quinn, Chair

Session 2 Tomato & Pepper - Kathryn Holmes, NCSU .5 hour NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

9:30 - 10:00 An Overview of the 2021 NC Tomato Crop Budget: Daniel Tregeagle, NCSU

10:00 - 10:30 Tomato and Pepper Disease Management: Inga Meadows, NCSU

10:30 - 11:00 Postharvest Handling for Tomatoes and Peppers: Penelope Perkins-Veazie, NCSU

Session 3 Marketing - Kevin Hardison, NCDA&CS .5 hour CCA Credits

9:30 - 10:00 Covid’s Impact on the Vegetable Industry: Kevin Hardison, NCDA

10:00 - 10:30 International Marketing Opportunities and Resources: Cathy Ma, NCDA

10:30 - 11:00 What’s on a Millennial Mind?: Roundtable with: Christina Wrenn, Anna Young, Rebecca Scott

Session 1 Sweetpotato - Matt Stevens, NCSU 1 hr. NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

1:30 - 2:00 Insect Management and Lorsban Update: Anders Huseth, NCSU

2:00 - 2:30 Nematode Management: Adrienne Gorny, NCSU

2:30 - 3:00 Planting and Plant Orientation Research Updates: Brandon Parker, Alyssa Woodard, NCSU

3:00 - 3:15 Opportunities and Challenges: Improving Sweetpotato Production in NC through Innovations in Big Data Analytics and Diagnostic Technologies: Cranos Williams, Ralph Dean, Michael Kudenov and Lina Quesada-Ocampo, NCSU

Session 2 Organic Production - Lisa Rayburn, NCSU 1 hr. NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

1:30 - 2:00 Transitioning to Organic? Considerations for Growers: Gena Moore, CFSA

2:00 - 2:30 Biological Control of Insect Pests: David Orr, NCSU

2:30 - 3:00 Organic Tomato Breeding Project Update: Jeanine Davis, NCSU

Session 3 Sweet Corn & Beans - Minda Daughtry, Jalynne Waters, NCSU 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

1:30 - 2:00 Profitability: Butter Bean Harvester and Product Distribution: Collin Blalock, Collin’s Produce & Flower Farm

2:00 - 2:30 Sweet Corn Planting Densities: Jonathan Schultheis, NCSU

2:30 - 3:00 New & Upcoming Sweet Corn Varieties & Best Characteristics: Dustin Welsh, Syngenta; Pieter Westerbeek/Andrew Scruggs, Seminis; Daniel Odom/Sue Colucci, Clifton Seed; Ryan Loudy, HM Clause

Tuesday Morning Concurrent Sessions

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Please visit our Trade Show, which will be open continuously throughout the AgExpo!

Tuesday Afternoon Concurrent Sessions - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Session 1 Cole Crops - Annie Mills, NCSU 1 hr. NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

10:00 - 10:30 Cole Crop Insect Pest Management Updates: Jim Walgenbach, NCSU

10:30 - 11:00 Best Practices for Sampling and Nutrient Management in Cole Crops: Anna-Beth Williams, NCDA&CS

11:00 - 11:30 Cole Crops Disease Management Updates: David Langston, Virginia Tech

Session 2 Cucurbits - Johnny Coley, NCSU 1 hr. NC Pesticide Recertification Credits, 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

10:00 - 10:30 Plectosporium Management: David Langston, Virginia Tech

10:30 - 11:00 Pumpkin Cultivars to Consider Growing in North Carolina; Pumpkin Spacing Considerations: Effects on Yield, Size and Fruit Uniformity: Travis Birdsell, Kim Heagy, Jonathan Schultheis, NCSU

11:00 - 11:30 Watermelon Cultivar Evaluations in Fields with Minimal or High Levels of Fusarium Wilt; Potential Fusarium Wilt Management Strategies: Jonathan Schultheis, Lina Quesada-Ocampo, NCSU

Session 3 Food Safety - Chip Simmons, NCSU 1.5 hr. CCA Credits

10:00 - 10:30 NCDA Updates on the FSMA Produce Safety Rule Implementation: Farm Inspection Updates: Sarah Cope, Chris Harris, NCDA Produce Safety Program

10:30 - 11:00 Assessing Food Safety Risk on Farms: Hands-on Exercise 1: Elena Rogers, Lynette Johnston, Chip Simmons, NCSU; Chris Harris, NCDA&CS

11:00 - 11:30 Assessing Food Safety Risk on Farms: Hands-on Exercise 2: Elena Rogers, Lynette Johnston, Chip Simmons, NCSU; Chris Harris, NCDA&CS

Please visit our Trade Show, which will be open continuously throughout the AgExpo!

Wednesday Morning Concurrent Sessions

10:00 am to 11:30 am