Tentative Schedule 

Friday 

9 - 5 Exhibitor Set up 

12:15 Golf, Shotgun Start at Raven Golf Club 

9-11Registration Open

 3-5 Registration Open 

 5:30 Trade Show Opens

6:00 Welcome Reception & Silent Auction 

Saturday 

8:00 -11:00 Registration Open

8:00 -3:00 Trade Show Open

8:30 - 4:00 Educational Sessions 

8:30 Welcome 

Lanier Worsham, SEPGA President 

8:40 American Pecan Council/American Pecan Promotion Board Update

 Ann Warden, CEO, APC/APPB 

9:10 Update on The University of Georgia Pecan Breeding Program 

Dr. Patrick Conner, University of Georgia 

9:35 Effect of Tree Height and Spray Volume on Aphid Management 

Ted Cottrell and Clive Brock, USDA Tree Fruit & Nut Lab, Byron, GA 

10:00 Break 

10:30 Pecan Disease Management 

Dr. Tim Brenneman, University of Georgia Plant Pathology 

10:55 Effects of Hedging and Variable Irrigation on Pecan Production 

Bailey Rayfield & Dr. Lenny Wells, University of Georgia Horticulture 

11:20 SEPGA Business Meeting 

12:00 Awards Luncheon

2:00 Panel Discussion: What's the Plan From Here? Market Discussion

Justin Jones, Scott Hudson, TBD 

2:45 USDA Pecan Breeding and Cultivar Release 

Xinwang Wang, USDA 

3:05 Break 

3:30 Management of Pecan Pests Based on Monitoring Practices 

Apurba Barman, University of Georgia Entomology

3:50 A New Understanding of Pecan Water Use in The Southeastern U.S.

Dr. Lenny Wells, University of Georgia Horticulture

4:10 Adjourn 

5:30 - 6:30 Cocktail Hour