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<font face="Arial">This looks like a good event for anyone either
presently growing for market or considering the same.<br>
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Bob Waldrop<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Shrefler, Jim
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jim.shrefler@okstate.edu">mailto:jim.shrefler@okstate.edu</a>] <br>
<b>Subject:</b> Dec. 16 Vegetable Grower Educational
Meeting in Chickasha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">The
2010 Oklahoma Curcurbit and Other Vegetable Production
program will be held Dec. 16, 2010 at the Grady County
Fairgrounds Community Building in Chickasha, from 9 AM to
3 pm. The noon meal will be courtesy of Grady County
Extension. Registration Fee $10 per person, Mail by Dec.
8 to Grady County Extension, 828 W. Choctaw, Chickasha, OK
73018. For Information Call 405-224-2216<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">This
event will address production, pest management and
marketing needs of those growing vegetables for Farmers’
Markets and other local distribution and sales. It will
also be of benefit to educators who work with these
growers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Please
help us to distribute this information to those who may be
benefit from this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Jim
Shrefler, Area Extension Horticulture Specialist, SE
District<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PROGRAM<br>
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8:45 Registration, Coffee and Conversation</p>
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9:00 Welcome and Program Overview - Michael Pettijohn,
Extension Educator, Grady County and Dr. Jim Shrefler, OSU
Extension Horticulture, Lane</p>
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Early Morning Session<br>
9:10 Weed Control in Vegetables – Jim Shrefler, OSU
Southeast District Extension Horticulture, Lane</p>
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9:30 Plasticulture Demonstration Garden – Micah Anderson,
Market Development Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma City</p>
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9:50 Ideal Market Size for Produce – Ray Ridlen, Extension
Educator – 4-H Horticulture, Agriculture, Oklahoma County
OSU Extension.</p>
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10:10 Vegetables from the Transition to Organic Production –
Dr. Vince Russo, Research Leader, USDA-ARS, Wes Watkins
Agricultural Research Laboratory, Lane</p>
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10:30 BREAK – Please View the Displays Provided<br>
– Refreshments Courtesy of our Meeting Sponsors – Thank You!</p>
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Late Morning Session<br>
10:40 Management of Wildlife Pests in Vegetable production –
Dr. Dwayne Elmore, OSU Natural Resource Ecology and
Management, Stillwater</p>
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11:00 Organic Versus Conventional Fertilizers – Dr. Warren
Roberts, OSU Horticulture, Wes Watkins Agricultural Research
and Extension Center, Lane</p>
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11:20 Vegetable Disease Management - Dr. John Damicone, OSU
Entomology and Plant Pathology, Stillwater</p>
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11:40 Food Safety and Postharvest Handling – Dr. William
McGlynn, R. M. Kerr Food and Agric. Products Center &
OSU Horticulture, Stillwater</p>
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LUNCH<br>
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Afternoon Session:<br>
- Sponsor Introductions and Comments -<br>
1:00 Marketing Opportunities for Produce Growers – Chris
Kirby, Farm to School Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry, OKC</p>
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1:20 Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing Producers and
Marketers – Dr. Merritt Taylor, Center Director, Wes Watkins
Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Lane</p>
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1:40 National Watermelon Promotion Board Update – Kenton
Kidd, NWPB, Orlando, Florida</p>
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2:00 Oklahoma Farm Market Update – Justin Whitmore, Market
Development Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food and Forestry, OKC</p>
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2:20 Irrigation Scheduling for Vegetable Crops – Steve
Upson, Horticulture Consultant, Noble Foundation, Ardmore</p>
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2:40 Pumpkin Trials and Resources for Vegetable Variety
Selection – Dr. Lynn Brandenberger, OSU Horticulture,
Stillwater<br>
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