Crops

Introduction
Chairs: Geoff Frank and Robert Walker

Going avant garden - The Jon Carloftis story
Jon Carloftis, Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens, USA

A green thumbs up: Louis Hillenmeyer gets fresh with an ecological approach to growing your own
Louis Hillenmeyer, Louis’ Flower Power Shop, USA

Through the grapevine: Past practices, future trends and what the consumer really wants from grape production
Jandré Prinsloo, Alltech Inc., USA

Break

Turning over a new leaf in orchard health: Foliar nutrition for citrus
Timothy Mann, Ben Hill Griffin, Inc., USA

Rewriting the book on fruit quality: Natural interventions & management techniques
Graham Barry, XLnT Citrus, South Africa

The world of citrus: How change has become the new constant, and what we can learn from it
Allen Morris, Blue Lake Citrus Products, USA

Introduction
Chairs: Geoff Frank and Robert Walker

Elicitors: What are they, what do they do, what role will they have in plant protection?
Necip Tosun, Ege University, Turkey

Changing the paradigm: A proposal for natural control of soil-borne diseases
Pingsheng Ji, University of Georgia, USA

From seed to feed: Profits in dairy and feedlot start in the field
Jack Corless, Rumsol Ltd., Ireland

Break

Review your playbook for row crops: The role of natural growth promoters
Glendon Harris, University of Georgia, USA

Nutrient innovation through nutrigenomics: Revolutionizing our understanding of gene expression & plant productivity
Kristen Brennan, Alltech Inc., USA

Five best practices to maximize crop productivity
Timothy Maloney, Agri-Tech Consulting, USA

Questions & Answers: Wrap up
A brief discussion with the speakers