Hops Field Day

If you have any interest in hops, Dr. Shinsuke Agehara asked me to share this information with you regarding a hops field day at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.

UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center presents a special Alternative Crops Field Day featuring the GCREC Hops Yard and Hops ResearchThursday, May 24, 2018, 9 am to 1 pm

Location:            

UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598

For directions, visit http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/about-us/

*Register for the meeting ($10 including lunch) at https://gcrechopsfieldday.eventbrite.com

Schedule:

9:00 – 9:30          Introduction (meet in the lobby)

9:30 – 10:30        Field tour

10:50 – 11:00     “Overview of the Florida hop industry”

Simon Bollin, Agribusiness Development Manager, Hillsborough County Economic Development

11:00 – 11:15     “Hops variety trials under natural and extended day length”

                                Zhanao, Plant Breeder, GCREC

11:15 – 11:30     “Cultural practices and day length extension by LED lights to maximize hop yields in Florida”

                                Shinsuke Agehara, Plant Physiologist, GCREC

11:30 – 11:45     “Common diseases of hops – a Florida perspective”

                                Gary Vallad, Plant Pathologist, GCREC    

11:45 – 12:00     “Pests of Florida hops: what we know so far”

                                Hugh Smith, Entomologist, GCREC           

12:00 – 12:15     “Root-knot nematode host status of different hop cultivars in Florida”

                                Johan Desaeger, Nematologist, GCREC  

12:15 – 1:00        Lunch and open discussion