2017 Southern Plant Board Meeting
Hilton Cocoa Beach Hilton Oceanfront Hotel
May 1 – 4, 2017
Monday, May 1
4:00 pm – 7:00 pmRegistration
5:00 pm – 7:00 pmSouthern Plant Board Dinner Reception (light fare)
8:00 – 11:00 pmNetworking
Tuesday, May 2
7:00 am – 9:00 amBreakfast (provided), Bagel Buffet
8:00 am – 8:15 amSouthern Plant Board Opening Session
- Call to Order, Larry Nichols
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers Service
- Roll Call, Phil Wilson
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- General Meeting Announcements, Dr. Trevor Smith
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
8:15 am – 8:45 amWelcome to Florida, Commissioner Adam Putnam
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services
8:45 am – 9:00 amOpening Comments, Larry Nichols
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services
9:00 am – 10:00 amAgency Reports
- National Plant Board, Joe Collins
NPB President, University of Kentucky
- USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Carlos Martinez
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
- Customs and Border Protection, Kevin Harriger
DHS-U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Horticultural Inspection Society– Southern Chapter, Thomas Cary
10:00 am – 10:15 amBreak,Coffee
10:15 am – 10:25 am Domestic Data Systems Taskforce, Adam Brookbank
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protections and Quarantine
10:25 am – 10:45 amBoll Weevil Eradication Status, Billy Newton
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
10:45 am – 11:05 amNew Market Access Requests for Exports, Laney Campbell
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
11:05 am – 12:00 pmHemp oil and Medical Marijuana, Mitch Yergert
Colorado Department of Agriculture
12:00 pm – 1:15 pmLunch (provided), Buffet
1:15 pm – 2:20 pmState Reports – AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, KY, MS
1:15 pm – 5:00 pmCAPS Breakout Sessions (SSCs and PSSs)
2:20 pm – 3:00 pmCitrus Pest Update, Dr. Trevor Smith and Dr. Awinash Bhatkar
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Texas Department of Agriculture
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak, Coffee and Cookies
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm National Clean Plant Network Update, Erich Rudyj
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
3:45 pm – 4:40 pmState Reports Continued – NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA
4:40 pm – 5:00 pmDon’t Pack a Pest Program, Denise Feiber
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Dinner (on your own)
8:00 pm – 11:00 pmNetworking
Wednesday, May 3
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast (provided), Bagel Buffet
8:00 am – 8:20 am Florida New Exotic Pest Update, Dr. Trevor Smith
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
8:20 am – 9:00 am USDA Policy Change on Import Treatments, Calvin Shuler and Trevor Smith
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
9:00 am – 9:20 am Future of Farm Bill Proposals, Dr. Ron Weeks
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
9:20 am – 10:00 am EZFed Grants Overview, Duane Barlow
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break, coffee
10:15 am – 10:35 am CAPS Breakout Session Report, Sherry Aultman
Clemson University
10:35 am – 11:05 amPollinators and Pesticides – Latest Research, Dr. Jamie Ellis
University of Florida
11:30 pm – 6:00 pm Kennedy Space Center Tour
Dinner (on your own)
Thursday, May 4
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast (provided), Bagel Buffet
8:00 pm – 8:30 pmSANC Update, Dr. Wayne Dixon
National Plant Board
8:30 am -12:00 pm Breakout Sessions
- SPB Business Meeting
- CBP Breakout Session
- APHIS PPQ Breakout Session
- CAPS Breakout Session
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break, coffee