A statewide association of growers, shippers, corporations and individual proprietors, the Hawaii Tropical Flower Council directs promotion and supports research of Hawaii's tropical flower industry. Each of the state's major flower commodity groups (anthuriums, orchids, proteas, potted plants foliage, and tropicals) is represented on the council's board of directors.
Members and guests are invited to attend a full-day of focusing on issues, workshops, booths, cultural discussions and more on October 22, 2004 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
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Friday, October 22
Room: South Pacific 4 |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am |
Welcome and Hawaii Tropical Flower Council Update
Michael Inouye, HTFC President
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Concurrent Session I - Marketing
Room: South Pacific 4 |
| 8:45 - 10:00 am |
Niche Marketing of Tropical Floral Products
Jane Eckert, President, Eckert AgriMarketing
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10:00 - 10:15 am
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Break
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| 10:15 - 11:30 am |
Floral Website Critiquing, Accessing, and E-resources to Improve Your Floral Website Design
Garrett Wasny, Award-winning Author, Publisher and Speaker on E-business and Global Trade |
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| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
LUNCH
The Formation, Progress, and Impacts of the California Cut Flower Commission on the California Cut Flower Industry
Michael Mellano, Founding Board Member of the California Cut Flower Commission |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Supermarket Floral Sales
Greg Calistro, Produce and Floral Buyer/Merchandiser, Save Mart Supermarkets |
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| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
Marketing Round Table Discussion
Jane Eckert, President, Eckert AgriMarketing
Garrett Wasny, Award-winning Author, Publisher and Speaker on E-business and Global Trade
Michael Mellano, Founding Board Member of the California Cut Flower Commission
Greg Calistro, Produce and Floral Buyer/Merchandiser, Save Mart Supermarkets
Susan Matsushima, President, Alluvion, Inc. |
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Concurrent Session II - Culture and Pest Management
Room: Sea Pearl 5 & 6 |
| 8:45 - 9:25 am |
New Symptoms for Fusarium and Other Floral Diseases
Dr. Janice Uchida, CTAHR Plant Pathologist, PEPS
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9:25 - 10:00 am
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Weed Control in Potted Ornamentals
Dr. Joe DeFrank, CTAHR Weed Specialist, TPSS
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| 10:00 - 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 am |
Insect Growth Regulators and Reduced Risk Pesticides
Dr. Arnold Hara, CTAHR Entomologist, PEPS |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Control of Insects and Mollusks on Flower Crops
Dr. Robert Hollingsworth, USDA-PBARC Research Biologist |
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| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
LUNCH
The Formation, Progress, and Impacts of the California Cut Flower Commission on the California Cut Flower Industry
Michael Mellano, Founding Board Member of the California Cut Flower Commission |
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| 1:00 - 1:45 pm |
Bacterial Diseases on Anthuriums and Other Ornamentals: What Are We Importing?
Dr. Anne Alvarez, CTAHR Plant Pathologist, PEPS |
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| 1:45 - 4:00 pm |
Federal Floriculture Research Grant Open House
Enhancing Ex Vitro Anthurium and Orchid Plantlet Growth Light Enhancement of Cut Flower Dendrobium Orchid Production
Dr. Richard Criley, CTAHR Horticulturist, TPSS
Weed Control in Potted Ornamentals
Dr. Joe DeFrank, CTAHR Weed Specialist, TPSS
Heat Treatments in Floricultural Crops
Dr. Arnold Hara, CTAHR Entomologist, PEPS
Light Quality Enhancement of Flowering of Orchids and Anthuriums
Dr. Kent Kobayashi, CTAHR Horticulturist, TPSS
Progress in Dendrobium and Anthurium Breeding
Dr. Heidi Kuehnle, CTAHR Horticulturist, TPSS
Dr. Tessie Amore, CTAHR Horticulturist, TPSS
Cultivar Development in Proteaceae Floral Crops Development of Superior Orchid Stud Plants for Hawaii Hybridizers
Dr. Kenneth Leonhardt, CTAHR Horticulturist, TPSS
Tilden Miguel, CTAHR M.S. Candidate in TPSS
Postharvest Handling and Packaging of Hawaii 's Ornamentals
Dr. Robert Paull, CTAHR Postharvest Physiologist, TPSS
Chemical and Cultural Management of Burrowing Nematodes on Anthuriums
Kelvin Sewake, CTAHR Extension Agent, PEPS
Dr. Brent Sipes, CTAHR Plant Pathologist, PEPS
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| Fees: |
| Seminar, Luncheon |
$75.00 each |
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| If you are attending the Ag Conference on October 21 and HTFC Seminar on October 22, your HTFC Luncheon fee is reduced to $50.00 each. |
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Click here to register for these sessions |
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