Extension

The OPGA Annual Convention & Trade Show is a 3-day conference designed for the Oklahoma, and surrounding areas, pecan industry.

 

Enroll for the OPGA Convention

 

June 1st

• 12:30 pm-5:00 pm - Registration Opens
• 1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Tips for a Successful Planting
• 2:00 pm-3:00pm - Seasonal Occurrence of Insect Pests in Pecan
• 3:00 pm-3:30 pm - Break with Exhibitors
• 3:00 pm-5:00 pm - Exhibit Hall Open
• 3:00 pm - Room Check-In
• 3:30 pm-4:30 pm - Pecan Disease Management
• 4:30 pm-5:00 pm - Pecan Cultivars
• 6:00 pm-7:00 pm - Social Evening Reception

 

June 2nd

• 7:30 am - Food Show Registration Opens
• 7:30 am-5:00 pm - Registration Opens
• 8:00 am-5:00 pm - Exhibit Hall Open
• 8:00 am - Nut Show Viewing
• 8:00 am-8:15 am - Welcome
• 8:15 am-8:45 am - Could Pecan Absorb More Nutrients with Mycorrhizal Fungi?
• 8:45 am-9:15 am - Optimizing the Use of Microbial Biopesticides for Control of Pecan Weevil and Other Pecan Pests
• 9:15 am-9:45 am - Efficacy of Microbial Biopesticides for Pecan Weevil Control in Oklahoma
• 9:45 am-10:15 am - Break with Exhibitors
• 10:15 am-10:45 am - Insect Response to Regenerative Agriculture Practices in Cattle Pecan Production
• 10:45 am-11:00 am - Oklahoma Pecan Festival - Ardmore, OK - Depot Park
• 11:00 am-11:30 am - The State of the Pecan Industry
• 11:30 am-12:00 pm - OGPA Business Meeting
• 12:00 pm-1:30 pm - Lunch Break
• 1:30 pm-2:00 pm - Picturing Pecans: New Cultivar Releases and Modernizing Pecan Breeidng at the USDA
• 2:00 pm-2:30 pm - Financial Implications of Alternative Pecan Management Systems and Crop Insurance
• 2:30 pm-3:00 pm - How to Get the Most from Your Soil
• 3:00 pm-3:30 pm - Break with Exhibitors
• 3:30 pm-4:00 - Partners in Progress
• 4:00 pm-4:30 pm - After the Harvest: Protecting Your Pecan Crop's Quality
• 4:30 pm-5:00 pm - Thinking About Agritourism
• 6:30 pm - Awards Banquet

 

June 3rd

• 9:00 am - Field Day - Great Buffalo Pecan Farm
• 11:00 am - Guest Room Check-Out
• 12:00 pm-2:00 pm - Lunch/Field Day Closing