Below are the dates and locations for upcoming grower meetings in both quarantines as well as for the area wide management meetings.

The meetings for the quarantine areas will cover the conditions for harvesting and hauling fruit to the packing house as well as the area wide spray concept and how it applies specifically to these areas.

San Juan Quarantine Meeting

When: 12:00 pm, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013; REGISTRATION BEGINS at 11:30 am

Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 617 W. Expressway 83, McAllen, TX 78503

Who should attend: All grove owners, growers and grove care managers within the 5-mile quarantine centered in San Juan; Click HERE to see if you fall within the quarantine boundaries.

A FREE lunch will be provided from 12:00-1:00 pm and the program will begin shortly thereafter

Zone 1 Area wide Meeting

When: 8:30 am, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 617 W. Expressway 83, McAllen, TX 78503

Who should attend: All grove owners, growers and grove managers operating west of U.S. 281

FREE lunch provided

Zone 2 Area wide Meeting

When: 8:30 am, Thursday, October 24th, 2013

Where: Hoblitzelle Auditorium, Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Center, 2401 U.S. Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596

Who should attend: All grove owners, growers and grove managers operating east of U.S. 281

FREE lunch provided

For more information or to RSVP for any of these meetings, please

contact Hilda Castillo at 956-584-1772 or Hilda@valleyag.org