Important Grower Meetings – October 23rd and 24th
October 11, 2013Below 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