by Laura Muntean
The 2020 Texas Fruit Conference will be held virtually on Sept. 21-22. This annual Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/) horticulture event provides information for every level of fruit grower.
Registration is open at the Texas Fruit Virtual Conference website (http://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/fruit). Day 1 registration is $50, Day 2 registration is $35, and registration for both days is $70. Registration closes on Sept. 19.
“For those people who have been considering starting an orchard, we are offering an Intro to Fruit Growing Workshop, covering the essential ‘get started’ information in four hours of time,” said Monte Nesbitt, AgriLife Extension horticulture program specialist, Bryan-College Station, and coordinator for the event.
“For advanced fruit growers in Texas, we are giving a session called ‘Texas’ Fruit Future,’ which considers the future of some mainstay fruit crops and explores new ones,” Nesbitt said. “We will also be providing a virtual field trip to two Texas-based commercial fruit nurseries, Womack Nursery and Texas Pecan Nursery. And lastly, we are having a live panel discussion to interact with growers of all situations.”
