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31st Annual
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers
Conference

Mango Makers & Food Preservers

 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

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STEPHEN BRADY

 

Steve Brady is a retired internist and long-time tropical fruit grower. He planted his first lemon seed when he was 6 - first mango seed at 7 and has been collecting and growing all sorts of exotic fruits for 61 years now.  He has traveled widely in the tropics to collect new fruits out of markets and jungles. He helped to found the Naples Botanical Garden and served on its Collections Committee and for a number of years was the curator of the Tropical Fruit and Edible Plants Collection. He teaches an annual class on Mangoes for the UF/IFAS extension service as well as training classes for Master Gardeners.

Mangoes 2021
01:02:20

Mangoes 2021

Mangoes presentation by Stephen Brady (part 1)
Mango Culture
50:34

Mango Culture

Mangoes presentation by Stephen Brady (Part 2)
Mango Selection
22:39

Mango Selection

Mangoes presentation by Stephen Brady (Part 3)

CONFERENCE VIDEOS

2021 Conference Videos
Using Lure Traps for Fruit Flies in Hawai'i
10:08

Using Lure Traps for Fruit Flies in Hawai'i

From the USDA-ARS in Hilo, HI, Dr. Dara Stockton explains why and how to use traps, including demonstrating two methods using materials you can find easily at home. Links: TRAP VENDORS: Better World Manufacturing (phone) www.betterworldus.com/products Harmony Farm (online) www.harmonyfarm.com/mcphail-trap-for-olive-fly/ ISCA Technologies (online) www.iscatechnologies.com/products/isca-ball-trap-1 Great Lakes IPM (online or phone) www.greatlakesipm.com/monitoring/ready-to-use-kits/fruit-fly/ Pherobank (phone) www.pherobank.com/pheromone-trap-types.html LURE VENDORS: Scentry Biologicals (phone) (CL, ME, TML) https://scentry.com/monitoring-products/ Farma Tech International (phone) (CL,ME, TML) www.farmatech.com/products.shtml Alphascents (online)(ME coaster lure) www.alphascents.com/oriental-fruit-fly-lure.html 1.5 mL Microcentrifuge Tubes: Any type/brand works, so buy the cheapest. This is just one example of many found on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Globe-Scientific-111558-Polypropylene-Microcentrifuge/dp/B00577ZQH8/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3JF5BPEPHKZS6&dchild=1&keywords=1.5+ml+microcentrifuge+tubes&qid=1632526209&sprefix=1.5+mL+%2Caps%2C335&sr=8-3 Please, note that the USDA is not affiliated with these businesses. Please, do your own research before purchasing. Additional Extension Trapping Resources: www.fruitfly.Hawaii.edu https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=29404&dt=3&g=12 https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/IN/IN110300.pdf

CONFERENCE DOWNLOADS

Demonstrating Value Added Specialty Crops with Dehydration

Jane Tai

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Mangoes 2021

Stephen Brady (Keynote Speaker)

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Mango Rating Form

Stephen Brady (Keynote Speaker)

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Different Mangoes

Mark Suiso, President Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers

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Who is NASS?

Shawn Clark, State Statistician USDA

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Expanding Hawaii Markets to the U.S. Mainland

Dorothy Altonga, USDA APHIS PPQ

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Update on Distribution of BBTV-Resistant Banana Clones

Richard Manshardt, CTAHR/TPSS Dept., UH Manoa

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Quarantine Updates 

Dr. Peter Follett, USDA-ARS

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MANGO DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION

MANGO DISCUSSION AND Q&A VIDEO CALL

MANGO DISCUSSION AND Q&A VIDEO CALL

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Watch the follow-up discussion and live Q&A session for the conference as if you were there. There were a number of great questions answered and interesting discussions about Mangoes.

Recorded October 19th, 2021.

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