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24th Annual NSSPPA Conference
February 26-28, 2009, Pigeon Forge, TN
National Parks Resort Lodge.
Room rates are $24.95 for Thursday night and $59.95 for Friday and
Saturday.
For information contact:
Morris Bitzer, 859-806-3358 - A second motel has been reserved for
overflow.
The Red Roof Inn is nearby, call
and ask for Everett
and tell them that you are with NSSPPA. National Parks Resort Lodge:
800-843-6686 and ask for
Velda, Red Rood Inn – 865-908-6633 and ask for Everett.
Registration Form (pdf)
Agenda
Thursday, Feb. 26 Will update soon.
7 - 9 p.m. Registration
and fellowship with Refreshments. Pick up your registration packets.
Friday, Feb. 27
- 7:30 a.m. Registration
- 8:30 a.m. Welcome
- 9:00 to 10:00
a.m. Marketing Sweet Sorghum
and
- Safety At The Mill
- 10:20 a.m. Forms for Mills
- 10:45 a.m. Report on Syrup
Contest
- 11:00 a.m. Business Meeting
- Noon - Lunch
- 12:30 - Ladies Session
- 1 p.m.- Dismantling a Mill
and Converting a Horse Drawn Mill to Power
- 2:30 p.m. Break
- 2:50 to 5:00 p.m.
Producer Videos,
Panel on Irrigating Sorghum
Update on Breeding
Program, Latest on Varieties
- 6:00 p.m. Banquet -
Entertainment and Awards, Great Time
- 8:00 p.m. Tasting Times and
Fellowship
Saturday, Feb. 23
- 8:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Panel on Variable That Affect
the Quality of Syrup.
- Seed Varieties, Growing Conditions,
Haevesting, Squeezing
Storing Syrup, Freezing
temp., Soil Types and Fertility
- Batch Cook off Outside of
Lodge.
- 11:00 a.m. Adjourn and
Board of Directors Meeting
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