Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Some Upcoming Programs of Interest

Greetings,

 

I am highlighting some upcoming programs of interest below:

 

October 1, 2015 – Citrus Spot Burner Workshop in Bartow: Just found out about this one; only two days away, call now!

 

http://lake.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/citrus/documents/CitrusSpotBurnerLetter2015.pdf

 

October 6, 2015 - Building Your Own Farm’s Food Safety Manual Workshop:  only a few spaces remaining

 

http://lake.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/citrus/documents/FoodSafetyPlanWorkshopFlyerOct6_2015.pdf

 

October 8, 2015 – Florida Blueberry Growers Association Fall Blueberry Short Course in Plant City, FL:

 

http://www.eventbrite.com/o/florida-blueberry-growers-association-6912214155  

 

October 29, 2015 – Advanced Citrus Production Systems Field Day: Program presented in Lake Alfred by Dr. Arnold Schumann

 

http://lake.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/citrus/documents/AnnouncementFlyerFINAL.pdf

 

October 30, 2015 – Farm Safety Day in Tavares: Very popular program for employees from all types of agricultural production operations

 

http://lake.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/citrus/documents/FarmSafetyDayAgenda103015.pdf

 

November 10, 2015 – CRDF Citrus Rootstock Field Day at the Duda Grove in Felda, FL:

 

http://lake.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/citrus/documents/CRDF-CRECRootstockFielddayNov102015.pdf

 

Make Sure to watch for more information in the next few weeks about:

 

November 10, 2015 - Attaining Optimum Blueberry Yield: Irrigation, Hydrogen Cyanamide & Weed Management at the UF/IFAS Extension – Lake County Office in Tavares, FL

 

November 18, 2015 – Osceola County Freeze Protection Workshop at the UF/IFAS Extension – Osceola County Office in Kissimmee, FL

 

November 24, 2015 - Mid Florida Citrus Foundation Irrigation Field Day in Avalon

 

December 1, 2015 – Winter Weather School  at the UF/IFAS Extension - Lake County Office in Tavares, FL

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thank you,

 

Gary K. England

1951 Woodlea Rd.

Tavares, FL 32778

(352) 343-4101 Ext. 2729

(352) 343-2767 FAX

gke@ufl.edu

 

Reminder: Monday, October 12, 2015 for SWFSFN Meeting at Geraldson CSA Urban Farm in Manatee County

Hello, everyone.  This is your friendly reminder of the upcoming October 12th meeting of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) – see below for details.  We hope that you are making plans to network with regional farmers at this visit to one of our premier organic farms.

 

I also want to announce that we will also have a special feature with a presentation of the initiation of a statewide program of 'Farm Hack' (see http://farmhack.org/app/).  The idea is to promote the sharing of farmer-inspired appropriate technology and tools for a more resilient community of food producers.  The presenter will be Mike Meire of Ground Floor Farm in Stuart, FL (see http://www.groundfloorfarm.com/).  Mike recently announced its initiation at the Sept 18-20, 2016 FL Local Food Summit in Gainesville.  You can also find out more about FL Farm Hack at his Facebook called FL Young Farmers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/750652891730508/

 

Therefore, in the spirit of this special presentation, everyone who is already a 'Farmer Hacker' is invited to bring an item that they have designed to demonstrate and share.  Let's get the FL Farm Hack movement started in our SWFSFN!!

 

As always, please, forward this email to anyone who would like to join us at this meeting and network w/ regional farmers.  And don't forget to register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/swfsfn-onfarm-meeting-tickets-18585497724

 

Thanks,

Robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Agent III

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

Community Services Business Center

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  34241

rkluson@scgov.net

(941-232-3090 (c)

https://www.facebook.com/robert.a.kluson

 

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Subject: SAVE THE DATE: Monday, October 12, 2015 for SWFSFN Meeting at Geraldson CSA Urban Farm in Manatee County

 

Hello members & supporters of the SW FL Small Farmer Network (SWFSFN)!   We are very pleased to send you this announcement and invitation to the next meeting of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) on Monday, October 12, 2015.  We are providing you this event  for the 2015-16 growing season to support your sustainable, small farming and local foods enterprises in SW Florida. 

                                                                                                                                             

We are very fortunate this time to being hosted by Christa Leonard of the Geraldson CSA Farm in Manatee County (see http://geraldsoncommunityfarm.org/). It is a  20 acre Certified Organic CSA urban farm located in Bradenton, Fl.  Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a unique relationship of mutual support and commitment between a farm and community members for an entire growing season. CSA members purchase a share of a wide variety of organic vegetables, herbs and flowers for the growing season, November-May.  Their production practices include field and protected agriculture, and their marketing practices include farmers markets, as well as CSA.  For more background information, see the videos at http://geraldsoncommunityfarm.org/videos/

 

Date:                                     Monday, October 12, 2015

Time:                                     9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                             Geraldson CSA Farm, 1401 99th Street NW, Bradenton, Florida 34209

Cost:                                      free      

Note:                                    bring folding chair & eating utensils, and home-made/home-grown food to share at the pot luck lunch

RSVP:                                   Yes, register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/swfsfn-onfarm-meeting-tickets-18585497724

 

 We are sure that you will not want to miss this opportunity for social and business networking with your fellow small farmers in SW FL.  Come meet your fellow producers and purveyors who are making our local food systems a reality!   Remember to bring seeds to share for our Seed Swap activity and help promote such collective actions of SWFSFN members.  Finally, we are planning to have another spectacular pot lunch so bring your locally-grown foods prepared with you special recipes of your seasonal crops!

 

AGENDA:

9:30 – 10:00                        Registration

10:00 – 12:00                      Farm Tour

12:00 – 1:00                        Pot Luck Lunch; Seed Swap

1:00 – 2:00                           Farmers Networking Meeting (introductions; discussion of challenges & opportunities in production & marketing, as well as regulatory issues in SW FL)

2:00 – 3:00                           UF/IFAS Extension Session (talk of use of trap crops & banker plants in IPM; county education announcement and SFAE Program conference reports & announcements)

 

Please, feel free to pass along this announcement to your fellow small farmers and local foods entrepreneurs & promoters who would be interested in the activities of SWFSFN and meeting our regional farmers.  If they are not familiar with SWFSFN, please, refer them to both our webpage (see http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/AG/swfsfn.shtml) and Yahoo Group (see http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SW_FL_Small_Farms/).  The SWFSFN is a farmer-driven initiative of the of the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Program (see http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/).

 

Thanks and we really look forward to seeing everyone next month at the Geraldson CSA farm in NW Bradenton . . .

 

Robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Agent III

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

Community Services Business Center

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  34241

rkluson@scgov.net

(941-232-3090 (c)

https://www.facebook.com/robert.a.kluson

 

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Weekly Harvest, September 23, 2015

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Sustainable Agriculture News Briefs - September 23, 2015

Weekly sustainable agriculture news and resources gleaned from the Internet by NCAT staff for the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture website. The Weekly Harvest Newsletter is also available online.

News & Resources

  • Survey Results Show Increase in Sales from Organic Farms
  • USDA Releases Guide to Running a Food Hub
  • SARE Offers Organic Transition Business Planner
  • Farm to Institution New England Issues Publications on Local Food Purchasing
  • New Grants to Help New and Underserved Farmers Understand FSA Programs
  • New USDA Market News Report Focuses on Non-GMO Grain

Funding Opportunities

  • Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America Safety Grants Program
  • Arizona Livestock and Crop Conservation Grant Program
  • New York Farm Viability Institute Request for Proposals

Coming Events

  • Latino Farmer Conference
  • Farm to Table: Agriculture Law in the Era of Sustainability
  • Paving the Way for an Organic Planet: Growing with Healthy Soil Biology

News & Resources

Survey Results Show Increase in Sales from Organic Farms
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the results of the 2014 Organic Survey, showing that 14,093 certified and exempt organic farms in the United States sold a total of $5.5 billion in organic products in 2014. These sales were up 72% since 2008. Approximately 5,300 organic producers say they intend to increase production over the next five years, and another 688 farms are currently transitioning.

USDA Releases Guide to Running a Food Hub
USDA Rural Development has issued Running a Food Hub: A Business Operations Guide. The 83-page publication is Volume 2 in a food hub technical report series. This report focuses on operational issues faced by food hubs, including choosing an organizational structure and a location, deciding on infrastructure and equipment, and arranging logistics and transportation. The report is available online in PDF.

SARE Offers Organic Transition Business Planner
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) has a new publication available, Organic Transition: A Business Planner for Farmers, Ranchers and Food Entrepreneurs. It explores organic transition strategies and asks critical questions that help you decide whether organic makes sense for your farm or business.
Related ATTRA Publication: Organic Certification of Farms and Businesses Producing Agricultural Products

Farm to Institution New England Issues Publications on Local Food Purchasing
Farm to Institution New England has issued two publications. Food Service Management Companies in New England: Phase 1 Research Findings: Barriers & Opportunities to Local Food Procurement provides an overview of FSMC operations and the role of FSMCs in purchasing local food products for their institutional clients. The second publication, Leveraging Contracts for Local Food Procurement, assists institutions that are managed by FSMCs in influencing the request-for-proposal and contract-negotiation processes to increase purchases of local food.

New Grants to Help New and Underserved Farmers Understand FSA Programs
USDA has announced that $2.5 million in grants is available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about USDA Farm Service Agency programs that can provide financial, disaster, or technical assistance. Grants of $20,000 to $100,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and public higher education institutions for projects that improve farmer education on topics such as financial training, value-added production, recordkeeping, property inheritance, and crop-production practices. USDA will conduct four reviews of applications, with deadlines of November 20, 2015, and January 22, March 18, and May 27, 2016.

New USDA Market News Report Focuses on Non-GMO Grain
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is issuing a new Market News report each Wednesday focusing on non-genetically engineered/genetically modified (non-GE/GMO) grain commodities. The new report covers non-GE/GMO corn and soybeans with two price types: future delivery contract prices and spot market cash prices. In the future, AMS plans to add other commodities, distinguish prices by geographical region, and include other pricing mechanisms in the report.

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Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America Safety Grants Program
The ASHCA Safety Grants Program offers grants up to $10,000 for agricultural safety and health interventions at the local and/or regional level in order to facilitate timely application of evidence-based safety/health strategies to protect agricultural workers. Applicants should be engaged in agriculture-related production, education/training, and/or research.
Applications are due by January 7, 2016.

Arizona Livestock and Crop Conservation Grant Program
This program assists ranchers and farmers with the implementation of conservation projects that provide for the preservation of open space. Eligible projects restore grassland habitat, provide and/or ensure reliable water on grassland habitat, and eliminate fencing barriers within two focal areas. Grant awards will not exceed $50,000.
Applications are due October 13, 2015.

New York Farm Viability Institute Request for Proposals
New York Farm Viability Institute is seeking proposals that have clear relevance to New York's agriculture community, demonstrated producer support, and the ability to deliver farm-level impact. Eligible applicants include farmer groups, researchers, educators, organizations, agencies, and businesses. Proposals up to $150,000 will be accepted.
Applications are due by November 15, 2015.

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Latino Farmer Conference
November 3, 2015
Fresno, California

The National Center for Appropriate Technology's first Latino Farmer Conference will bring together Spanish-speaking farmers from around California to share their experiences, network with other farmers, and attend workshops about marketing, production practices, farm finances and programs, and other topics relevant to Spanish-speaking farmers. Registration for the event is free.

Farm to Table: Agriculture Law in the Era of Sustainability
October 30, 2015
Ft. Worth, Texas

This innovative symposium sponsored by Texas A&M Law Review will feature presentations from practitioners, scholars, and agriculture experts. Presenters will provide insights into the most significant legal issues affecting the sustainability of our agriculture and food systems.

Paving the Way for an Organic Planet: Growing with Healthy Soil Biology
October 29-30, 2015
Denver, Colorado

This Rodale Institute course is hosted by Chipotle Mexican Grill and conducted by Rodale Institute's Chief Scientist Dr. Kris Nichols and Farm Director Jeff Moyer. This workshop is designed to explain the relationships between soil biology and healthy soil and the roles of management practices in soil health.

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Florida Land Steward Update 9/25/15

Florida Land Steward Update
September 25, 2015


Have Land?  Get a Plan and Stay Connected.  Florida Land Steward is your source of assistance, information, events and resources.


News, information and upcoming events below.  
Please share this update with your neighbors, colleagues and others that may be interested.

- Florida Land Steward Newsletter (Summer/Fall 2015 (Vol 4, No 3) and back issues -

 

News & Info Brief


HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!


NEW ISSUE OF SOUTHERN FIRE EXCHANGE'S FIRELINES NEWSLETTER
This issue includes summaries from three studies conducted in the Southeast as well as resources, news, and upcoming events :

·         Prescribed Fire Reduces Wildfire Activity over Time

·         Season of Burn in Longleaf Pine Plantations

·         Burn Season and Interval: A Long Term Look

·         SFE Events This Fall (including next week's Chinese tallow webinar!)

·         2016 JFSP Research Funding Opportunity Solicitation

·         Recap of the Prescribed Fire Communications Summit

Current and back issues here


CHECK OUT THE NEW FLORIDA TREE FARM PROGRAM PAGE
The American Tree Farm System is a program for woodland owners who are committed to sustainably managing their woods for wood, water, wildlife and recreation. Each state program is run by a diverse group of partners, such as state agencies, non-profit organizations, volunteers, foresters and landowners. Learn about Florida's Tree Farm Program contacts, resources, news and more at https://www.treefarmsystem.org/florida


ALTERS NAMED OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Florida Forestry Association Release
John and Elizabeth Alter of Malone, FL, have been named the 2015 Tree Farmer of the Year. They were honored at the Florida Forestry Association's Annual Meeting held recently in Panama City Beach, FL.. The Alters own and manage nearly one thousand acres in northeast Jackson County. The land includes their home site and 18 tree farm stands, as well as profit-generating pasture lease for beef cattle, cultivated land for row crops, and a 100,000 square foot fenced plot with a wireless communications tower. They also hold hunting leases on the forested areas.  The Alters' Tree Farm features 600 acres of pine plantations, including longleaf, slash and loblolly. Cypress trees more than 100 years old can be found in wetlands on the property. The land also supports abundant wildlife.  More at Florida Land Steward Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015 TOUR AT ALTER-BEVIS FARMS
Tree Farmers, forest landowners, and forestry and natural resource professionals are invited to join us in our congratulatory awards presentation of Florida's 2015 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the year and forestry tour of John and Elizabeth Alter's Alter-Bevis Farms ON OCTOBER 23, 9 AM. This event is free but pre-registration is required. Please contact the UF/IFAS Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service at (850) 482-9620. RSVP BY noon on Friday, October 16th.   See link above for details.  


USDA NRCS PROGRAMS HELP FLORIDA FARMERS, RANCHERS CONERVE NATURAL RESOURCES
Application deadline for financial assistance Dec. 18
Florida farmers and ranchers can apply until Dec. 18, 2015, for financial and technical assistance from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs for fiscal year 2016 funding. Although applications are accepted on a continuous basis for all programs, funding selections are typically made once a year. 

Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), landowners may receive financial and technical assistance to improve soil, water, air, plants, animals and related resources. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pastureland, private non-industrial forestland and other farm or ranch lands.

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) provides financial and technical assistance to conserve agricultural lands and wetlands. Agricultural Land Easements help farmers and ranchers keep their land in agriculture. Eligible partners are Indian tribes, state and local governments and non-governmental organizations that have farmland or grassland protection programs. Wetland Reserve Easements offer technical and financial assistance directly to private landowners and Indian tribes to restore, protect and enhance wetlands through the purchase of a wetland easement.

Begin by visiting your local NRCS field office and requesting help developing a conservation plan. Our experts provide this free service to help you use your natural resources more efficiently. To learn about technical and financial assistance available from NRCS, go to Getting Started with NRCS.


2015 FLORIDA LAND STEWARD CALENDARS STILL AVAILABLE
A few left - send an email to cdemers@ufl.edu with your mailing address if you'd like a copy. First come first serve while supplies last.  


FOREST STEWARDSHIP VIDEOS  - VIEW AND SHARE!
All the latest videos are on the Florida Forest Stewardship Program home page:
http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship


SOMETHING BUGGING YOUR TREES?
Do you have pests or a disease in your trees? Leaves or needles wilting, and you don't know why? Sawdust falling out of your trees, and you don't know how to save them? There is help: ask your question at the free Forest Health Diagnostic Forum: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/treehealth/forum/.


GOT AN INVASIVE SPECIES PROBLEM?
Go to floridainvasives.org for information, assistance and partnership opportunities.


LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC?
Check the vast array of extension publications available through UF/IFAS on the EDIS publication site:  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/  Wow, there's a publication about that?


HAVE AN EVENT OR RELATED NEWS TO SHARE?
Drop a line to Chris Demers, cdemers@ufl.edu


More news and info at the Florida Land Steward Blog

 

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EAST FLORIDA (Madison County, east and south)

October 7, 14

Planning and Management of Wildlife Habitat in Urban and Suburban Backyards and Open Spaces, 7-9 pm, UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584. Details and registration at: http://uflbackyardhabitat.eventbrite.com

October 18-24

WORKING FORESTS AWARENESS WEEK - Want to participate in outreach in your community? See Florida Forestry Association's ideas

October 22

Forest Stewardship Tour at Sparkleberry Farm, Property of Bill Black and Denise Matthews, Alachua County (pdf link), 9:00 am to 2 pm ET. Topics will include longleaf pine regeneration and management, groundcover restoration, wildlife habitat management, how to combat invasive exotic species, Silviculture Best Management Practices, available assistance and more. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Register on-line at  https://fsp-tour102215.eventbrite.com/ or reserve a space by contacting Chris Demers, (352) 846-2375, cdemers@ufl.edu

October 29

Forest Stewardship Field Day: Tree / Plant Identification (pdf link), 9 am to 3 pm, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32641. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Register on-line at https://fsp-workshop102915.eventbrite.com/ or contact Chris Demers, cdemers@ufl.edu, (352) 846-2375.

November 6

Mid-Florida Small Farms Conference, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL. More information to be linked here: http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/firstcoast_conference.html

November 15

Marion County Farm City Festival, Marion County 4-H Farm, 5151 SE 58th Ave (Baseline Rd), Ocala, FL. Farmers market, fun stuff for kids, livestock, farm equipment, food, live music, and more. See link for details.

November 17

Forest Stewardship / Everglades CISMA Workshop: Invasive Exotic Species and Management (link), 9 am to 3 pm ET, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, 3200 East Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702 . Provided by Florida Forest Stewardship Program and Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. FDACS Pesticide CEU approved: 1 Stds/Core, 3 Prvt App, 3 Ag Row Crop, 3 Nat Area Weeds, 3 ROW, 1 Ltd Wildlife Trapper. $10 fee includes lunch and materials. Registration at http://fsp-workshop111715.eventbrite.com/ or contact Palm Beach County Extension Office at (561) 233-1759.

December 3

Forest Stewardship Tour at Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve in Yankeetown, FL (pdf link), 9:00 am to 2 pm ET, Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, 1001 Old Rock Road, Yankeetown, FL 34498 . Join us for this unique tour of a municipal Forest Stewardship property managed to provide a place for citizens to appreciate the beauty of Florida's Nature Coast wetlands. With streams, lakes, salt marshes, pine and hardwood forests, the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve is a unique piece of old Florida. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Register on-line at https://fsp-tour1203215.eventbrite.com/ or reserve a space by contacting Chris Demers, (352) 846-2375, cdemers@ufl.edu

WEST FLORIDA (Jefferson County and west)

October 3

UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Art and Garden Fall Family Festival, 9 am to 2 pm, NFREC-Quincy. Explore visual art and the art of gardening, see area artists in action, take a trolley tour of the beautiful NFREC gardens, and more. The day-long, family-friendly event is free and open to the public. See link above for details.

October 9

2015 Escambia County Farm Tour, 7:30 am CT, Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A, Molino, FL 32577. All day event. This year we will visit the West Florida Cotton Gin, the Birdsong Peanut Buying Point, see crop harvesting, and learn about timber production. $20 fee. See link above for details and registration.

October 15

Forest Stewardship / Aplachicola Regional Stewardship Alliance Workshop: Integrate Wildlife and Forestry (link), 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Dixie Plantation, 1583 Livingston Rd, Greenville, FL 32331. Supported by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant. $5 fee covers lunch and materials. THIS IS ALMOST FULL so register now if you want to attend. Register online at http://fsp-orkshop101515.eventbrite.com /or call Jefferson County Extension at (850) 342-0187.

October 15

Panhandle Invasive Exotic Workshop (link), 7:55am to 3 pm CST, UF/IFAS Washington County Agricultural Center, 1424 Jackson Avenue, Chipley, FL 32428. Field demonstration at Falling Waters State Park. $10.00 fee. DOACS Pesticide CEUs approved. Call (850) 638-6180 to register. See link above for information.

October 18-24

WORKING FORESTS AWARENESS WEEK - Want to participate in outreach in your community? See Florida Forestry Association's ideas

October 20

"Working Forest Work" Workshop, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm CT, Pine Log State Forest, 5583-A Longleaf Road, Ebro, FL 32437. Provided by Florida Forest Service. This hands-on workshop will focus on how foresters with the Florida Forest Service evaluate timber and the various products produced. Field appropriate clothing necessary. Free event. Register on-line at http://working-forests-work.eventbrite.com or reserve a space by contacting Hannah Anderson, (850) 625-6621, Hannah.Anderson@FreshFromFlorida.com

October 23

Tour of Alter-Bevis Tree Farm, 2015 Outstanding Florida Tree Farm (pdf link), Jackson County, FL. 9 AM to 2 PM C.S.T., following the tour we'll travel to Bascom Town Hall for the Awards presentation at 11:45 am. Lunch will be provided at noon. Join us for this special event and opportunity to discuss forestry practices and mingle with other landowners and resource professionals. Attendance will be limited so reserve your space soon: contact the UF/IFAS Jackson County Cooperative Extension Service at (850) 482-9620. R.S.V.P. BY Friday, October 16th @ Noon.

WEBINARS, POLYCOM WORKSHOPS, REGIONAL EVENTS

September 30

Sothern Fire Exchange Webinar: Integrated Management for the Control of Chinese Tallow (link), 1-2 pm ET, See link for details and registration

September 30

Webinar: Irrigation Water Management Plan - An Overview (link), 2 pm ET, See link for details.

October 6

Webinar: Climate Change and Organic Agriculture (link), 3 pm ET, See link for details.

October 16, November 18, December 16

Wildlife Wednesdays Webinar Series, 12:15 to 1 pm. Free and open to the public. Provided by UF/IFAS Polk County Extension. Information and registration at http://www.polknr.eventbrite.com

October 27-28

Forest inSight Conference, Rainwater Conference Center, Valdosta, GA. Provided by Forest Landowners Association. Researchers, landowners, and service and product providers will exchange the most advanced information through presentations that speak directly towards the sustainability, productivity, and profitability of our forest management sector in this region. Foresters, 4.5 Cat 1 CFE credits approved. See link above for details.

November 17-18

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Workshop, Gwinnet Environmental & Heritage Center, Buford, GA. Provided by the USDA Forest Service Southeastern Climate Hub. Landowners, land managers, foresters, and agency staff are invited to learn about adaptive strategies that make workiing lands more resilient and able to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Free. Registration and more details at link above.

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More events on these web calendars:

UF/IFAS Web Calendar

Florida Forest Stewardship Calendar

http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/events_calendar.html

http://www.floridainvasives.org/

Florida Master Naturalist Program

Brooker Creek Preserve Events, Pinellas County

Florida Forest Service Training Opportunities

Forestry Webinars


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FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

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USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PARTNERS PROGRAM
PENINSULAR FLORIDA LANDSCAPE COOPERATIVE

FLORIDA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION / SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE

FLORIDA TREE FARM PROGRAM

 

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