Pesticide Training and CEUs next Tuesday

Core and Private Applicator Training and Testing and WPS Train-the-Trainer classes available next week at GCREC. These programs are also good for CEUs for current license holders.

 

What: Core and Private Applicator Training and Testing

When: Tuesday, March 29, Core 8:30am-10:30am, Private Applicator 10:45-12:45pm, WPS 10:45-12:45pm

Where: GCREC 14625 CR 672 Wimauma, FL 33598

 

Testing will be offered after training classes. Light refreshments will be available.  If you plan to test, consider bringing a lunch.

Approved CEUs:  Core: 2 Core

Private 2 Private

WPS: 2 aerial, 2 ag row, 2 ag tree, 2 forestry, 2 O&T, 2 Private, 2 Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation

 

Register here:

https://core2016balm.eventbrite.com

https://private2016balm.eventbrite.com

https://wpsttt2016balm.eventbrite.com

 

 

Classes will be cancelled if registration numbers are too low.

 

___________________________

Crystal Snodgrass, M.S.

Extension Agent II, Manatee County

University of Florida IFAS Extension

Manatee County Government

1303 17^th Street West | Palmetto, FL 34221

Phone: (941) 722-4524 ext. 229

Fax: (941) 721-6796

Email: crys21@ufl.edu

Web: manatee.ifas.ufl.edu

 

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The Cultivator Newsletter - March 2016

Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team   Issue No. 6 March 2016   See you in Fort Myers!! April 1 & 2, 2016 Registration for ECHO Field Workshops, Bus tour of Urban farms in Lee County and  Conference sessions are still open. Register today!!   Register for the Conference here Register for pre-Conference events here       Policy Work needed  to improve our State's food system Learn about the work of a group of committed individuals who are bringing back the Florida Food Policy Council. Read More     Quick Links   - Small Farms Program Website - UF/IFAS Extension near you - UF/IFAS Virtual Field Day - The Cultivator Newsletter     Archive - Regional Small Farms    Conferences   Quick Links   -  Transitioning to Organic Production. April 5, at 3:00 pm         Upcoming Events      Northwest Florida   - Strawberry Field Day   April 18, 2016; Jay   For more information call Blake at 850-623-3868 Northeast Florida   - 2016 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course   March 26, 2016; Green Cove Springs   More information here   - Greenhouse and Outdoor Hydroponics Short    course for Teachers   April 7, 2016, Live Oak   Scholarships available   Registration and more info here - Hydroponic Gardening for the Homeowner   April 23, 2016; Live Oak   More information and registration here - Building Your Own Farm's Food Safety Manual   April 27, 2016; Jacksonville   More information contact Terra at 904-255-7450 - How to Start a Food Business in Florida   May 13, 2016; Gainesville   More information and registration here  - Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop   May 17, 2016; Perry   More information and registration here   - Soil Microbiology Short Course: Applications    and  Analysis of Mycorrhizal Associations.   July 11-13, 2016, Gainesville   Registration and more info here Central Florida   - OF2H Symposium - Veteran Farmer Meeting   April 19 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Ocala   For more information here    - Seminole County Farm Tour   April 1st, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm    More information and registration here     South Central Florida   - Regional Small Farms Conference   April 1 & 2, Fort Myers.   For more information and registration here   - ECHO Field Workshops   April 1, Fort Myers   For more information and registration here   - Bus tour of Mentor Farms in Lee County   April 1, Fort Myers   For more information and registration here - How to Start a Food Business in Florida   May 27, 2016; Immokalee   More information and registration here  South Florida - UF/IFAS FSMA FDA Meeting     March 30, 2016; Belle Glade   More information and registration here   - Business and Energy Workshop   April 6 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm LaBelle, FL   More information call Yashira Mendez   561-792-2727 X 5       or Yashira.mendez@fl.usda.gov     ---------   Other Events outside Florida   - Southern SARE Cover Crop Conference   July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro,    North Carolina   More information here           About this Newsletter. The Cultivator is an online monthly newsletter  published by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team.    The objectives of the newsletter are to share practical production and marketing information  and build a strong network among small and medium scale farmers  and other food system stakeholders across Florida.    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   About us The UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team is a collaboration of about 140 University State and County Faculty Extension across Florida. The team works on supporting small and medium scale farms  and strengthening local and regional food systems.   We hope that you find this online newsletter useful. Please send us your events, announcements, feedback, suggestions and questions to smallfarmnews@ifas.ufl.edu Call us at 352-294-1692   UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team PO Box 110690 Gainesville, FL 32611     Follow us on:       Copyright © 2015 All Rights Reserved.

 

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Update: Apr 1-2, 2016 Regional Small Farms Conference

All right, supporters and practitioners of SW FL small farmers and local food systems !  Here is an update of good news!

 

Due to popular demand, the early bird deadline for registration of the Apr 1-2, 2016 Regional Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Ft. Myers (see attachment for conference flyer)  is extended until Wednesday, March 23 at midnight. For program information and registration see www.smallfarmsconf.eventbrite.com

 

This regional conference, organized by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Program, offers participants practical farming knowledge through educational sessions, networking opportunities, field workshops, farm tours, and more. Operating under the theme of “Strengthening Local Food Systems with Diversity,” the conference targets prospective or beginning farmers, experienced agriculture operators, local foods entrepreneurs, and food policy advocates.

 

Daily highlights include:

-          Friday, April 1

                Bus tour of four area urban farms

                Field workshops at ECHO Farm, an internationally recognized NGO in appropriate technology & diversified small farming

                Optional farm-to-table banquet celebration with locally grown foods

                Opening session w/ keynote farmer speakers from agritourism farms in SW and South FL

                Taste of Florida beverages; music and dancing

-          Saturday, April 2

                Sixteen educational sessions, on medicinal foods; agri-tourism; integrated pest management; marketing; food policies; and much more

                Trade show with agricultural vendors and educational organizations

                Networking opportunities

                Lunch with locally grown foods

 

Please, pass the word . . .

 

Thanks,

Dr K

 

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

 

"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Robert Kennedy

 

 

Get Em' Done CEU Day, CEUs and CCAs approved

Please don’t forget to register!

RUP CEUs: Up to 3 Core, 3 Private Applicator, 3 Ag Row, 2 Soil & Greenhouse Fumigation, 3 Demo & Research

See approved CEUs on agenda below

 

CCAs:

General AM session: 1 SW, 1PM

Vegetable: 2PM

General PM session: 2PM

 

 

What: Get Em’ Done CEU Day

 

When: March 24, 2016 8:00am-3:30pm

 

Where: UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, 1303 17^th St. West Palmetto, FL 34221

 

Join us for UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County’s next Git’ em Done CEU Day. New this year, a vegetable tract featuring Dr. Joe Noling. Also joining us, Dr. Kelly Morgan and Dr. Justin Renkema.

The agenda is below

Lunch is included in your program cost and will be catered by Popi’s Place.

 

Get your spot now. This program will fill up!  

Go here to register: http://git-em-done.eventbrite.com

 

Thursday, March 24th

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    8:00 – 8:10          Registration & Check-In

        8:10 – 8:30      Intro., Housekeeping, Layout day

        8:30 – 9:20      Soil Testing Recommendations

                                Dr. Kelly Morgan, Soil and Water Scientist, UF/IFAS SWFREC

                                CEUs: 1Core, 1LUF

      9:30 – 10:20      Read That Label!

                                Martha Glenn and Crystal Snodgrass, Extension Agents, UF/IFAS Manatee County

                                  CEUs: 1 Core

Tract	Landscape	Turf	Ornamental	Vegetable
Room
10:30 – 11:20	Nematodes in Turf and Landscape Plants Dr. William Crow, Landscape Nematologist, UF/IFAS     Continued below..	Turf Fertilization and Pest Management Dr. Laurie Trenholm, Turfgrass Specialist, UF/IFAS     Continued below..	Insect ID from Plant Damage and Selection of Appropriate Pesticide Ctrl Lee Bloomcamp, Entomologist, Syngenta    CEUs: 1CLO, 1LLO, 1LCLM, 1O&T, 1R-O-W, 1Pvt, 1Demo, 1 Ag Row	Nematodes 101 Dr. Joe Noling, Nematology Specialist, UF/IFAS CREC     CEUs: 1CLO, 1LLO, 1LCLM, 1O&T, 1R-O-W, 1Pvt, 1Demo, 1Ag Row, 1S&G Fumig. 1Aquatic
11:30 – 12:20	Nematodes in Turf and Landscape Plants Dr. William Crow, Landscape Nematologist, UF/IFAS     CEUs: 2CLO, 2LLO, 2LCLM, 2LUF, 2O&T, 2R-O-W, 2Pvt	Turf Fertilization and Pest Management Dr. Laurie Trenholm, Turfgrass Specialist, UF/IFAS     CEUs: 2CLO, 2LLO, 2LCLM, 2LUF, 2O&T, 2R-O-W, 2Pvt	General Diagnosis of Ornamental Diseases Dr. Natalia Peres, Plant Pathology Specialist, UF/IFAS GCREC   CEUs: 1CLO, 1LLO, 1LCLM, 1O&T, 1R-O-W, 1Pvt, 1Demo, 1Ag Row	Vertical Management Zones Dr. Joe Noling, Nematology Specialist, UF/IFAS CREC   CEUs: 1CLO, 1LLO, 1LCLM, 1O&T, 1R-O-W, 1Pvt, 1Demo, 1Ag Row, 1S&G Fumig. 1Aquatic,

     12:20 – 12:50    Lunch (provided)

Tract	General Session	Aquatic
Room
1:00 – 1:50	Managing and Identifying Pests of Horticultural Crops Dr. Justin Renkema, Entomology Specialist, UF/IFAS GCREC   CEUs: 1CLO, 1LLO, 1LCLM, 1O&T, 1R-O-W, 1Pvt, 1Demo, 1Ag Row	When Upland Invasive Plants Meet Water Dr. Stephen Enloe, Agronomy, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants     Continued below..
2:00 – 2:50	The Global Harmonized System of Labeling: What you Need to Know Crystal Snodgrass and Martha Glenn, Extension Agents, UF/IFAS Manatee County     CEUs: Core	The Dirty Dozen: Florida’s Most Invasive Aquatic Weeds Dr. Lyn Gettys, Agronomy, Aquatic and Wetland Plants, UF/IFAS FLREC   CEUs: 2CLO, 2LLO, 2O&T, 2R-O-W, 2Pvt, 2Demo., 2Aquatic., 2Nat. Areas

       

        2:50 – 3:30      Evaluations, CEU distribution             

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

Crystal Snodgrass, M.S.

Extension Agent II, Manatee County

University of Florida IFAS Extension

Manatee County Government

1303 17^th Street West | Palmetto, FL 34221

Phone: (941) 722-4524 ext. 229

Fax: (941) 721-6796

Email: crys21@ufl.edu

Web: manatee.ifas.ufl.edu

 

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