ARS Newslink: October 16 - October 27, 2017

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
October 27, 2017

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Howard County Deer Do Their Part to Control Ticks

Some Maryland deer might soon self-eradicate ticks, including those that carry lyme disease, in the next phase of a study evaluating tick control strategies in Howard County, Maryland. (10/16)

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2017/howard-county-deer-do-their-part-to-control-ticks/

Big Step Towards Reducing Strep in Farm-Raised Tilapia

ARS scientists and industry partners have developed tilapia that are resistant to both S. iniae and S. agalactiae. (10/18)

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2017/a-big-step-towards-reducing-strep-in-farm-raised-tilapia/

New ARS Website Enhances Access to Scientific Information

The Agricultural Research Service launched a newly designed website today that improves access to information about ARS research. (10/23)

https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2017/new-ars-website-enhances-access-to-scientific-information/

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Ag Expo coming up November 8 At The UF/IFAS Research Center in Balm

Don’t miss the Ag Expo coming up November 8 At The UF/IFAS Research Center in Balm.  See more on that here!  http://www.floridaagexpo.com/

 

Mary Beth Henry

Extension Agent II, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County
UF/IFAS Small Farms Program Co-Leader and Pesticide Training

mbhenry@ufl.edu http://polksmallfarms.com http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/

Office: (863) 519-1049; Fax: (863) 534-0001

1702 Hwy 17 S., PO Box 9005, Drawer HS03, Bartow, FL 33831-9005

 

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE 2017 FLORIDA AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

 

REGISTER TODAY!! There is still time to register for the 2017 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference to be held November 2-3 in Orlando.  A tour of Southern Hills Blueberry Farm, H&A Packing and Clonts Groves will be a pre-conference event on Wednesday, November 1. You can register and see see agenda at www.fafmc.org 

[click.icptrack.com]   Register Now for the 2017 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference on November 2-3, 2017 at the B Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.[click.icptrack.com]   Program Highlights: Beating Hurricane Irma - Tax Strategies for Agricultural Recovery  Global economist, Dr. Ed Seifried is back by popular demand to talk about what we can expect from a Trump economy. Dean Mead attorneys, Michael Minton, Dana Apfelbaum and Anna Long will offer an engaging dialogue about Solar Energy Farm Leasing and Solar Tax Incentives. Bob Blackburn, founder of Corporate Profit Solutions, LLC, will present “180 Days to Maximum Profit – Analyzing Efficiencies in Your Operation”. Agricultural Meteorologist, Dr. S. Elwynn Taylor, will address significant weather events and how they impact the agriculture economy. It's valuable information for growers who are currently working on their PRF crop insurance policies. Get an inside look at Cyber Insecurity: The Evolving Threat Landscape by Senior Security Analyst, Chip Henderson Just Added! FAFMC Bus Tour [click.icptrack.com] Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Bus departs from B Resort, 1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL Visit a state-of-the art packing house in Mount Dora and Clonts citrus groves in Clermont. The highlight of the afternoon will be our final stop at Southern Hill Farms to tour their commercial blueberry production and ride the blueberry express!   Register Now![click.icptrack.com]   Take advantage of special guest room rates and stay through the weekend to enjoy a world class culinary experience at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival[click.icptrack.com].   [click.icptrack.com] [click.icptrack.com][click.icptrack.com][click.icptrack.com]

Best,

Regina W. Thomas Director of Financially Related Services Farm Credit of Central Florida/ACA 115 S Missouri Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815 o: 800.533.2773 | m: 407.721.4687 rthomas@farmcreditcfl.com

 

CEU Day- CEU's for most pesticide licenses are being offered

ANNOUNCING OUR CEU DAY! - CEU’s for most pesticide licenses are being offered.

 

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 8:00 am – 3:00 pm UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County

Osceola Heritage Park - 1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee

Deadline to receive pre-registration discount is Nov. 2^nd. - http://occeu.eventbrite.com

Choose those sessions that apply to your license and get signed up today! 

 

 

 

Best regards,

Cindy Rutherford

Administrative Secretary - Horticulture/Natural Resources

UF/IFAS Extension in Osceola County

1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane

Kissimmee FL 34744

Phone:  321-697-3000

Fax: 321-697-3044

crut@ufl.edu

See our current Extension Events here.

 

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Another employment opportunity

Another ad for our wetland division. 

Thank you,

 

Bill Kurth, Vice President of Operations

Lake Masters Aquatic Weed Control LLC

 

bill.kurth@lakemasters.com

239-707 4899  Cell

239-466-0403  Office

 

Employment opportunity

Attached is an ad for our open position for an applicator for our Ft. Lauderdale location. 

Thank you,

 

Bill Kurth, Vice President of Operations

Lake Masters Aquatic Weed Control LLC

 

bill.kurth@lakemasters.com

239-707 4899  Cell

239-466-0403  Office

 

Help us RISE AGAINST HUNGER

University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences View this email in your browser Colleagues, Service is a core value of who we are as a land-grant university. We embody this by giving innumerable hours of service to our campus, state, nation and world. We are especially committed to the fight against hunger, with many teaching, research and Extension programs focused on combatting food insecurity locally and around the world. On November 9 we will host the 2017 CALS Day of Service in partnership with RISE AGAINST HUNGER to provide students an opportunity to serve others. We will stock the shelves of the Alan and Cathy Hitchcock Pantry on campus, and package more than 25,000 meals for those in need.  Last year I challenged IFAS Faculty and Staff to provide 5,000 meals, and you answered by generously providing 7,419 meals! I know my IFAS colleagues can provide at least 10,000 meals this year! GIVE NOW 1,000 meals = $290 500 meals = $145 100 meals = $29 50 meals = $14.50 Please make your gift today and join me in supporting our students, campus and neighbors around the globe as we RISE AGAINST HUNGER. Thank you and Go Gators! Elaine Turner Dean   P.S. Will you be on campus November 9? Come package meals with us! Email cemer@ufl.edu for more information.

Introductory Training in GIS || Applications for Natural Resource Management

Introductory Training in GIS || Applications for Natural Resource Management

December 12-15, 2017 || Gainesville, FL

 

Students…………………………$300

Faculty and Staff…………….$550

Non-UF Professionals…….$550

 

Register now for this hands-on, 3.5-day workshop that will introduce you to basic GIS knowledge and skills for real world applications!

For more information or to register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-workshop-december-12th-15th-2017-tickets-36935940392

 

Florida Sea Grant and the University of Florida IFAS Extension invite you to register for this 3.5-day intensive workshop on ArcGIS 10.5, a powerful tool for managing natural resources and guiding growth and development processes.

 

You will be introduced to ArcGIS Desktop, the primary product used by professionals to compile, analyze, and manage geographic information.

 

You will learn the most commonly used GIS skills in the industry today by completing “real-world” exercises that will build your confidence using GIS, increase your awareness about GIS data sources, and help you explore GIS tools to enhance your program and research projects.

 

The training will consist of a series of short lectures, each followed by natural resource-based exercises that attendees will complete using ArcGIS 10.5. During the training, each participant will have access to a computer workstation, and several trainers will be on-hand to provide assistance.

 

This workshop is designed for:

·         Agency professionals

·         University researchers

·         University faculty, staff, and students

·         Conservation land managers

·         Environmental engineers

·         Biological scientists

·         Environmental program managers

·         County extension agents

·         Private consultants

·         Anyone who can benefit from using GIS to make decisions in natural resource and coastal management

 

After completing this workshop you will know about:

·         What GIS is and what can it do

·         Navigating the ArcGIS Desktop

·         Spatial scale, accuracy, and precision

·         Solving water and/or land-use problems with GIS

·         Working with spatial coordinate systems

·         Acquiring GIS data layers and creating new spatial features

·         Making and designing high-quality maps

·         Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Tools and Extensions

·         Automating spatial analyses in ModelBuilder

·         Where to get help and data

 

About the instructors: This workshop is conducted by multiple instructors associated with Florida Sea Grant and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation within the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Trainers have been teaching GIS for more than ten years to hundreds of students and professionals from different fields.

 

Course Materials: The course fee includes the educational program and course materials. Each participant takes home a workbook with a copy of the PowerPoint slides presented in class, detailed instructions to complete the exercises, a “cheat sheet” of common tools and menus used in ArcGIS, and a CD with the exercise data and other helpful information such as GIS data sources, complementary articles and more.

 

For more information or to register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-workshop-december-12th-15th-2017-tickets-36935940392

 

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Bob Swett  |  Coordinator  |  Florida Sea Grant Boating and Waterway Management Program  |   www.flseagrant.org

Associate Professor | School of Forest Resources and Conservation | Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences–UF

PO Box 110760     |    Gainesville, FL 32611    |     (:352-392-6233    |    Fax: 352-846-1332    |    * rswett@ufl.edu

Farm Safety Day and more

Central Florida Fruit Production News View this email in your browser   Farm Safety Day October 27 Deadline to sign up is October 25. Register now. Attendees will receive annual WPS training in Spanish or English and certificate for attending. Program includes transporting agricultural equipment safely, fire extinguisher safety, heat stroke and related illness, and information on farm worker school programs. $30 Includes lunch. USDA Disaster Assistance and Recovery Workshop October 24, 11 a.m. at the UF/IFAS Lake County Extension Office   Latest Blogs Blackberry as Alternative Crop Blackberry Diseases Persimmons The next Hillbillies meeting will feature Dr. Lukasz Stelinski with information on chemical resistance in Asian Citrus Psyllid. Want some wood ash for your grove? Wilson Hennemann from www.ecostrat.com recently contacted me. If you are interested in wood ash from forest based wood residues (trees, branches, leaves, palm fronds, grass trimmings, etc.) contact him at 416.968-8884 ext 237.  Should be a large supply since Irma.       Copyright © 2017 UF/IFAS Extension Lake County, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: jpopenoe@ufl.edu lake.ifas.ufl.edu Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

USDA Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshop Set for Oct. 26 in Lake Alfred

USDA Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshop Set for Oct. 26 in Lake Alfred

 

Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center in Polk County is hosting a disaster assistance and hurricane recovery workshop Oct. 26, 4 p.m. at the Lake Alfred Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Rd, Lake Alfred, Fla. 33850. The event is free and open to the public. 

 

Representatives from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) will present information on the various disaster assistance programs and resources available for farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

Workshop topics include emergency assistance for livestock & crop-related expenses and losses; financial assistance programs to help with farm and farmland damage; deadlines for applying for disaster assistance programs and programs to help with restoration and rehabilitation of farm and ranch land.

 

For more information, contact Marcinda Kester, 863-533-2051 ext. 2. Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in this meeting, should contact Marcinda Kester, 863-533-2051 ext. 2, or Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 by Oct. 20.

 

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