Events and Announcements

August 13-14: Florida Strawberry Growers Association: Agritech. visit: http://flastrawberry.com/news/agritech-2013/

 

August 21: Vegetable Growers Meeting, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL. CEUs will be provided. Please see the attached agenda.

 

October 21-22: Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference, Orlando, FL. Please see the attached flyer for details.

 

Farm Labor Supervisor Trainings: Five scheduled one-day trainings will be offered in different IFAS locations:  Sept. 10, Homestead; Sept. 24, Belle Glade; Oct. 22, Arcadia; Oct. 23, Bartow; Oct. 29, Immokalee. Please see the attached flyers for details.

 

2013 Joint Tomato Conference:

** Please note all Tomato conference activities are being held at a new location.  The Ritz Carlton beach resort is undergoing renovations. The meeting will be held at the golf resort: Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, 2600 Tiburón Drive, Naples, FL.

 

September 3: Tomato Food Safety Workshop: T-GAP/T-BMP Training and Research Updates, 1:00-5:30pm. Please see the attached agenda.

You can register for the meeting here: http://2013-tomato-food-safety-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=1

 

September 4: Tomato Institute, 9:00am-4:00pm. Restricted Use and CCA CEUs are pending approval. Please see the attached agenda.

If you are interested in presenting in the “industry updates” section, please contact Chris Miller at: cfmiller@ufl.edu

 

If you have questions about becoming a sponsor, need to book a room or need to register for other parts of the conference, please visit the Florida Tomato Exchange Website http://www.floridatomatoes.org/tomato-conference-general-information/ or contact Diana Hester at: Diana@floridatomatoes.org

 

September 25, 26: Core and Private Applicator Training and Exams

Core 10am-12pm Sept. 25, Private 10am-12pm Sept. 26, Manatee County Extension Service, Palmetto, FL.

Two separate exam prep classes will be held to help you prepare for the Core and Private Applicator RUP license exams. Exams will be offered immediately following the classes. However, you do not have to take the exams the same day.  You may schedule a time to take the exams at your convenience.  You may take one class without the other, if needed.

If you are already a license holder, 2 CEUs in Core and 2 in Private are offered for both classes, respectively. Light snacks will be offered. For details and registration visit:

 

Core Exam training and testing:

http://core9-25-13.eventbrite.com/

 

Private Applicator Exam training and testing:

http://private9-26-13.eventbrite.com/

 

 

Other News:

 

Assets of the “Madonia Group" (East Coast Brokers and Packers) will be sold at public auction under the direction of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida Tampa Division. Gerard A. McHale Jr., Chapter 11 Trustee for The Madonia Group has retained Murray Wise Associates LLC, who in cooperation with Weeks Auction Company Inc. will sell the assets of the Madonia Group at Public Auction at locations in Florida and Virginia.

 

Auction 1

 

Wednesday August 28, 2013 9:00 a.m.

5050 E State Road 60

Mulberry, FL 33567

 

Complete farming operation including Tomato Tillage, Planting and Harvesting Equipment By John Deere, KMC Kenn-co, AMCO, Bush Hog, including:

- 60+ John Deere Tractors

- 18+ Kennco Tomato Sprayers

- 35+ Nissan Warehouse Forklifts LP GAS

- 13+ Mitsubishi Warehouse Forklifts LP GAS

- 12+ Rainbow and Cat Power units

- 7+ JCB 4x4 All Terrain Forklifts

- Pickup Trucks, Heavy Trucks, Reefer Trailers, Farm Trailers, Folding Discs, Rototillers

- Plastic Machines

 

Auction 2

 

Wednesday September 4, 2013 9:00 a.m.

23605 Greenbush Road

Greenbush, VA 23357

 

Complete farming operation including Tomato Tillage, Planting and Harvesting Equipment By John Deere, Case IH, Kennco, KMC, AMCO, Ford, Bush Hog, including:

 

- 30+ John Deere Tractors

- 17+ Case IH Tractors

- 20+ Ford Tractors

- 17+ Kennco Tomato Sprayers

- 27+ Power Units (Rainbow, John Deere, CAT )

- Pickup Trucks, Heavy Trucks, Farm Trailers, Folding Disc, Rototillers, Grain Drills, Plastic Machines, Packing Line

- 1600+ Plastic Bin Boxes

 

To see the complete list of equipment (17 pages), go to:

https://weeksauction.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=69421

 

Crystal Snodgrass, M.S.
Extension Agent, Vegetables
Manatee County Government
University of Florida IFAS Extension
941-722-4524, Ext. 230
Fax: 941-721-6796
crys21@ufl.edu
http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu