The Cultivator Newsletter - October 2015

The Cultivator Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team   Issue No. 2 October 2015   IPM Experts to Speak at Mid-Florida Conference - Feature Article Internationally renowned experts on Integrated Pest Management and Biological Control to speak at the Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference on November 6.  -- Continue Reading         PhotoStory: Banker Plants in Integrated Pest Management - See more In This Issue PhotoStory: Banker Plants IPM Experts to Speak at Conference Upcoming Webinars Upcoming Training in FL News, Announcements and Publications     November 6, 2015 Apopka, FL   Hurry! Early Bird Registration Deadline October 25 Register here     Quick Links   - Small Farms Program Website - UF/IFAS Extension near you - Small Farm Newsletter Archive - Regional Small Farms    Conferences     Upcoming Webinars Record Keeping for Profit Management for Vegetable Growers - October 22 at 4:30 pm eOrganic: Making and Using Compost Teas  -  November 4 at 2:00 pm eOrganic: Managing Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle in Crucifer Crops - December 9 at 2:00 pm       Upcoming Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Events     Northwest Florida - FAMU Fall Crop Field Day   October 24 from 8:00am-3:00pm, Quincy   Register online here - New Leaf Annual Farm Tour   October 24 & 25 in the Tallahassee region   More information here - Seven Days of Local Delights   Plenty of workshops and learning opportunities   October 26 - November 1   More information here - Intro to Urban Farming Workshop   October 31 from 2:00pm-3:00pm, Tallahassee   More information here - Veterans, New, Small Farmer Workshop   November 6 from 9:00am-2:00pm, Marianna   Register online here      Northeast Florida - Basic Goat Production Workshop   October 17 from 9:00am-2:00pm, Gainesville      RSVP calling 352-955-2402 - Master Herdsman Series   October 15, 22 & 29 and November 5 & 12   Clay county Extension Office   Register online here - Permaculture Design Intensive Course   October 23 from 1:00pm-5:00pm   At the UNF Ogier Gardens, Jacksonville   More information here - Tour De Farm - Slow Food First Coast    November 5 around the Northeast Florida    More information here - Best Practices at Farmers' Markets   November 9, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm,    Gainesville. Register online here - Growing Gourmet Mushrooms: Shiitake &    Oyster   November 13, 9:30am-3:00pm, Gainesville   Register by calling 352-337-6209 - Drip Irrigation School   Novermber 19 & 20, Live Oak   Register online here - AGRItunity   January 22 & 23, 2016, Citrus County   More information forthcoming Central Florida - Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference   Friday November 6, from 9:00 to 4:00 pm,    Apopka.  Register here or call 352-294-1692 - Small Ruminant Production Conference   November 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, Ocala   Register online here South Central Florida - Thrips Management in Strawberry   October 20 from 12:00pm-3:00 pm, Dover   RSVP by calling 813-744-5519 ext 54134 - Florida Pomegranate Association Annual    Meeting   October 23, 9:00am-3:30pm, Lake Alfred   Register online here - Food Safety: What is My Risk?   October 28 from 9:00am-4:00pm, Wimauma   Register online here - Organic 101 Workshop   November 1, at Sweetwater Community Farm   Tampa. More information here - Florida Ag Expo   November 4, 7:30am-3:45pm, Balm   More information here South Florida - Redland Growfest   October 17 & 18, Homestead   More information here - Localecopia Meet & Greet   November 17 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, West Palm    Beach. RSVP to info@localecopia.org     News and Announcements Publications   - Guava can be a profitable crop. More here   - Farmer Op-ed: Opportunities abound for Marion      County farms, yet go untapped. More here   - More agritourism for education and farm-time fun.     More here  - James Olmstead, Nex generation of researchers.       More here   - NRCS Conservation Cost Share deadline for           assistance is December 18. - More here   - The impact of Women Farmers in Florida.      More here  -  New Florida Farm to School, Farm to Community      Newsletter. Sign up by emailing:     campbell@ufl.edu  -  Sumter County Extension Helps Implement      SNAP/EBT at Farmer's Market - More here -  Organic certification available. Deadline for your     application is October 31. More here -  University of Florida receives USDA grant to     establish regional center for food safety training    More here -  Three new blueberry varieties could expand     growing range in Florida. More here   - Lettuce Production Systems and Cultivars used       in Hydroponics and Protected Culture Open       here   - Planning for a Farm Tour - Open here   - Getting the most out of Social Media - Open here   - Value-Added Products for Fresh Highbush      Blueberries - Open here   - Specialty Melon Production for Small and      Direct-Market Growers - Open here   - Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural      Resources, and Food Industries in Florida in 2013     Open here   - Using Turnip as a trap crops for      Yellowmargined  Leaf Bettle - Open here   - Loss of crop diversity in U.S. farms shows study      over the last 34 years - More here   - Municipal Zoning for Local Foods in Iowa -     More 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 feedback, suggestions and questions to smallfarmnews@ifas.ufl.edu     Follow us on:       Copyright © 2015 All Rights Reserved.

 

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