Just a reminder to register for next Wednesday’s field day. CEUs and CCA credits will be provided. As well as lunch from C&K barbecue. Please don’t forget to register!
What: Irrigation and Fertilizer Field Day for Potato and Other Vegetables
When: Wednesday March 23, 10:30am-2:40pm
Where: Jones Potato 13400 Dickey Road, Parrish, FL 32419
Registration: www.irrigationfieldday2016.eventbrite.com
Registration is FREE
CEUs and CCA credits will be available.
Lunch generously provided by David Royal, Nature Conservancy
Irrigation and Fertilizer Field Day for Potato and Other Vegetables
Agenda
10:30 Registration Xiangju Fu, Ph.D. student, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
10:50 Welcome and Overview Crystal Snodgrass, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, Palmetto, FL
11:00 Biostimulants for Improving Root Growth and Yield of Vegetable Crops Shinsuke Agehara, Ph.D., GCREC, UF/IFAS-Wimauma, FL
11:20 Using Center Pivots for Potato Production to Save Water G. David Liu, Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
11:40 Water Table Management for Potato Production Libby Rens, Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
12:00 Soil Testing and Fertilizer Recommendations: How Does Changing From Mehlich 1 to Mehlch 3 Change our Fertilizer Programs Kelly Morgan, Ph.D., SWFREC, UF/IFAS-Immokalee, FL
12:20 Lunch generously provided by David Royal, Nature Conservancy
12:40 Nutrient Management and the 4RS David Royal, Nature Conservancy
1:00 Nitrogen Fertilizer Strategies for Potatoes Lincoln Zotarelli, Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
1:20 Nutsedge Management in Vegetable Crops Peter Dittmar, Ph.D., Weed Scientist, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
1:40 Results from Recent Postharvest Studies with Tablestock Potato Steve Sargent, Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
2:00 Fertigation Potato Trial Demonstration G. David Liu, Ph.D., Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS-Gainesville, FL
2:40 Adjourn
Driving Directions
If you are traveling South on Interstate 75, take exit 229 east to US301 North to 13400 Dickey Road (2 miles)
Questions Call or email Crystal at crys21@ufl.edu or (941)722-4524
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Crystal Snodgrass, M.S.
Extension Agent II, Manatee County
University of Florida IFAS Extension
Manatee County Government
1303 17th 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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