| | | Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team | | | | | | High Tunnel Exclusion Systems for
Improved Pest Management 
The installation of high tunnel exclusion systems has resulted in dramatic reductions of leaffooted bugs, armyworm moth and other important insect pests numbers. Learn about this technique to improve pest management. Read More!
| | | | Vegetable Grafting for
Improved Disease Resistance/Tolerance 
Vegetable grafting has been used on tomatoes, watermelon and melons. Research from UF/IFAS has shown that grafting can help to manage soil diseases such as fusarium wilt, southern blight, verticilium wilt and root knot nematodes.- Read More!
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October 11, 2016
Marianna, FL
Early Bird Deadline: September 5
Learn More!
| | | | | | | Northwest Florida
- 2016 FAMU Grape Harvest Festival
August 27 from 8:00am-4:00pm, Tallahassee
More information and registration here
- Soil Health and Quality Workshop
August 31 from 9:00am-4:00pm, Quincy
RSVP by calling 850-599-3546
- Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference
October 11, 2016, Jackson County
Registration and more information here
Send us your events to share!!! | Northeast Florida - Mind Your Business: Hydroponics for Profit
Workshop
September 14 from 8:30am-3:30pm, Live Oak
Registration and more information here
- Sustainable Agriculture Network Kickoff
Meeting & Tour of Frog Song Organics
September 19 from 3:30pm-8:30 pm
Registration and more information here Send us your events to share!!! | Central Florida - Urban Farms & Value Added Marketing
Workshop
August 27 from 1:00pm-4:00pm, Orlando
For more information and registration here
- 2016 Florida Local Food Summit
September 8-10, Orlando, FL
For more information and registration here
- Florida Food Policy Council Meeting
September 11 from 12:00pm-5:00pm
For more information and registration here
- Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling
Conference
October 17-20, Orlando
For more information and registration here
- HACCP for Florida Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Packinghouses
October 19-20, Orlando, FL
More information and registration here | South Central Florida - SW FL Small Farmers Network Meeting
August 22 from 9:30am-3:00pm, Wimauma, FL
More information and registration here
- Canning Under the Cottage Law
November 4 from 9:00am-1:00pm, Bartow
More information and registration here
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Events Outside FL
- 9th Annual Small Ruminant Conference
August 26-27, Orange Beach, AL
To register call Maria Browning at 256-372-4954
| | South Florida - Building Your Own Farm's Food Safety
Manual
August 23 from 8:00am-5:00pm, Cocoa, FL
More information and registration here
- FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative
Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety
September 7 -9, Fort Pierce
More information and registration here
- Treasure Coast Small Farms and Alternative
Enterprises Conference
November 1-2, Fort Pierce
More information here. | 
| | | | News and Announcements | Relevant Publications | | - NRCS offers assistance to help Florida farmers and ranchers to conserve natural resources. Application deadline October 21. More here
- UF/IFAS scientists find top 10 muscadine grape varieties for health, taste and smell. More here
- Some Lee county schools going farm-fresh. here
- Farm-to-table Education: Students pick, cook and serve meals. More here
- Florida Farmers' Markets helping expand access to healthy foods. More here
- Most Floridians concerned about food waste, safety. More here
- Some Florida farmers eyeing hops as next niche
crop. More here
- UF/IFAS help watermelon growers save water,
fuel and fertilizer. More here | - SARE National Survey provides insights about cover crop use. Open here
- ATTRA-NCAT Publication: Botanical Control Formulations for Aphids. Open here
- SARE Short video series on cover crop use includes 6 Florida farmers. Open here
- Report indicates buying from farmers' markets does help the local economy. Open here
- Baskets to Pallets - Teaching manual to prepare small to mid-scale farmers for wholesale markets. More here
Send us any other publications!!
| | | 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Or Call Jose Perez at 352-294-1692 UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team | | Follow us on:   | | | |
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