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Northwest Florida
- Panel: Challenges and Opportunities facing
Women, Minority and Veteran Farmers
With Congresswoman Gwen Graham and
USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden.
FAMU, Tallahassee; January 19 9:00am-10:30
RSVP at tristin.brown@mail.house.gov or
850-891-8610
- Panhandle Satsuma Meeting
January 21, 7:30am-12:30pm (Central
Time), Marianna. More information here
- Tri-State Cucurbit Meeting January 27, 7:30am-1:45pm (Central Time), Marianna. More information here
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Northeast Florida
- North Central Florida Producer Focus Group
$100 provided for participation
Gainesville, January 11 from 2:00-4:00pm
Jacksonville, January 25, time TBD
More information and registration here- AGRItunity Conference and Farm Tour January 22 & 23, 2016, Citrus County Online Registration now open! Farm tour information and registration here Conference information & registration here
- Growing for Profit Series Workshop Five part series, January 27, Feb 10&24 and March 2&23. Duval County. More information and updates here
- Small Scale Mushroom Production
February 5, 2016 from 8:15am-4:30pm, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
- Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business
March 14&15, 2016, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
- Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business
March 18&19, 2016, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
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Central Florida
- Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook
Conference
January 28, 10:00am-4:00pm, Apopka
More info and registration here
- Hydroponic Vegetable Nutrient Management February 2, 8:00am-5:00pm, Apopka More information and registration here
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South Central Florida
- Regional Small Farms Conference
April 1 & 2, Fort Myers.
More information forthcoming
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South Florida
- Annual Farm Day at Bee Heaven Farm
December 20 from 11:30-3:00pm
- FDA/FSMA Educational Meeting
Learn about the newly published Food Safety
Modernization Act.
January 27, 9:30am-1:00pm, Belle Glade.
Registration and more info here
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Other Events outside Florida
- Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable
Conference
January 7-10, Savannah, GA
- Southern SAWG Conference
January 27-30, Lexington, Kentucky
More information and registration here
- Business of Farming Conference
February 20 from 8:30am-5:00pm
Asheville, North Carolina. More info here
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News and Announcements
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Publications
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- NRCS provides financial assistance for wildlife habitat, including gopher tortoise. More here
- New Food Safety Rule. Is my farm affected?
- Report shows SNAP effective in fight against food
- Peddling a New Model of Urban Farming.
- Hoover Family Farms - Suwannee Valley BMP
- Florida International University supports veterans
and minorities interested in farming. More here
- Integrating Traditional Foods with Aquaponics in
the Desert Southwest. More here
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- Small Flock Poultry Nutrition. Open here
- Improving the Precision of Blueberry Frost
Protection Irrigation. Open here
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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 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
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