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Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida
Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team
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February 2016
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Regional Small Farms Conference in Fort Myers Online Registration now open!
Check out the Conference Program today!
Learn about soil building, urban farming sytems, agroforestry-based integrated farms, financing the farm, cottage and value-added foods to food policies, local food systems and MORE.
This two-day event promises lots of learning opportunities for everyone, from the prospective or beginner farmers to those most experienced, and from rural to urban settings. Go to the Conference Site
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Whole Farm Integrated Pest Management
Video Series
Learn how to manage pests using IPM strategies on a whole farm through this video series developed by a team of UF/IFAS Extension. See MORE
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Northwest Florida
- Veterans, New, Small Farmer Workshop
February 16, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monticello
- Gulf Coast Agritourism & Ecotourism
Business Development Conference
February 18-19, Pensacola
More information and registration here
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Northeast Florida
- Strawberry Pest Management Workshop
February 18, Bradford
Call 904-966-6224 to register
- 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
- Greenhouse and Outdoor Hydroponics Short
course for Teachers
April 7, 2016, Live Oak
Scholarships available
Registration and more info here- Soil Microbiology Short Course: Applications and Analysis of Mycorrhizal Associations. July 11-13, 2016, Gainesville Registration and more info here
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Central Florida
- Cover Crop Tour
NRCS Brooksville Plan Material Center
March 4, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Call Janet Grabowski at 352-796-9600 ext 101
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South Central Florida
- Florida Pomegranate Association Growers
Meeting. March 4, 2016, Wimauma
More information and registration here
- Southwest FL Small Farmer Network Meeting
February 22 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Circle C Farm, 951 Morris Taylor Road, Felda, FL
- Regional Small Farms Conference
April 1 & 2, Fort Myers. For more information and registration here
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South Florida
- Water Conservation Exposition and Vendor
Fair. February 19, West Palm Beach
RSVP by calling 561- 682-2577 or
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Other Events outside Florida
- Business of Farming Conference
February 20 from 8:30am-5:00pm
Asheville, North Carolina. More info here
- 2016 Cover Crop Conference July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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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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- Water and Nutrient Management Guidelines for
Greenhouse Hydroponic Vegetable. Open here
- Improving the Precision of Blueberry Frost
Protection Irrigation. Open here
- Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms. Open here
- Building Local and Regional Food Systems, by SARE. 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
Call us at 352-294-1692
UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
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