2007 Technology, Irrigation and Nutrient Updates for South Florida Growers
UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension; 18710 SW 288 Street, Homestead, FL
Call to register for lunch: 305-248-3311 ext 232 or 0, e-mail:twol@ufl.edu
Moderator: Teresa Olczyk, UF IFAS, Miami-Dade County Extension Agent IV
Program:
8:15 Registration, coffee & pastellitos
8:30 Welcome- Don Pybas, County Extension Director and pre-training survey - Teresa Olczyk
8:50 Slow release fertilizers and their potential for vegetable crops - Yuncong Li, UF/ IFAS TREC
9:05 Summer cover crops to optimize soil nitrogen, water retention & pest control- Danielle Treadwell,
UF/IFAS
9:20 Updates on BMPs implementation in South Florida - Stewart Swanson, UF/ IFAS TREC
9:35 Break - visiting Ag Industry displays
9:45 Hands on demonstration: First rotation
10:15 Hands on demonstration: Second rotation
10:45 Hands on demonstration: Third rotation
11:15 Hands on demonstration: Fourth rotation
Attendees will be divided into 4 groups and will attend sequentially the 4 stations:
Station 1: Real-time water information at your fingertips - Kati Migliaccio & Tina Dispenza, UF/ IFAS TREC
Station 2: Practical determinations of water and fertilizer applications (calculations) - Eric Simonne, UF/ IFAS
Station 3: Use of “Quick Sap Test” to determine health of your crop – T. Olczyk & Aparna Gazula, UF/ IFAS
Station 4: Your questions (and discussion) about BMPs – Stewart Swanson, UF/IFAS
12: 00 Lunch, sponsored by the Ag Industry, visiting Ag Industry displays
12:45 Keep your plants healthy with proper drip irrigation system maintenance – Industry speaker.TBD.
1:00 Proper nutrition-key to healthy crops: IFAS Fertilizer Task Force Update Eric Simonne, UF/ IFAS
1:15 Organic herbs – production & pest control - Teresa Olczyk, UF/ IFAS Miami-Dade Co. Extension
1:30 Farm Bill Update & USDA NRCS EQIP Program (Cost Share) - Water and nutrient conservation,
Christine Coffin USDA NRCS & Teresa Olczyk
1:40 Questions and answers session, discussion - Teresa Olczyk, UF/IFAS
1:50 Post-training survey - Teresa Olczyk
2:10 Program Evaluation, certificates of attendance and door prizes
2:30 Adjourn
4 CEUs were granted in the following categories: Ag. Row Crop Pest Control, Private Applicator Ag Pest Control and Demo/Research; CCA points will be available.