Title:  Climate Workshop & AgClimate Hands-on Training

Date: January 9, 2007

Location: TREC classroom

                  18905 SW 199^th Ave; Homestead, FL 33030

Please contact Tina Dispenza to register for this workshop by phone 305-246-7001 ext 289 or by email timato@ufl.edu .  It is very important to register to ensure that we have adequate computer space.

Cost: Free!!

Workshop & Training: 9 am to 12:00 pm

Lunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

9:00-9:10       Introduction (Jonathan Crane – TREC Extension Specialist)

9:10-9:40       El Niño and South Florida Climate (David Zierden – Florida State University, State Climatologist)

9:40-9:50       Extension Vegetable Perspective (Mary Lamberts and Teresa Olczyk Miami-Dade Extension Agent)

9:50-10:00     Insect Pest Populations – Are they Affected by Climate (Catharine Mannion – TREC Extension Specialist)

10:00-10:10   Would Global Warming Contribute to establishment of tropical insects in Temperate areas? (Jorge Peña – TREC Faculty)

10:10-10:20   Climate Perspective on Plant Diseases (Aaron Palmateer – TREC Extension Specialist)

10:20-10:30   Climate Perspective on Tropical Fruit (Jonathan Crane – TREC Extension Specialist)

10:30-10:40   Break

10:40-10:55   Introduction to AgClimate (Clyde Fraisse – IFAS Extension Specialist)

10:55-11:45   AgClimate Hands-On Exercises (Clyde Fraisse & David Zierden)

 

11:45-12:00   AgClimate feedback and evaluation

12:00-1:00     Lunch

This training is especially timely due to the El Niño cycle we currently are experiencing.  Please join us for this great opportunity!! Please contact Kati Migliaccio (305) 246-7001 ext 288 or Jonathan Crane (305) 246-7001 ext 290 at the Tropical Research and Education Center if you have any questions.