Agenda 09/22/2015 Item #16H4 9/22/2015 16.H.4.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve a Resolution in support of the 2016 Legislative budget request
made by the UF/IFAS and the South Florida Ag Council for continued funding of the
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, and to distribute resolution in the
manner set forth below.
OBJECTIVE: To support the South Florida Ag Council's request for continued recurring and
capital funding for the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center(SWFREC).
CONSIDERATIONS: The Southwest Florida Research and Education Center is a component
of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. It was established as the
university's support facility in 1958 and became a research and education center in 1986 after the
southwest Florida agricultural industry convinced the state that the region needed its own center
to serve the region's unique agricultural and natural resource needs.
The research, education, and extension activities at SWFREC have been, and will continue to be,
an economic engine for the region and the state. While the SWFREC serves the entire State of
Florida, it focuses on Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties, which produce
almost 25% of Florida's citrus and nearly 80% of the tomatoes and other fresh vegetables sold to
U.S. markets during the winter months. Southwest Florida's agricultural interests, including
cattle ranches, citrus, vegetables, sugarcane, and ornamental growers, collectively generate $1
billion in sales annually, and are the core of an agribusiness and natural resource economy in
southwest Florida by contributing more than $6 billion of compound economic activity statewide
annually. The SWFREC is a valuable educational portal to both the University of Florida and
the wider national Land Grant university system, providing science and technology applicable to
the management of water, environmental issues, and natural resources critical to the region, state,
and nation.
In 2012, the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center ranked second place among the
11 OF/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research and education centers for competitive
grants received and third place for refereed scientific publications, two important metrics of
academic productivity. During the recession, however, the SWFREC lost funding for faculty,
staff, and research programs, which severely limited its ability to promote and protect the health
and productivity of southwest Florida and statewide agricultural interests.
In 2014 and 2015,the Florida Legislature granted funding for the Research and Education Center
in order to provide for the hiring of a center director, provide for the construction of new
facilities, and to accommodate increased faculty,staff, and students.
To continue SWFREC development, the South Florida Ag Council is requesting support for the
$3.5 million UF/IFAS budget request, and appropriate recurring and capital funding supporting
the needs of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL.
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Approval of the proposed Resolution will memorialize the Board of County Commissioners
support for the OF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center and the South
Florida Ag Council's support of the $3.5 million UF/IFAS budget increase request.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The proposed Resolution has been reviewed by the County
Attorney, is approved as to form and legality, and requires majority support for Board approval.
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FISCAL IMPACT: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves the attached
Resolution in support of the $3.5 million Legislative budget request made by UF/IFAS and the
South Florida Ag Council for continued appropriate funding for the Southwest Florida Research
and Education Center, and upon approval by the Board and subsequent execution, distribute the
Resolution through our legislative lobbyist as follows:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott
Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner
Senator Bill Galvano—Senate Majority Leader
Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli
Representative Dana Young—House Majority Leader
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Members of the Collier County Legislative Delegation, which includes
Senator Garrett Richter
Senator Dwight Bullard
Representative Matt Hudson,House Speaker pro tempore
Representative Kathleen Passidomo (chair)
Representative Carlos Trujillo
and other members of the Florida Legislature
The Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities.
PREPARED BY: Tim Nance, County Commissioner,District 5
AGENDA DATE: September 22, 2015
Attachments:
- Economic Impacts from Agriculture on SW Florida
- South Florida Agricultural Council Membership Meeting List
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16.H.16.H.4.
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a Resolution in support of the 2016
Legislative budget request made by the UF/IFAS and the South Florida Ag Council for continued
funding of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, and to distribute resolution in
the manner set forth
Meeting Date: 9/22/2015
Prepared By
Name: FlanaganJim
Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
9/15/2015 1:50:10 PM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
Name: FlanaganJim
9/15/2015 1:50:11 PM
Approved By
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 9/15/2015 2:00:52 PM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 9/15/2015 3:08:35 PM
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RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING RECURRING FUNDING
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION CENTER.
WHEREAS, the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC), part of
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), was established as
a OF support facility in 1958 and became a OF/IFAS research and education center in 1986 after
the agricultural industry in southwest Florida convinced the state that the region needed its own
center to serve the region's unique agricultural and natural resource needs; and
WHEREAS, the research, education, and extension activities at SWFREC has been, and
will continue to be, an economic engine for the region and the state; and
WHEREAS, the SWFREC serves the entire State of Florida, focusing on Collier, Lee,
Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties, which produce almost 25% of Florida's citrus and
nearly 80% of the tomatoes and other fresh vegetables sold during winter to U.S. markets; and
WHEREAS, southwest Florida agricultural interests, including citrus, vegetables,
sugarcane, and ornamental growers, along with cattle ranches, collectively generate $1 billion in
farm sales annually, and are the core of an agribusiness and natural resource economy in
southwest Florida that contributes more than $6 billion of total annual economic activity
statewide; and
WHEREAS, the SWFREC is a valuable regional portal providing technology and
science regarding the management of water, environmental issues, and natural resources critical
and economic development to the region, state; and.
WHEREAS, in 2012, the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center ranked
second place among the 11 OF/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research and
education centers for competitive grants received and third place for refereed scientific
publications, two important metrics of academic productivity; and,
WHEREAS, in recent years, the SWFREC has lost funding for staff, faculty, and
research programs, limiting and endangering the ability of the SWFREC to promote and protect
the health and productivity of southwest Florida and statewide agricultural interests; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, is in support of the South Florida Ag Council request to
support the $3.5 Million OF/IFAS budget request and for continued appropriate recurring and
capital funding supporting the needs of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center,
Immokalee. FL.
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THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second and majority vote on this the
22nd day of September, 2015.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: By:
, Deputy Clerk TIM NANCE, CHAIRMAN
Approved as to form and legality:
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow
County Attorney
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SOUTH FLORIDA AG COUNCIL COMMITTEE
ATTENDEES COMPANY COMMODITY j
Aaron Troyer Troyer Brothers Inc. Vegetables&Citrus
Ben H.Griffin III- Ben Hill Griffin Inc. Cattle&Citrus
Billy Heller Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd. Vegetables&Citrus
Cecil Howell Self Vegetable Grower
Charlie Lucas King Ranch Florida
Christian Spilker Collier Enterprises Cattle,Citrus&Vegetables
Chuck Obern Self Vegetable Grower
Clay G.Wilson Latt Maxcy Corporation/ALICO Cattle,Citrus, Sugarcane&Vegetables
Dallas Townsend Dories Ranch Cattle&Citrus
David Wheeler Wheeler Farms Citrus
DC McClure West Coast Farms Vegetables
Dick Crockett Brian W.Paul Family Citrus
Gene McAvoy Hendry County Extension Director NA
Gene Mooney Bill Hill Griffin Inc. Citrus&Cattle
Hugh English English Brothers Partnership Citrus
Jamie Williams Lipman Produce Vegetables&Citrus
J. D.Alexander ALICO Cattle,Citrus,Vegetables&Sugarcane
Joe Hilliard II Hilliard Brothers of Florida Cattle,Citrus&Vegetables
Dr.Joe Joyce IFAS Executive Associate VP for Agriculture NA
Joe M. Hilliard Hilliard Brothers of Florida Cattle,Citrus&Vegetables
John Stitt Stitt Ranch Inc. Citrus
Kate English Pavese Law Firm Citrus
Katie Sproul Barron Collier Companies Cattle,Citrus&Vegetables
Ken McDuffie U. S.Sugar Sugarcane
Ken Smith ALICO Cattle,Citrus,Vegetables&Sugarcane
Kent Shoemaker Lipman Produce Vegetables
Michael S. Murphy Cooperative Producers Inc. Citrus
Mike Sullivan Gargiulo Farms Vegetables
Mike Taylor Collier Enterprises Cattle,Citrus&Vegetables
Paul Meador Everglades Harvestion Citrus
Rick Kress Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Citrus
Ron Hamel Gulf Citrus Growers Association Citrus
Ronald Edwards Evans Properties Inc. Citrus
Tim Nance Collier County Board of Commissioners NA
Tom Duda A.Duda&Sons Cattle&Citrus
Tony Dimare Dimare Brothers Vegetables
Wayne Simmons _LaBelle Fruit Company LLC 'Citrus
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Successful in Keeping
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This year, the agricultural area has seen a phosphorus reduction of
79 percent.
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Newswise —GAINESVILLE, Ha. ---A 20-year plan to dramatically reduce phosphorus levels of agricultural
water entering the Florida Everglades is working, thanks to proper implementation of best management
practices by growers, training by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and
cooperation with state and federal agencies.
"It is a partnership that has worked," said Samira Daroub, a professor of soil and water science at the UF/IFAS
Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade. "It is one of the success stories in the area and
also in the country."
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This year, the agricultural area has seen a phosphorus reduction of 79 percent, with an average in past years
of more than 50 percent. State law requires a 25 percent reduction. Monitoring by the South Florida Water
Management District shows an average number of 94 parts per billion of phosphorus in the water-
substantially better than the 500 ppb in 1986.
"The story is much bigger than even this astounding result," said Jack Payne, senior vice president of
agriculture and natural resources at UF/IFAS. "The marketplace won't always take care of places like the
Everglades, and that's why the work of public land-grant university scientists is so important. It's science in the
service of society."
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services works with UF/IFAS researchers and personnel
from the South Florida Water Management District to develop and adopt best management practices (BMPs)
for different types of agricultural operations. The BMPs are designed to benefit water quality and water
conservation, while maintaining or enhancing agricultural production.
In 2014, the total phosphorus load reduction was 63 percent, attesting to the success of the partnership
between the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) growers, the South Florida Water Management District, and
University of Florida personnel, said Daroub, who has worked since 2002 to help farmers with BMPs in
reducing phosphorus. She added that they have taken a three-pronged approach:
- Soil testing before fertilizing to see how much fertilizer, if any, is necessary;
- Regulating when and how much water can be pumped off of the farms;
- And cleaning out sediment from the canals before farm water is released into a maze of waterways that lead
into the Everglades.
Anyone farming in the EAA must obtain a permit to do so—and they have to attend a BMP training workshop
to get and maintain that permit. Daroub and researchers conduct the twice-a-year workshops for nearly 250
farmers, ranchers and their personnel, including U.S. Sugar Corporation, Florida Crystals and Sugar Growers
Co-operative—the three largest farming entities in the EAA.
Paul Allen is co-owner of R.C. Hatton Farms, Inc, which grows a variety of vegetables and sugar cane in
Pahokee. He said the board of the South Florida Water Management District, environmentalists and the entire
audience gave growers a standing ovation this month when the 79 percent reduction was announced and
growers were honored for their efforts.
"It's something I'll never forget," said Allen, who was there with his son. "We're all really happy about it and
really proud."
The UF/IFAS program also focuses on new and innovative best management research. Daroub and
researchers are currently conducting a five-year paired farm study to evaluate the impact of floating aquatic
vegetation on sediment properties and phosphorus loads from eight cooperating farms within the EAA.
"Controlling floating aquatic vegetation may help reduce phosphorus loads on certain farms by reducing the
generation of highly mobile organic sediments," she said.
The Everglades is a 2 million acre wetland ecosystem that begins in Central Florida and empties into Florida
Bay. In 1986.a widespread algal bloom infested one-fifth of Lake Okeechobee, creating a gunk-filled soupy
mixture that was a direct result of fertilizers from the EAA. Tested water showed 500 parts per billion of
phosphorus near farms in the area; decades of draining fertilizer-laden water into the Everglades was slowing
destroying the famed River of Grass.
By Kimberly Moore Wilmoth, 352-294-3302, k.moore.wilmoth @ufl.edu
Sources: Samira Daroub, 561-993-1593, sdaroub @ufl.edu
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Seminars, Tours Attract Visitors
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F A number of seminars and the Teacher Workshop in a multiple-day tour to learn
tours drew growers, indus- July. The SWFREC was about growing practices in
try representatives,and south Florida as well as i
other southwest Floridians `;t" z;'s how growers in the state i
to the SWFREC over the ` are dealing with the citrus I
Topics
course of the spring and . greening disease.
early summer. Among 'gar:•: ° 11, SWFREC director Dr. Cal-
them: vin Arnold welcomed the
Nearly fifty growers partici- v4'•M� .f' s' ;, group and provided an
pared in the 31 st Annual . overview of citrus in the
Florida Seed Association/ area and citrus-related pro- I
OF-IFAS Seedsmen Seminar -•• jects being conducted at
in June,and the SWFREC "` I ,✓ the center. In addition,
hosted the meeting for the 'a6 SWFREC entomologist Dr.
i first time. r Phil Stansly and Dr. Morgan i
Topics ranged from new '' made presentations to the
pests and diseases to nema- FI :_� group.
j tode management to regu- .,„ The tour was sponsored by
lations affecting the import ,. woo, w, , a""' Yara International.
and export of seed. In ad- _ Eleven members of the
dition, SWFREC vegetable one of seven host sites for Youth Leadership Lee
horticulturist Dr. Monica the one-day training, de- County group visited the �\
`_"�' . --- signed to educate teach- SWFREC in June as part of
"i„:„1.,,,,11,-%,,,,-,-..4'1,1`'-..,. ers about soil and pro- its agriculture education
vide them tips to aid in day
educating their students. The students toured the
i 1 The workshop consisted HLB Lab and heard from 4. ° of lectures, activity manager Shea Teems,
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tours—all of which were mulch and its impact on
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Ozores-Hampton and plant SWFREC soil and water populations in citrus from s
pathologist Dr. Pam Rob-
scientist Dr. Kelly Mor- z
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errs presented "Late Blight .
Resistant Tomato Varieties an agriculture and natural ; . i t AN
in Florida: Round, Roma, resources agent with the . 1,.: �� ,,
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Cantonment. Ph.D. student Scott Crox-
A small group of teachers
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from southwest Florida worker issues with agricul-
participated in the Interna- from Argentina visited the
SWFREC in June as part of rural economist Dr. Fritz
tional Year of Soil Teach Roka.
SWFREC UPDATE
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'FAS Extension Farm Labor Supervisor Training Program
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2015 Fall Training Sites & Dates
Belle Glade Immokalee
UF/IFAS Everglades Research&Education Center UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research&Education Center
3200 E.Palm Beach Rd.Belle Glade, FL 33430 2685 SR 29 N.Immokalee, FL 34142
Ph:561-993-1500 Ph:239-658-3400
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11/3 Drivers/9am 11:30am 3pm 11/19 Safety/9am-11:30am 12:30pm-3pm
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11/5 ment Safety/9am- 12:30pm-3pm Tues, Wage&Hour/9am- Contractor Basics/
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UF/IFAS Citrus Research&Education Center UF/IFAS Highlands County Extension Office
700 Experiment Station Rd.Lake Alfred,FL 33850 4509 George Blvd.Sebring,FL 33875
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Wed, Rules for Bus&Van Safe Driving/12:30pm- Thurs, Wage&Hour/9am- Contractor Basics/
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Tues, Agriculture Equipment Pesticide Safety/ 11/12 ment Safety/9am- 12:30pm-3pm
11/24 Safety/9am-11:30am 12:30pm-3pm 11:30am
Who should take these classes? Minimum Class Size: 10 participants Questions about FLS Classes:
Labor Contractors, Crew Leaders, Bus& Carlene Thissen
Van Drivers and Farm Office Staff Fee: $50 per person per class Ph: 239-658-3449
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Interest Growing for We have found that metal- rus on plastic covered beds
Planting Citrus on UV ized plastic mulch has the requires drip irrigation and
Reflective Mulch
same effect on the Asian the and ability to inject fertilizer
gist, and Scott Croxton,
Dr. Phil Stansly, Entomolo-
citrus psyllid (ACP),which chemicals. These turn
Ph.D.graduate spreads citrus greening out to be advantages as
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lizer, systemic insecticides, and ten acres of citrus grove, half of tree health and growth,with
herbicides. A special mulch which was planted on beds cov- best results from trees receiv-
thicker than that used in vege- ered with polyethylene reflec- .best
both kinds of protection.
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tables and with a protective tive mulch (PRM). Half the field Enthusiasm for the practice is
clear coat on top was devel- was also treated with systemic growing and a 70-acre trial in a
oped by the Imaflex company insecticides in a design that pro- commercial grove is already
for this purpose. This mulch vided four treatments: mulch underway.
can last up to 3 years. alone, insecticide alone, mulch For more information, contact
At a field day at the A. Duda plus insecticide, and untreated. Dr.Stansly at
grove in Labelle this past June, Mulch and insecticides both pstansly(a�ufl.edu.
growers were able to see the controlled ACP and reduced
results of a three-year trial on incidence of HLB, improving
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Staff News
♦ Three SWFREC faculty in entomology. Scott's Yoerger Preprofession-
members received pro- graduate committee al Engineer of the Year
motions recently: soil was led by SWFREC
and water scientist Dr. entomologist Dr. Phil
Kelly Morgan and wa- Stansly(both are pic- J
ter resources engineer tured). i
Dr.Sanjay Shukla both • Dr. Morgan recently ''F
were promoted to full moderated a panel 1, f •
professor,while vege- discussion titled _ ' t • I
K table horticulturist Dr. N..
"Grower Perspective
Monica Ozores- � i
a on Treatment of Root
Hampton was promot- � j, i
Systems" at the Citrus �i x
ed to associate Expo in North Fort F
. professor. Award in recognition
Myers.
of his outstanding
;" ♦ Two SWFREC gradu-
scholastic achieve-
' ' ate students received ments, leadership skills,
honors at the 2015
and involvement in
A' 1 meeting of the Ameri- engineering projects,
can Society of Agricul- the community,and
Morgan Shukla Ozores- tural and Biological i
g the ASABE. Dr. Shukla
♦ Dr. Hampton Engineers (ASABE) in
serves as committee ��
Shukla has New Orleans, Louisi- chair for both students.
been awarded one of ana: Nathan Holt,who
two Art Hornsby Dis- received his master's • Four SWFREC staff
members manned the f
. tinguished Extension degree in May, placed
Professional and En- first in the ASABE center's booth at the
hancment Awards from Boyd-Scott Graduate recent Citrus Expo in
UF/IFAS. He will re- Research Awards corn- North Fort Myers:
ceive a one-time petition. His written Barbara Hyman, Primo
$3,000 salary supple- and oral research topic
Garza, Carlene
ment, $2,000 for ex- was titled Thissen, and Janice Hill.
E
1 tension program sup- "Transforming Plas- ! I ,—
port, and a commemo- ticulture Systems
rative certificate through Futuristic Bed c ,- _ ,.
• Ph.D. stu- Geometry Design:The J�
" Next Frontier of Envi- :•' , , ' �'
dent Scott .a =. - ,,.
Croxton *, ronmental and Eco-
graduated nomic Sustainability." �
in May Master's student Max " ` -
. with his Wallace received the
�� doctorate Roger R.and Laura M. (
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SWFREC UPDATE
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on . . . FL Tomato Insti Spotlight tute
The 2015 Florida Tomato Insti- 10:20am: Supplemental Fumiga- 1pm: H-2A Workers in Florida
tute Program is set for tion Strategies for the Manage- Vegetable Operations, Dr. Fritz
Wednesday, September 9, at ment of Soilborne Diseases in Roka, SWFREC agricultural
the Ritz Carlton Beach Resort Tomato Production, Dr. Gary economist
in Naples. Vallad, UF/IFAS, GCREC, 1:20pm:Western Flower
The program is directed by Wimauma Thrips and Tospoviruses
SWFREC vegetable horticultur- 10:40am: New Insights Regard- Emerging as Serious Threats to
1st Dr. Monica Tomato in Central and
Ozores-Hampton Southern Florida, Dr.Jo-
and Crystal Snod- _ seph Funderburk, UF/
grass, a vegetable _ 5 . IFAS, NFREC, Quincy, and
agent with the Mana- "" ' `' ' Dr. Scott Adkins, USDA-
tee County Extension ,- "':, ARS, Fort Pierce
Service in Palmetto. ."_ 1:40pm: Evaluation of To-
The Tomato Institute mato Varieties and Insecti-
agenda is as follows: , . r cides for Management of
Morning Moderator } I �` -, , Tomato chiorotic spot virus, ,,,,,,.g
Dr. Ozores-Hampton �� (TCSV) and Thrips Spe-
,.,_; .,,,, ;„.„ i Gies Recorded in Virus-
9am:Welcome, Dr '
.7 I infected Tomato Fields,
Calvin Arnold, Shouan Zhang and
SWFREC director ing the Spatial Distribution of Dakshina Seal, UF/IFAS, TREC,
9:10am: State of the Industry, Nematodes and Soil Applied Homestead
Reggie Brown, Florida Tomato Fumigants and the Needs for
ies
New Strategies Considering 2pm: Managing Pests and Insec-
Committee, Maitland g ticide Resistance in Florida To-
Vertical Management Zones for
9:20am: Recent Progress in Nematode Control, Dr.Joe mato, Dr. Hugh Smith, UF/IFAS,
TYLCV Resistance Breeding Noling, UF/IFAS, CREC, Lake GREC,Wimauma
and Implications for Tomato Alfred 2:20pm: Incidence of Grafting
Varieties of the Future, Dr. and Actigard for Bacterial Wilt
Samuel Hutton, UF/IFAS, I lam: Risk Management and
Fumigation Choice in Tomato Management, Dr. Mathews Pa-
GCREC,Wimauma ret, UF/IFAS, NFREC, Quincy
Production, Dr.John Vansickle,
9:40am: Controlled release
UF/IFAS, Gainesville 2:40pm: Eliminating Transplant
Fertilizer as a BMP for Tomato Shock by Hormonal Control to
Production, Dr. Ozores- I I:20am: Evaluation of the Use-
Improve of a Late Blight Decision Improve Growth and Yield of
Hampton Tomato, Dr. Shinsuke Agehara,
Support System in Florida To-
IOam: Production and Environ- mato, Dr. Pamela Roberts, UF/IFAS, GREC, Wimauma
mental Aspects of Compact
SWFREC plant pathologist 3pm: Industry Updates, Qingren
Bed Geometry Design, Dr. San- Wang, Miami-Dade County
jay Shukla, SWFREC water re- 1 1:30am: Lunch (on your own)
Extension Service, Homestead.
sources engineer Afternoon Moderator: Crystal
Snodgrass
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Coming Events
August 27: Phytophthora, "Upcoming events." November 26-27: Thanksgiv
Nematodes, and Diaprepes. October 14: Certified Crop ing Holiday. SWFREC will be
I Oam-I pm, SWFREC, Immoka- Adviser(CCA) Training. For closed and will reopen on No-
lee. For more info and agenda, CCAs only (not for test prepa- vember 30.
click here and scroll down to ration). December 3: OF/IFAS Fall Veg
"Upcoming Events": http:// etable Field Day. 9am-I pm,
swfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/ November(various dates):
Farm Labor Supervisor Training SWFREC, Immokalee. Agenda
September 7: Labor Day Holi- Program (see page 3 for a com- and registration information
day. SWFREC will bed closed coming soon at http://
plete list of trainings at
and will reopen Tuesay, Sep- SWFREC and other locations). swfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/.
tember 8.
November 6: Homecoming
September 9: Tomato Institute Holiday. In observance of OF
(see page 7 for details). Homecoming, SWFREC will be b
September 22: Organic closed and will reopen on No .
Amendments in Citrus Groves. vember 9. _-
IOam-Ipm, SWFREC, Immoka- November 11: Veteran's Day
lee.Agenda will be available Holiday. SWFREC will be ' V
soon at http:// closed and will reopen on No- ;,
swfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/under `
vember 12. _..
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The Citrus Black Spot Technical Working Group met recently at the
SWFREC. The team gathered to discuss monitoring plans, research needs,
and project collaboration to target citrus black spot in south Florida. SWFREC ,.--,plant pathologist Dr. Pam Roberts is among the group's leadership.
SWFREC
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