Florida Holding Fall Peach Seminar

Randall Weiseman Florida, Fruits, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops

peaches-floridaOn Thursday, September 17th University of Florida/IFAS Extension will conduct an all-day seminar focused on the important topics in which Florida peach growers have said they would like more information.

The Florida Fall Peach Seminar will start at 8:45 AM with registration and a trade show with exhibitors of various companies available for growers to interact. There will be morning and afternoon sessions focusing on topics such as fruit flies, weed management, post-harvest handling and several other topics, with plenty of time in between to visit with vendors.

One of the highlights of the program is two presentations by University of Georgia Peach Pathologist, Dr. Phil Brannen, who has been involved in finding solutions to peach disease issues in Georgia for several years.

The Seminar will be held at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center located in Balm. Pre-registration and more information about the Florida Fall Peach Seminar is available by clicking here.