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Aug. 21 Peace River Valley Citrus Grower Association Board Meeting, DeSoto Co. Extension Office, Arcadia, contact 863-494-0061 or oj@prvcitrus.org
Aug. 21 UF/IFAS Lake County Extension Small Farm Series: Alternative Fruit Production, Umatilla Public Library, Umatilla, contact 352-343-4101 ext. 2723 for required preregistration
Aug. 21 UF/IFAS Statewide CEU Day, various Extension offices via polycom
Aug. 23 Packinghouse Day, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact Mark Ritenour at 772-468-3922 ext. 167 or ritenour@ufl.edu
Aug. 23 Pomegranate Field Day, Water Conserv II, Winter Garden, contact phil.cross@waterconservii.com or 407-656-2332 ext. 223
Aug. 24 Citrus Research and Development Foundation Commercial Product Development Committee meeting, call 800-615-2900 at 11:00 a.m. and enter participant access code 393338# when prompted
Aug. 24 Indian River Postharvest Workshop, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, contact Mark Ritenour at 772-468-3922 ext. 167 or ritenour@ufl.edu
Aug. 27 Citrus Research and Development Foundation Finance and Audit Committee meeting, Citrus Research and Development Foundation office, Lake Alfred, or call 800-615-2900 at 11 a.m. and enter participant access code 393338# when prompted
Sept. 5 Highlands Citrus Grower Forum, Bert J. Harris Jr. Ag Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at plowboy@ufl.edu
Sept. 9-11 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee
Sept. 11 Farm Labor Supervisor Core Training, UF Miami-Dade County Extension office, Homestead, contact Marcela Rice at 239-658-3400 or mlrice@ufl.edu
Sept. 13-14 Agricultural Labor Relations Forum, Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at Sea World, contact Christine Synan at 321-214-5216
Sept. 14 Inaugural Florida Pomegranate Association Conference, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred
Sept. 18-21 International Citrus & Beverage Conference, Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach
Sept. 19 Farm Labor Supervisor Core Training, Southwest FL Research & Education Center, Immokalee, contact Marcela Rice at 239-658-3400 or mlrice@ufl.edu
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