SWEET CORN FIELD DAY If you are a sweet corn grower or processor or if you are interested in the sweet corn market this will be a good chance for you to catch up on the latest research; learn the latest on: • New Sweet Corn Varieties • Insect control trials; what’s working and what’s new • Sweet corn disease …
Keeping Critters Out
Those who have a home garden know that the critters often get more of the goods than they do. The question is what can you do about it? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on In-Season Produce
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a new web page — updated weekly — that shows what Florida fruits and vegetables are currently in season. Visitors to the page can also create and print out a personalized shopping list. More information is available online at In-Season Produce. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed …
Bayer CropScience Donates $1.1 Million for Produce Sustainability
Bayer CropScience Donates $1.1 Million to United Fresh Research & Education Foundation to Create the Center for Global Produce Sustainability – Collaboration demonstrates company’s commitment to sustainability… LAS VEGAS — Bayer CropScience LP believes strongly in its commitment to protecting tomorrow today through its sustainability efforts. John Smith, director of the Horticulture Region for Bayer CropScience, presented Tom Lovelace, United …
New Antimicrobial Wash
A new technology that kills pathogens on food has been licensed to the maker of FIT Fruit and Vegetable Wash, a product currently used by consumers and the food service industry. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Revised Form I-9 & Employment Eligibility Verification Reminder
This reminder in today from Gene McAvoy, County Extension Director, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry County Extension, LaBelle, Florida 33935 Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective April 3, 2009 Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that effective April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, …
FL State Hort Society Annual Mtg Set for June 7-9 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Florida State Horticultural and Florida Soil and Crop Science Societies will hold their joint, annual meeting June 7 through 9, 2009 at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk, located at 1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, Florida. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Important Tax Issues Abound – At State AND Federal Levels!
A great deal of attention has been focused lately on House and Senate versions of a state budget far apart philisophically yet getting closer to Conference Committee anyway. Meanwhile, as Central Floirda Congressman Adam Putnam reminded us recently at Farm Bureau week activities in Tallahassee, there are some critical FEDERAL budget and tax issues presently on the table as well. …
Florida FFA Foundation Beast Feast Info
FLORIDA FFA FOUNDATION TO HOST BEAST FEAST AND AUCTION (Haines City, FL) The Florida FFA Foundation is serving up a variety of wild game and seafood at the sixth annual Beast Feast & Auction on Saturday, May 2, 2009 to benefit the Leadership Training Center (LTC). Along with feasting on venison, pork, gator, shrimp, fried grouper, turkey, conch salad, oyster …
Yellow Leaf Curl Resistant Tomato Variety Trial Field Day 4-22-09
A Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Resistant Tomato Variety Trial Field Day is set for Wednesday April 22, 2009 from 10 AM till noon at Six L’s Farm Op 8, which will highlight 14 entries of tomato yellow leaf curl resistant varieties of tomato from BHN, Harris Moran, Hazera, Sakata, Seminis, and the University of Florida IFAS in a replicated trial …