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The 17th annual Postharvest Horticulture Industry Tour will be held March 13-16. The tour will provide an opportunity to experience first-hand the latest technologies for handling and shipping subtropical and tropical fruits, warm and cool season vegetables and ornamental crops. This tour is designed for produce industry professionals, educators, researchers and students involved in such diverse areas as field and packinghouse management, wholesale and retail sales, and import/export. For more informationContact Dr. Steven Sarget at (352)392-1928 Ext. 215 or visit http://www.hos.ufl.edu/sasaweb/sargent.htm.
International Fresh-cut Produce Association. Fresh-cut Expo, Baltimore, Maryland, April 27-29, 2006 (http://www.freshcutexpo.com/)
Tomato Breeders Roundtable/Tomato Quality Workshop. Tampa, Florida, May 7-11, 2006 (Dr. J.W. Scott, UF/IFAS, GCREC, jwsc@ifas.ufl.edu)
Call for Abstracts- The 2006 Joint Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society and the Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida will be held June 4 - 6 This year FSHS and SCSSF will meet jointly at the Marriott Tampa Westshore Hotel. This year's meeting will offer many opportunities for all attending. In addition to over 170 technical presentations, there will be two evening receptions to get together with friends and colleagues, and special sessions with invited speakers. The Marriott Tampa Westshore Hotel is conveniently located on the west side of Tampa. This is an excellent facility and is close to beaches, shopping and the other attractions in the Tampa Bay area. For more information visit
( http://www.fshs.org) .
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Contributing Extension Specialists
Daniel J. Cantliffe
Professor and Chair |
Mark A. Ritenour
Associate Professor, postharvest |
Kent Cushman
Assistant Professor, vegetable production |
Steven A. Sargent
Professor, postharvest |
Chad M. Hutchinson
Associate Professor, vegetable production |
Eric H. Simonne
Associate Professor and SCIENTIFIC EDITOR, vegetable nutrition |
Yuncong Li
Associate Professor, soils |
William M. Stall
Professor, weed science |
Stephen M. Olson
Professor, small farms |
Danielle Treadwell
Assistant Professor, organic/sustainable production |
Rafael Munoz-Carpena
Assistant Professor, hydrology |
James M. White
Associate Professor, organic farming |
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