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North American Strawberry Growers Association (NASGA). 2006 North American Berry Conference, Savannah, Georgia, January 4-6, 2006 (http://www.nasga.org/meetings/2006/NABerryConference/brochure.htm)

Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference, Savannah, Georgia, January 5-8, 2006 (http://www.gfvga.org/)

North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA). 21st Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, January 12-14, 2006 (http://www.nafdma.com/Texas/)

Annual Tri-State Watermelon and Cucurbit Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at the Washington County Agriculture Center in Chipley. Registration begins at 3:30 P.M. Central Time. Program includes topics on production, marketing,labor, and pesticide updates. For further information,contact the hosts Andy Andreasen,850-638-6180, Shep Eubanks,850-547-1108,or Charles Brasher,850-482-9620,email clBrasher@ifas.edu.

GCREC Strawberry Field Day Monday wil be held on February 6th, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.  Several important field trials will be highlighted and new soil fumigant and water monitoring technology will be demonstrated.  For more information call Christine Cooley at 813-634-0000 ext. 3101.

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)

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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, vegetable nutrition
Yuncong Li
Associate Professor, soils
William M. Stall
Professor and SCIENTIFIC EDITOR, 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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