The Vegetarian Newsletter

A Horticultural Sciences Department Extension Publication on Vegetable Crops
Eat your Veggies!!!!!

December 2007

Featured Articles

Announcements & News

The 2007-2008 Vegetable Production Handbook is now available on EDIS!
Click here to visit it now.

The 2007 Proceedings of the Florida Tomato Institute are accessible on-line
Click here to view them now.

Proceedings from previous years (2002-2006) are available at http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu
/vegetables.htm

 

All Vegetarian Newsletter Issues Are Available On-line!!!

Back issues of the Vegetarian Newsletter (VN) have been scanned and are accessible from this site, thanks to support from the Horticultural Sciences Department and Dr. Steven Sargent's efforts. The VN is now in its 58th year and I'm sure readers will find the back issues both useful and interesting from an historical perspective. We hope to be able to categorize these previous articles by subject in the future. Click here to visit our archives!!!

The electronic version of the 2007-2008 Vegetable Production Handbook is available online!
Click here to visit it now.

New EDIS Horticulture Publications

"Rootstocks for Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums" is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS366. This publication, written by J. Ferguson and J. Chaparro, describes recomended rootstocks for Florida, rootstocks no longer recomended for Florida stone fruit, and proceedures for harvesting, cleaning and stratifying 'Flordaguard' seed prior to cleaning. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

" Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices " is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS348. This publication, written by J. Ferguson, J. Chaparro, J. G. Williamson, R. Rouse and R. Mizell, describes topics in Florida subtropical peach production such as nursery practices, site selection, orchard design, planting and much more. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of the Fruit" is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS363. This bulletin represents a summary of the all work done and current guidelines for tomato growers and packer/shippers to minimize risk for rapid postharvest breakdown. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Strategies for Subtropical Peach Production in Florida" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS364). This publication, written by J. J. Ferguson, J. X. Chaparro, D.M. Omalley & L. Harrison, describes strategies for growing subtropical peaches in Florida and gives the number of chilling units different varieties require.Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Training and Pruning Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS365). This publication, written by J. Ferguson, is a valuable resource on how to prune and train peach, nectarine and plum trees. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Guidelines for Enrolling in Florida's BMP Program for Vegetable Crops" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS367). This publication, written by Aparna Gazula, Eric Simonne and Brian Boman, describes the process for enrolling in Florida BMP program for vegetable crops as well as where you can find additional resources and help with the implementation of your BMP program. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

Other sources of Hortcultural Information.
Direct link to the BMP Manual for Vegetables & Agronomic Crops in Florida

Click here for a PDF printer friendly version of this calendar.

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January 6-9, 2008- Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables Symposium - The ISHS will hold a symposium on the "Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables" January 6-9, 2008 at the Grosvenor Resort, Orlando, FL For more information contact Christine Taylor at (863) 956-1151 Ext. 1248 or visit http://www.precisionag2008.com.

January 17-19, 2008 - Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition - The FNGLA will hold a Tropical Plant Industry exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, FL January 17-19, 2008. For more information visit: http://www.fngla.org/tpie/general.asp.

January 26, 2008- AGRItunity 2008 - The Sumter County Extension Office will hold AGRItunity 2008 at the West Central Florida Agricultural Center on the Sumter County Fairgrounds Saturday in Bushnell, FL on January 26, 2008. AGRItuinty 2008 is an conference and trade show which features the latest in agricultural technology and business information and trends. The event will include sessions on Market Analysis, Keeping your Kids in the Family Business, Hydroponic Production, Cut Flowers and Other Niche Crops, Marketing Alternatives for Beef, Pasture/Forage Management and much more. Click here to see the press release and click here to view registration information and the agenda for the event.

March 11-14, 2008- 2008 Postharvest Horticulture Industry Tour- This year's trip will feature visits from Homestead to Orlando to see harvest, packing, and shipping operations for a wide variety of fruit, vegetable, and floral crops. For more information, contact Adrian Berry at (352)392-1928 Ext. 235. or email her at adberry@ifas.ufl.edu. Click here to see the tentative Itinerary.

FSHS Annual Meeting - The FSHS will hold their annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL June 1-3, 2008 at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott North Hotel. For more information Contact Dr. Eric Simonne at (352) 392-1928 Ext. 208 or visit http://www.fshs.org/

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