June 2007
Contributing Authors
Dale Bennett
County Extension Director & Extension Agent IV
Jeffrey K. Brecht Professor, postharvest physiology
Jacque Breman
County Extension Director & Extension Agent IV
Daniel J. Cantliffe Professor and Chair, greenhouse production
Craig K. Chandler Professor, breeding/ genetics
Dan Culbert
Extension Agent III
Phyllis Gilreath
Extension Agent IV
Bob Hochmuth
Extension Agent IV
Chad M. Hutchinson Associate Professor, vegetable production
Yuncong Li
Associate Professor, soils
Tom MacCubbin Extension Agent IV
Gene McAvoy
County Extension Director & Extension Agent III
Teresa Olczyk
Extension Agent III
Stephen M. Olson Professor, small farms
Darrin Parmenter
Extension Agent I
Rafael Munoz-Carpena Associate Professor, hydrology
Mark A. Ritenour Associate Professor, postharvest
Bielinski Santos
Assistant Professor, vegetable production
Steven A. Sargent Professor, postharvest
Eric H. Simonne Associate Professor, vegetable nutrition
William M. Stall
Professor and Scientific Editor, weed science
Danielle Treadwell Assistant Professor, organic/sustainable production
Announcements & News
Back issues of the Vegetarian Newsletter (VN) have been scanned and are now accessible from this site, thanks to support from the Horticultural Sciences Department and Dr. Steven Sargent's efforts. The VN is now in its 58 th 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 online version of the 2006-2007 Vegetable Production Handbook is now available online! Click here to visit it now.
Update on Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption
Click here to see the update
USDA Preharvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006
The USDA Preharvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006 is available at http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf. The document provides preharvest security resources and guidelines to for agricultural produces to help reduce security risks.
New EDIS Horticulture Publications
" Pepper Spot ("Gomasho") on Napa Cabbage " was just released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS352). This publication, written by David Studstill, Eric Simonne, Jeff Brecht and Phyllis Gilreath, describes pepper spot symptoms, the possible internal causes of pepper spot and the postharvest handling effects on pepper spot. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!
" Uso del Cloro en las Líneas de Empacado de Productos Cosechados Frescos" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS336). This publication is a spanish version of "Chlorine Use in Packing Lines" (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH160) and was written by Michael J. Mahovic, Steven A. Sargent, Jerry A. Bartz y Elena E. Lon Kan. The publication features valuable information on the use of chlorine use in produce packing lines. Click on the links in the descriptions above to read this great publication!
"Identificación y Control Postcosecha de las Enfermedades del Tomate en la Florida" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS334). This publication is a spanish version of "Identifying and Controlling Postharvest Tomato Diseases in Florida" (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS131) and was written by Michael J. Mahovic, Steven A. Sargent, Jerry A. Bartz y Elena E. Lon Kan. The publication features valuable information on how to control common tomato diseases. Click on the links in the descriptions above to read this great publication!
Direct link to the BMP Manual for Vegetables & Agronomic Crops in Florida