Hosted by the Gadsden County Extension Service
December 4, 2014
Agenda:
Presiding: Dr. Henry G. Grant, County Extension Director, UF/IFAS, Gadsden County, FL
A.M. (Eastern Standard Time)
8:00 Registration & Coffee
8:15 Opening Remarks: Dr. Nicholas Cumberford, Director, UF/IFAS, North Florida Research and Education Center
Moderator – Rome Ethredge, County Extension Coordinator, UGA, Seminole County , GA
8:30 Variety Trials and Fumigant Research Update: Dr. Joshua H. Freeman Vegetable Specialist, University of Florida/IFAS NFREC
9:15 Recall and Trace Back: Erin Holliman, Food Safety Specialist, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association
10:00 Target Spot Management Options and Tomato Diseases Trials Update: Dr. Mathews Paret, Plant Pathologist, University of Florida/IFAS NFREC
10:45 Break: Moderator – Justin Ballew, County Extension Coordinator, UGA, Decatur County, GA
11:00 Necessary Requirements for Growers to Successfully Use The H-2 A Program; Mike Carlton, Director of Labor Relations, Florida Fruit And Vegetable Association
11:45 Spider Mite Management Options: Dr. Hugh Smith, Entomology and Nematology Specialist, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center- Balm
P.M.
12:30 Introduction To The 2015 Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Policy: Tymothy McGuire, Risk Management Specialist, USDA
1:15 Q & A and Sponsors Presentation
1:45 LUNCH
2:30 Annual Meeting of the Gadsden Tomato Growers Assoc., Inc. and the Quincy Tomato Growers Exchange.
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