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 From
the Director: Our goal is to provide the faculty with the latest news
from the Center research projects and extension activities, and other
timely information items. Please feel free to use the contents of the
newsletter in your county newsletters and education activities as you
wish. If you'd like additional details on newsletter items, contact the
faculty member author or our editor, Cheryl Vergot.
Regards, Dr. George Hochmuth, NFREC Director
Dates of Interest
(Call ahead to confirm date and
time on events.)
January
30: Retirement Reception
for Ann Parramore
Leon County Agricultural Center
4:00–6:00 p.m.
February
13: Home Vegetable Gardening
Demonstration 4:00 p.m.
Wakulla Extension Office
February
15: Panhandle (NW Florida)
Beef Conference & Trade Show
Marianna Ag Center
February 16: Winter Florida
Bull Test Sale
NFREC Beef Unit
February 19-20: Fed Cattle
Show, Jackson County Ag Center
February 24: Wakulla Swine
Show
Wakulla Extension Arena
March
1: Beef Cattle Management Course
Local Extension Office
March 6: Panhandle Peanut Short Course
Jackson Co. Agriculture Center
Hwy. 90 West, Marianna
March 7-8: West
Florida Livestock Show & Sale
William Inman Agricultural Center, Quincy
April 17: Extension
Agent In-Service Training
Native Wildflowers for Central and
South Forida
April
18-20: Seeds for the
Future, Wildflower & Grass Seed Production Conference
May 23: DDIS
Inservice Training
University of Florida, Plant Pathology Department, Fifield Hall,
Gainesville
More Info on
Dates
Want
To Know More About Native Wildflower and Grass Seed Production?
Seed production of
native wildflowers and grasses will be the focus of Seeds of the
Future, a national workshop that is being held in Orlando from April
18-20 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. Experts from across the country will
be talking about
·
technical and economic aspects of the seed production business
·
markets for native wildflower and grass seed
·
organizations and agencies that can provide assistance to seed producers
The Keynote Speaker will
be Dr. Carol Baskin of the University of Kentucky. Dr. Baskin is a
widely recognized expert in the area of seed germination and dormancy.
She and her husband, Dr. Jerry Baskin, recently authored the book Seeds:
Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination.
Experienced growers will address technical and economic aspects of seed
production while representatives from federal, state, and private
sectors will address the market and need for native wildflower and grass
seed. Information about seed standards and certification laws will also
be presented.
The registration fee for this conference is only
$100 (a bargain!!! thanks to our two main sponsors, the Federal Highway
Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation
Environmental Management Office). But better yet, if you are a State of
Florida employee, your registration is FREE!!!
Details about the
workshop can be accessed and printed from the links listed below.
If you have any questions, please
contact
(Norcini, NFREC News, 3-2)
Peanut Short Course
The
Panhandle Peanut Short Course is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, 2001,
at the Jackson Co Agriculture Center located on U.S. Hwy 90 west
in Marianna.
(Jowers,
NFREC News, 3-2)
Row Crop Meeting
The row
crop meeting, which emphasizes peanuts, is scheduled for 2/12/01,12:00
noon - 2:30pm, in Jay. For information, contact John Atkins at (850)
675-6654.
(Atkins, NFREC News, 3-2)
Crops Meeting
We
will have a "Crop Production Meeting" in Okaloosa County
on February 12, 2001. Meeting speakers include: David Wright, Tom
Kucharek and Gerald Edmondson. The time is 6-9 p.m.
(Edmondson,
NFREC News, 3-2)
Personnel
Welcome to new NFREC employees!
Carol Cullifer is the new Office Assistant in
the District Director’s office. Carol
and her husband Ed (a retired military officer) have two grown
children and live in Gadsden County. Carol previously worked for
the warden at the prison in Quincy.
Jarek Nowak is the new Forestry faculty member.
Jarek is from Poland . He
received a M.S. degree from Warsaw
University in Poland, a second M.S. degree from, Virginia Tech and his
PhD from Mississippi State. Jarek is married to Ana and they have
two sons: Krystian (9) and
Robert (1 ˝).
Change of hats for Melvin Barber!
He has been an Agricultural Assistant for Dr. Fred Rhoads
and recently became Biological Scientist for Dr. Jimmy Rich.
Also, we want
to welcome Tom Bizzle (Auto Equipment Mechanic at Monticello) to
the Maintenance Mechanic position at Quincy.
Thought
for the Day:
The
task of a leader is to take his followers where they have not been.
Cheryl Vergot, Public Relations
NFREC - Quincy, U/F IFAS
E-Mail: cvergot@ifas.ufl.edu
Phone: (850) 875-7112
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