2018
March 2018
Saturday 3 March 2018
Sat 3 Mar, 8-11 am. Classes are designed for beginner and intermediate beekeepers. Participants that have attended previous classes in this series will be given priority. These classes are scheduled to help you manage the needs of the hive throughout the year. Live bees will be used; please dress in protective clothing (closed-toe shoes, long sleeves). If you own a bee suit, please bring it the day of the class. UF Bee Unit, 2895 SW 23 Terrace, Gainesville, 32608. Dr. Tatiana Sanchez, 352-955-2402. $10. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [facebook][events]
Monday 5 March 2018
Mon 5 Mar to Fri 9 Mar. The Florida Postharvest Horticulture Tour brings participants “up-close and personal” to learn how fresh subtropical, tropical and temperate fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops are handled. With exclusive, behind-the-scene visits hosted by top management, the group becomes familiar with a variety of methods and technologies employed to harvest, pack, cool, ship and receive fresh crops.
This program is coordinated by Dr. Steven Sargent and Dr. Mark Ritenour, specialists in the area of postharvest technology at the University of Florida-IFAS and is designed for produce industry professionals, educators, researchers and students in such diverse areas as field and packinghouse management, transportation, wholesale, roadside/gift and retail sales, as well as import/export. The Tour group departs from the UF campus in Gainesville and travels via a commercial bus to a variety of operations throughout Florida then returns to Gainesvill ... Fifield Hall, University of Florida, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville, 32611. $600. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [more][events]
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Wed 14 Mar to Fri 16 Mar. The 2018 UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology Urban Landscape Summit will feature presentations of applied research or extension projects pertaining to urban landscape issues in Florida. Possible urban landscape topics include technology use in the landscape, HOA/homeowners incentives, or landscape maintenance.
Registration
This year, the second day of the Summit will include two intensive ISTs. You can choose to attend both days, the first day, one IST, and/or the second IST. Different ticket options are included below.
UF faculty should register for all three (Urban Landscape Summit, Nitrogen IST, and Urban Trees IST) through PDEC to allow for reimbursement.
Intensive In-Service Trainings
On the second day, the Water Initiative team will present two intensive ISTs. Both relate to urban landscapes and we encourage participants to attend these more in-depth sessions.
IST #1 - The Transformation of Nitr ... Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, 2142 Shealy Drive, Gainesville, 32608. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [more][clce][events]