Volume 13, Issue 16
September 16, 2022
| |  | News | | | | | Operation Grow Updates for Military Veterans
| | | | The Operation Grow project, as part of the Alabama Beginning Farmer program, provides special emphasis on the training needs of military veterans interested in agriculture. Alabama Beginning Farmer is led by the Alabama Extension commercial horticulture team. To register for Operation Grow, please follow this sign-up link here. Read more. | | | | Alabama has a booming fruit and vegetable production industry which generates more than $160 million in revenue and provides employment to thousands of residents. The growth in the industry is also representative of the growth in local food movement and organic farming in the South. If you are a beginning farmer with ambition to grow food crops for clientele you know, you've come to the right place. Read more here. | | | Commercial Horticulture and Beginning Farmer News
| | | | Pumpkins can be a great crop for home production as well as commercial production. The following information outlines several items needed to manage a pumpkin crop throughout the growing season. Read more. | | | | More and more people are interested in utilizing greenhouses for hydroponic vegetable production. Greenhouses can produce vegetables almost anywhere, regardless of soil type. Growing vegetables in greenhouses can allow for near year-round output of high-quality products. The hydroponic production systems used in these facilities are dramatically more efficient with water and fertilizer. Read more here. | | | | Need help with strawberry disease or pumpkin production? Find any topic that is helpful to you with the monthly webinar series organized by the Alabama Extension Commercial Horticulture Team for statewide audience. Each webinar has different speakers and titles Read more here. | | | | Data is much more than a collection of numbers and information. It is what fuels modern-day, sustainable agriculture practices. Farmers in Alabama and across the nation collect different forms of data to make management decisions in their operations. These data points allow them to be both economically and environmentally sound. Read more. | | | | Farmers are some of the most tech-savvy people in the world. Often, they are early adopters of emerging technologies that create a more efficient, profitable and sustainable industry. Some of these technologies—and the data they collect—are crucial parts of the management approach known as precision agriculture. Read more. | | | | Our location for the 2023 AFVGA Annual Conference and Tradeshow is fantastic! The Lodge at Gulf States Park is where you want to be on February 9&10. Can't wait to see new and old friends in Gulf Shores! Let us know you are coming here: https://fb.me/e/6w94MZmGV | | | | New 2022 schedule. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Beginning Farmer program offers special training events for all farmers. This program, with the help of the commercial horticulture team, has several educational activities and digital resources available to everyone from the comfort of home. The 2022 resources are now available. Find links to materials and videos below. Read more here. | | | | For experienced or beginning farmers, this YouTube playlist has all the information you may need. From pesticides to strawberry varieties, this page is a great resource for many topics. Read more here. | | | | Fall is one of the most important seasons to inspect your home for pesky pantry pests. An Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist urges everyone to be on the lookout for the common Indian meal moth. Read more. | | | | Multimedia Updates | | | | | | Get to know your hosts in the fifth episode of the Farming Basics Podcast. Olivia Fuller and cohost, Jacob Kelley discuss their backgrounds, how they arrived at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and why they love to do what they do in the world of agriculture.
View the instagram account for more information. | | | | In 2019, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System brought the world of farming to the palm of a farmer's hand with an app. The Farming Basics app opened a gateway of information for small and beginning farmers. Fast forward to 2022—this app has gotten a facelift, providing even more information to farmers. More information. | | | | The Alabama Farming Basics Online curriculum is part of the USDA-NIFA funded project that was initiated by Auburn University in 2015. The self-paced online training course provides basic and advanced information about horticultural crop production, organic farming practices, integrated pest management (for weeds, insects, and diseases), marketing, and food safety that is suitable for new and/or experienced producers. More information. | | |  | Current Events and Recordings | | | | | January - November 2022 Every month a new live webinar on topics from pest management to hemp updates. Watch videos on the Facebook playlist. | November 1-2, 2022 The Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University, along with the Alabama Green Industry Training Center and the Alabama Pesticide Safety Education Program, host a biennial training conference called the Pesticide Applicators University (PAU). To register click this link. | | Fruit and Vegetable Field Day October 7, 2022 This meeting will take place at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, AL. Registration will start at 9:30 AM. The meeting will take place from 10:00-12:00 PM, with lunch provided. Register ahead by calling the Wiregrass Extension Center at (334) 693-2010. | November 10, 2022 Meeting will focus on strawberry production issues. Topics will include weed control and soil fumigation, disease management, variety selection, and budgeting.
Read more information here. | | 2022 See the latest workshops and classes through the Green Industry Training Center. To register click this link. | February 9-10, 2023 The Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) Annual Conference and Trade Show, formerly held each fall, is Feb. 9-10, 2023, in Gulf Shores. | | January 2 - October 4, 2022 The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will be teaching several private pesticide applicator training classes. These classes are designed for the farmers who need to take the private pesticide applicator test in order to purchase restricted use products. However, we will be discussing chemical safety and sprayer calibration at this class, so anyone who sprays pesticides on a large scale will benefit from this training, even if a restricted pesticide license is not needed.
Read more information here. | October 18-20, 2022 The Expo's unique site has a 100-acre exhibit area adjoining a 600-acre working research farm. In the exhibit area, which includes both outdoor and indoor exhibits visitors will find every imaginable product or service a farm could ever need. Read more information here. | | | |
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