Hosted by the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture Production and Mississippi State University: Major activities will include presentations and demonstrations on strawberry culture and management; and tools to extend fruit and vegetable growing seasons by several weeks in the spring and fall. Lunch will be provided and include a strawberry taste testing, but please call to [...]
Hosted by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System: This workshop will focus on strawberry production and research updates, muscadine and hybrid bunch grape production, research and cultivar selection, blueberry production and budgets for small fruit crops. Both indoor and field presentations including hands-on grape pruning demonstrations will be offered. This workshop is free and open to [...]
Hosted by the Local Food Safety Collaborative (LFSC), led by the National Farmers Union Foundation: The training will cover the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This act aims to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply. Many producers may not be covered by the rules of the act, but those that plan to grow [...]
Hosted by ACES: Free, with pre-registration required. Please call the Tuscaloosa County Extension Office at 205-349-4630 to register and reserve your lunch so we’ll know how many to prepare. Vegetable and Fruit Production Session: 9:00 - 9:30 Identification and Management of Diseases of Tomato and Cucurbits - Dr. Ed Sikora 9:30 – 10:45 Vegetable Crop [...]
