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- Organic Transition & Pesticide Reduction Workshop at the Manatee County Extension Service Feb. 5th from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Workshop is free and refreshments and lunch will be provided. To register visit the Manatee CES events calender at: http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu/calendar.shtml or call Jennifer or Crystal at 941-722-4524.
- Tree-Based Alternative Enterprises Workshop and field day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL 34240. A day of exploring ideas for diversifying income from farm or land with items like culinary mushrooms, pine trees, fruit trees, combining cattle and trees, and much more. Pre-registration is required, call Cheryl Werner at 941-722-4524. $10 (cash only) will be collected at the door and lunch will be provided. Field trip to two other locations, be prepared for walking. www.cmncfl.org. A Florida Forest Stewardship Program.
- Polk County Cattlemen’s Association Trade Show and Ranch Rodeo, Feb. 14, Bartow at the Agricultural Complex on US 17 south, next to the WH Stuart complex. For more information on the Trade Show, contact Fernando Perez 863-559-7545 or Bridget Carlisle 863-519-8677. For more information on the Ranch Rodeo contact Fred Waters 863.559-7108.
- Producer Resource Workshop, Tuesday, March 10, noon to 5 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Office, 5339 C.R. 579, Seffner. This workshop will help participants learn more about the services available from Hillsborough County, the Cooperative Extension Service, USDA, SWFWMD, and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Workshop is free but seating is limited. Register by calling Alayna Shiver at 813-272-5909.
- Small Farms Alternative Enterprises Conference, Aug. 1-2, Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee. This is the first-ever STATE-WIDE conference on this subject. The new location will accommodate a large trade show, six concurrent educational sessions, a large indoor livestock arena, and a lunch area. Small farm direct marketing has become more visible due, in part, to the national movement to support local foods and small diversified family farms. Visit http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/floridasmallfarmsconference/index.htm, or call Richard Hochmuth 386-362-1725 x103, or Mandy State 352-392-5930.
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