Farmers Learn From Fall Tomato School

October 8, 2014

UF/IFAS Extension Gulf Coast Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises held their third installment of  “Fall Tomato School” Tuesday in Jay.  The workshops were intended for farmers who are interested in learning about small farm tomato production.

The course combined lectures with hands-on activities with a course notebook at the West Florida Research & Education Center in Jay. The school included topics such as transplanting, varieties, nutrition, diseases, staking, insect scouting, harvesting, storage and marketing.

Pictured top: Blake Thaxton, Santa Rosa Extension, explains the importance or trellising in commercial  tomato production. Pictured below: Participants learn about pest management. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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