Vegetable Production

The Vegetable Production Program is designed to help commercial vegetable growers with all aspects of production. Information and workshops are offered on a variety of topics, from specific crops to planting, fertilizing, pruning, and pest control.

Vegetable Production Updates/News

• Vegetable Field Days

Information for Commercial Growers 

Information on:

• Vegetable Production Handbook
• Resources for Commercial Vegetable Producers by Crop
• Asian Bean Thrips in Florida
• Know Your Farmer Know Your Food (USDA)
• Commercial herb production
• Hydroponic production
• Hydroponic Vegetable Production in Florida
• Organic production
• Florida Tomato Scouting Guide
• A Guide to EPA's Proposed Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Criteria for Florida
• Fumigant Management Plans
• Fumigation Videos Series
  • Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Plastic Mulch Systems
  • Drip Fumigation: Factors Affecting Alternative Fumigants

Food Safety

Food safety should now be a part of every commercial vegetable grower’s program.  There are several websites that provide excellent information and resources about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs):

• Farm & Packinghouse Recordkeeping Sheets (these can also be ordered from the link below)
• National GAPs Educational Materials
• National GAPs Web Links
• USDA GAPS audit
• University of Florida : Tomatoes & Food Safety
• Global G.A.P.
  • (please note that this is a private sector body that sets voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the globe)

Managing Resistance

Insecticides 

• Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC): www.irac-online.org
• IRAC Mode of Action Poster
• IRAC Mode of Action Whitefly Poster
• Insecticide resistance

Fungicides

• Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC): www.frac.info
• Fungicide resistance

Herbicides

• Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC): www.hracglobal.com
• Herbicide resistant weeds

Vegetable Field days

January 2018

 Diseases

• Squash - Phytophthora
• Squash - Phytophthora capsici
• Squash - Downey mildew
• Squash - Powdery mildew
• Tomato - Bacteria Spot
• Tomato - Tospoviruses
• Tomato - Spanish
• Basil - Downy mildew (Trial)
• Basil - Downy mildew
• Celery & Cabbage - Soil Efficiency

Insects

• Managing thrips
• Common Vegetables - Thrips
• Weeds - Thrips
• Chili - Thrips
• Melon - Thrips
• Melon - Thrips - Chemistry
• Pepper weevil - Fact sheet
• Pepper weevil – Biol. / chem.
• Pepper weevil - Varieties
• Tomato - Silverleaf Whitefly

Fertilizers 

• Tomato Fertilizer
• Fertilizer Technology