Olczyk - South Florida Extension District - University of Florida

Teresa Olczyk Page 1

2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES

The agent is responsible for developing implementing and evaluating Extension educational programs for producers of traditional winter vegetables in the following areas vegetable nutrition and irrigation varieties postharvest quality technologies and sustainability of vegetable industries in Miami-Dade County including alternative crops new production technologies and cover crops

The agent is also responsible for developing implementing and evaluating educational programs for tropical fruit producers in the areas of postharvest quality cover crops and irrigation management

The agent plays an active role in educating the general public policy makers and visitors about the importance of the agricultural industry for the county and state economy and the role extension service plays in preserving and improving of the agricultural industry in South Florida The agent works closely with Miami-Dade County Vegetable Advisory Committee agricultural industry personnel University of Florida IFAS extension specialists and other researchers USDA NRCS and USDA ARS

Specific duties by percentage

bull Improving Irrigation and Nutrient Management for Vegetable Crops (30) bull Improving Sustainable Agricultural Practices and PostharvestFood Safety Issues (35) bull Evaluating Vegetable Varieties (30) bull 4-H and Other Extension Activities (5)

3 AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Cover crops Irrigation and plant nutrition Small farms Sustainable agriculture production Vegetable cultivars evaluation Postharvest technologies for vegetables and tropical fruits

4 ASSIGNED ACTIVITY

Activity 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 Teaching 0 0 0 0 Research 0 0 0 0 Extension 100 100 100 100 Service 0 0 0 0 Total 100 100 100 100


5 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Institution

Warsaw Poland

Field of Study Horticulture

Degree BSMS (Combined program)

Year 1978

6 EMPLOYMENT

Employer Rank From To

University of Florida IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension

Extension Agent III 712003 Present


Extension Agent II (Accruing Permanent Status)

1031997 6302003


Biologist (County position) 1301995 1021997

Holland Garden Center Fort Lauderdale

Sales Representative 1011993 121995

Foliage Design Systems of Broward County

Operation Manager 9201991 9301993

Self Landscape Consultant 911987 9151991

Mysiadlo Greenhouse Corp Poland

Greenhouse Manager 1011979 12311986

Piaseczno High School Poland

Ag Teacher 911978 6301981

Wieliszew Nursery Poland Nursery Assistant 1011978 9301979

Agricultural University

2003


7 YEAR TENUREPERMANENT STATUS AWARDED BY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

8 TEACHING ADVISING ANDOR OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Guest lecturer Graduate level course HOS 5555 - Tropical Fruit Production and Research UF IFAS TREC 2002 Two hours lecture on soil moisture monitoring instruments (8 participants)

9 TEACHING EVALUATIONS ndash NA

10 GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS ndash NA

11 GRADUATE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES ndash NA

12 RESEARCH NARRATIVE

The agent has been working with the Extension Vegetable Advisory Committee and other individual growers to identify and prioritize extension and research needs for the vegetable industry in Miami-Dade County This information was communicated to UF IFAS extension specialists and other researchers including USDA As a result numerous researchExtension grant proposals were written and submitted to various granting institutions and several of them received funding The agent cooperates on these grants as the Co-PI or extension cooperator (investigator) The agent is involved in identifying growers-cooperators establishing and evaluating experimental trials and field demonstrations evaluating trials coordinating and conducting field days and workshops for growers cooperating on writing publications and presenting results at scientific meetings and conferences The research topics included cover crops reduction of phosphorus applications chemical and biological alternatives to methyl bromide vegetable cultivars evaluations water conservation and irrigation scheduling and others Detailed information about grants and contracts funded by different funding agencies agriculture industry and growers is listed in the ldquoContracts and Grants Sectionrdquo of this promotion packet

13 CREATIVE WORKS

ExhibitsDisplays Total 13

Olczyk T R Regalado M Lamberts and A Hunsberger 2006 Tropical and Oriental Vegetables and Herbs Grown in Miami-Dade County Display presenting selection of unusual crops presented at the Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting Tampa FL

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2005 Tropical and Oriental Herbs and Vegetables from South Florida Display at the Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting Tampa FL

Olczyk T 2005 Irrigation of Agricultural Crops in Miami Dade County 2005 Dade County Fair and Exhibition 2005 Miami FL Display of five posters 18x 24 (color)


Olczyk T 2004 Tropical Vegetables from South Florida Display of unusual tropical crops at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference Orlando FL

Olczyk T and E McAvoy 2004 Tropical Fruit Tasting National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference Orlando FL

Roberts K and T Olczyk 2003 A Floating Garden Dade County Fair and Exhibition 2003 Miami FL (poster display a series of 12 18rdquox24rdquo posters)

Lamberts M and T Olczyk 2003 Food for Food Crops Commercial Fruit Trees Dade County Fair and Exhibition 2003 Miami FL (Poster display)

Lamberts M T Olczyk and L Vasquez 2003 Food for Food Crops Vegetable Gardens Dade County Fair and Exhibition 2003 Miami FL (Poster display)

Olczyk T 2003 How to Grow Plants without Soil Tropical Agricultural Fiesta 2003 Set of sixteen posters and display of fertilizers plants and containers needed for building a floating garden Miami FL (Seen by about 2000 people)

Rafie R and T Olczyk 2001 Fruits and Vegetables Produced in Miami-Dade County Display of produce grown by local farmers presented at the international food industry trade show The Fourth Interamerican Food and Beverage Show Miami Beach FL

Olczyk T 2001 Tropical Fruits from South Florida Display of fruits and educational publications prepared for the national conference for teachers 7th Annual Forum on Education in Agriculture in Urban Schools Miami FL

Lamberts M and T Olczyk 2000 Agriculture in Miami-Dade CountyThen and Now Dade County Fair and Exhibition 2000 Display to showcase the 100-year history of agriculture in South Florida Miami FL

Crane J C Balerdi and T Olczyk 1998 Display of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables at Miami-Dade Community College Homestead Campus Display to showcase a wide range of crops grown in Miami-Dade County prepared for the South Florida Water Management District Meeting Homestead FL

Photo Sets Total 10

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2006 Series of 65 digital photographs of oriental and tropical vegetables grown in Miami-Dade County

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2004-2006 Series of over 1500 digital photographs illustrating various aspects of vegetable and tropical fruit production including water and nutrient management soils pests cultural practices harvest and postharvest treatments cultivar evaluation water quality cover crops and organic production for use at grower meetings posters and presentations at professional meetings and conferences

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2005 Sweetpotato Cultivars and Advanced Breeding Lines 100 digital photographs of 23 tropical sweetpotato cultivars and breeding lines from the field demonstration


Olczyk T 2003 Agriculture in Miami-Dade County Over 500 digital photos illustrating different aspects of South Florida Agriculture for use at the grower meetings and for presentations at professional conferences

Olczyk T 2001 Tropical Fruits Grown in Miami-Dade County Set of 11 photographs of tropical fruits grown in Miami-Dade County prepared for the display at the national teachersrsquo conference 7th Annual Forum on Education in Agriculture in Urban Schools

Olczyk T 2001 Lychee Cultivars Evaluation Set of 40 digital pictures of 20 lychee cultivars evaluated by the growers during a workshop

Olczyk T 2001 Nutritional Deficiencies of Ornamental Plants Set of sixteen 85x11 photographs illustrating nutritional macro and micro deficiencies and disorders of palms and other ornamental plants prepared for a class

Olczyk T 2000 Agriculture in Miami-Dade County Set of 35 photographs of fruit vegetable and ornamental crops for use by the organizers of the Dade County Fair and Exhibition for posters and banners

Olczyk T and M Lamberts 2000 Nutritional Disorders and Herbicide Damage Symptoms Set of 19 Power Point slides containing about 45 photographs prepared for ldquoThe Learning Zonerdquo at the Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show

Olczyk T C Balerdi and I Maguire 2000 Installation of Tensiometers in Calcareous Soil Set of 24 digital photographs illustrating step by step principles of installation of tensiometers in fruit groves

Slide Sets (PowerPoint) Total 59

Olczyk T KE Cushman and W Klassen 2006 Okra In-row Spacing Alters Plant Growth and Yield in South Florida (29 slides)

Olczyk T and E McAvoy 2006 Vegetable Gardening in South Florida (61 slides)

Olczyk T and E Lamb 2006 Organic Vegetable Gardening in South Florida UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension (35 slides)

Olczyk T and E Lamb 2006 Container Gardening (36 slides)

Pybas D W and T Olczyk 2006 Miami-Dade County Diverse to the Extreme (42 slides)

Cantliffe D P Gilreath D Haman C Hutchinson Y Li G McAvoy K Migliaccio T Olczyk S Olson D Parmenter B Santos S Shukla E Simonne C Stanley and A Whidden 2006 Review of Nutrient Management Systems for Florida Vegetable Producers (37 slides)

Li Y T Olczyk KW Migliaccio Q Wang G Liu Y Qian N Campbell G Yu and L Rosado 2006 County Faculty In-Service Training for Water Sampling and Chemical Analysis (44 slides)

Bohac J R T Olczyk E H Simonne DM Jackson and R T Nagata 2006 Development of Multiple Pest-Resistant Sweetpotatoes for Organic Production and for New Uses by ARS and IFAS (24 slides)


Olczyk T W Klassen R Regalado and M Codallo 2005 Snap Bean Cultivar Evaluations in Miami-Dade County (39 slides)

Olczyk T KE Cushman and W Klassen 2005 Plant Population Affects Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) (22 slides)

Olczyk T Y Li W Klassen and Q Wang 2005 Using Cover Crops to Improve Vegetable Production in South Florida (28 slides)

Olczyk T Y Li W Klassen and Q Wang 2005 Cover Crops in Vegetable Production (24 slides)

Olczyk T and D W Pybas 2005 Overview of Agriculture in Miami-Dade County (26 slides)

Ragsdale J Y Li W Klassen and T Olczyk 2005 Influence of Cover Crops on Micronutrient Availability in a Sweetpotato Cropping System in South Florida (21 slides)

Pybas D W and T Olczyk 2005 Recent Agriculture Statistics for Miami-Dade County 2004-2005 (32 slides)

Wang Q W Klassen Y Li Z Handoo T Olczyk and M Codallo 2005 Influence of Cover Crops in Rotation on Improving Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L) Yield and Suppressing Parasitic Nematodes (26 slides)

Wang X Y Li T Olczyk R Muntildeoz-Carpena and P Nkedi-Kizza 2005 Phosphorus Leaching in a Sweet Corn Field with a Natural Zeolite Amendment Homestead FL UF IFAS TREC (21 slides)

Wang X Y C Li R Muntildeoz-Carpena T Olczyk J Lacy and B Powell 2005 Zeolites in Tomato Production (14 slides)

Li YC X Wang R Muntildeoz-Carpena and T Olczyk 2005 Using Zeolite as a Soil Amendment to Improve Water Quality in C-111 Basin A project report to South Florida Water Management District (53 slides)

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2004 Okra Harvest Handling and Storage Cosecha Manejo y Almacenamiento de Okra (quimbomboacute) (EnglishSpanish 23 slides)

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2004 Okra Production Cultural Practices Produccioacuten de Okra Praacutecticas Culturales (EnglishSpanish 22 slides)

Olczyk T 2004 Irrigation of Vegetables in Miami-Dade County (18 slides)

Olczyk T 2004 NACAA 2004 National Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (15 slides)

Olczyk T 2004 Vegetable Extension Programs in Miami-Dade County (52 slides)

Olczyk T Y Li E Simonne and X Wang 2004 The Effect of Reduced Phosphorus on Sweet Corn Produced on Rocky Calcareous Soils in South Florida (26 slides)


Olczyk T R Regalado W Klassen and M Codallo 2004 New Bush Bean Cultivars for Miami-Dade County (29 slides)

Olczyk T SA Sargent JH Crane and CF Balerdi 2004 Postharvest of Lychee and Longan (33 slides)

Lamberts M L T Olczyk G McAvoy and PR Gilreath 2004 Simple Tools for Verifying Hand Washing Skills (21 slides)

Studstill D E Simonne and T Olczyk 2004 Treating Irrigation System with Chlorine (14 slides)

Li YC X Wang R Muntildeoz-Carpena and T Olczyk 2004 Sweet Corn Field Day in Miami-Dade-Update on Phosphorus Fertilization (20 slides)

Li Y X Wang R Muntildeoz-Carpena T Olczyk J Lacy and B Powell 2004 Update on the Zeolite Amendment Project-Meeting with the Board of South Florida Water Management District (53 slides)

Simonne E T Olczyk D Studstill and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2004 Water Movement in Mulched Beds in Rocky Soil of Miami-Dade County (26 slides)

Olczyk T Y Li and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2003 Optimizing Irrigation with Tensiometers for Crops Grown on Calcareous Soils In Miami-Dade County (30 slides)

Olczyk T M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Miami-Dade County (26 slides)

Olczyk T Y Li E Simonne and R Mylavarapu 2003 Reduced Phosphorus Fertilization Effects on Yield and Quality of Sweet Corn Grown on Calcareous Soils (29 slides)

Olczyk T 2003 Postharvest of Lychee and Longan (28 slides)

Olczyk T 2003 Production Problems Start Early Especially with Royal Palms (18 slides)

Olczyk T E Simonne and R Regalado 2002 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Okra Varieties Produced on Calcareous Soils in South Florida (23 slides)

Olczyk T and R Rafie 2002 Evaluation of Production and Marketing Potential of Red Raspberries in Miami-Dade County (25 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Efficient Irrigation Practices for Nurseries Producing Woody Ornamentals (37 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Scheduling Irrigation Using Tensiometers in Nurseries and Landscapes (26 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Problems Related to Tree Nutrition (26 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Monitoring Plant Nutritional Status with Sap Testing (24 slides)


Olczyk T and C Balerdi 2002 How to Attract Growers to Participate in On-Farm Trials and Demonstrations (26 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Recognizing Nutritional Deficiencies in Palms (48 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Update on Okra Production in South Florida (22 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Okra Variety Evaluation Field Trial Results (20 slides)

Olczyk T 2002 Improving Quality Okra Harvest Handling and Transportation (14 slides)

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2002 Evaluacion de Variedades de Quimbombo (Okra) Cosechadas en Suelos Calcareos en el Sur de Florida (Evaluation of Okra Varieties Produced on Calcareous Soils in South Florida) (20 slides in Spanish)

Olczyk T and R Regalado 2002 Produccion del Quimbombo (Okra) en el Sur de Florida (Okra Production in South Florida) (22 slides in Spanish)

Olczyk T R Regalado 2002 Cosecha Manejo y Almacenamiento de la Okra (Postharvest Management and Storage of Okra)(14 slides in Spanish)

Olczyk T C Balerdi and J Crane 2001 Improving Irrigation Efficiency with Tensiometers for Crops Grown in Miami-Dade County (30 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 Scheduling Irrigation and Water Conservation with Tensiometers (30 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 Production of Containerized Vegetable Transplants (28 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 Symptoms of Nutritional Deficiencies (29 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 How to Save Water and Improve Irrigation Efficiencies with Tensiometers (21 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 Scheduling Irrigation with Tensiometers (12 slides)

Olczyk T 2001 Pruning Palms (30 slides)

Lamberts M T Olczyk C Balerdi J Garofalo and A Hunsberger 1999 Commercial Agriculture and Urban Horticulture Tentative Programmatic Priorities (19 slides)

Overhead transparencies Total 11

Olczyk T 2000 Tensiometers in Scheduling Irrigation for Tropical Fruit Groves in Sandy Soils (12 Power Point transparencies)

Olczyk T 2000 Fertigation and Irrigation (13 PowerPoint transparencies)

Olczyk T 2000 Plant Nutritional Deficiencies in High pH Soils (12 PowerPoint transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Okra Production in South Florida (16 transparencies)


Olczyk T 1999 Okra Variety Demonstration Results (15 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Scheduling Irrigation with Tensiometers in Tropical Fruit Groves in Miami-Dade County (13 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Using tensiometers for Scheduling Irrigation (15 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Growing Vegetables (25 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Vegetables for Limited Spaces (18 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1999 Plants and High pH Soils (20 transparencies)

Olczyk T 1997-1998) Pesticide Training (Four sets of transparencies total 36 frames)

Posters Total 11

Olczyk T 2005 Irrigation of Vegetable Crops in South Florida Developed for the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exhibition (18X24 color)

Olczyk T 2005 Irrigation of Tropical Fruit Crops in South Florida Developed for the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exhibition (18X24 color)

Olczyk T 2005 Irrigation of Nursery Crops in South Florida Developed for the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exhibition (18X24 color)

Olczyk T E Simonne Y Li and K W Migliaccio 2005 Learning to Manage Better The South Florida Irrigation and Nutrient Schools for Vegetable Growers (32rdquox 48rdquo color) Developed for the Southern Region Water Quality Conference Lexington KY

Lamberts M L T Olczyk P R Gilreath E J McAvoy A J Whidden D M Parmenter E A Skvarch Y Li C Coffin and D W Pybas 2005 Strategies to Encourage GrowerIndustry Participation in the Development of BMPs for Vegetables in Southern Florida Developed for the 2005 ASHS Annual Meeting

Hunsberger A A R Rafie and T Olczyk 2005 Come Join The Florida State Horticultural Society (revised from 2004) (24rdquox32rdquo)

Hunsberger A A R Rafie and T Olczyk 2004 Join the Florida State Horticultural Society (24rdquox32rdquo)

Olczyk T 2002 2003 2004 and 2005 The South Florida Irrigation and Nutrient School (24rdquox32rdquo color posters four versions 55 copies printed)

Wang X Y Li R Muntildeoz-Carpena and T Olczyk 2004 Effect of Natural Zeolite Amendment on Crop Yield and Phosphorus Leaching Developed for the workshop ldquoInvasive Species and Agro-Ecosystems Research at UF IFAS IRREC Fort Pierce

Olczyk T C Balerdi R Muntildeoz-Carpena Y Li J Crane and R Regalado 2003 Irrigation Scheduling with Tensiometers to Conserve Water and Reduce Nutrient Leaching (32rdquox48rdquo color) Developed for the Regional Water Quality Conference Ruidoso NM


Olczyk T M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Southern Florida (32rdquox48rdquo color) Developed for the ASHS Annual Meeting

Brochures Total 5

Olczyk T A Hunsberger and R Rafie 2006 Join the Florida State Horticultural Society 2pp (revised from 2005 500 copies printed)

Pybas D M Lamberts T Olczyk C Balerdi and J Garofalo 2005 Agriculture the Lifeblood of South Dade Vegetable Row Crops Dade County Farm Bureau in partnership with UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension 12 pp

Hunsberger A T Olczyk and R Rafie 2005 Come Join The Florida State Horticultural Society 2 pp (500 copies printed)

Olczyk T 2002-2005 The South Florida Vegetable Irrigation and Nutrient School Series of Color brochures announcing The South Florida Irrigation and The South Florida Irrigation and Nutrient Schools 2pp each (300 copies printed)

Olczyk T 2002-2006 Fliersextension program announcements UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension 1 pp each (more than 40 developed)

14 PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS NA

15 PUBLICATIONS

A Books Sole Author NA

B Books Co-Authored NA

C Books Edited NA

D Books Contributor of Chapter(s) NA

E Monographs NA

F Refereed Publications

Journal Articles Total 3

Tyson R V R C Hochmuth E M Lamb E J McAvoy T Olczyk and M L Lamberts 2004 Greenhouse Vegetables in Floridas Mild Winter Climate - 2004 update Acta Horticulturae vol 1 no 65937-40

Hutchinson C M D M Gergela T Olczyk E J McAvoy and J M White 2003 Red-skinned Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L) Variety Evaluation in a Sub-tropical Climate HortTechnology 116175-178

Scully B T R Beiriger T Olczyk and JR Stavely 2000 BeltGlade RR-1BeltGlade RR-2 and BeltGlade RR-3 Rust-Resistant Snap Bean Breeding Lines with Ur-4 and Ur-11 Genes HortScience 351180-1182


G Non-Refereed Publications Journal Articles Total 17

Olczyk T KE Cushman and W Klassen 2005 Plant Population Affects Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) Proc Interam Soc Trop Hort Vol49 (In press)

Wang Q W Klassen Y Li Z Handoo T Olczyk and M Codallo 2005 Influence of Cover Crops in Rotation on Improving Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L) Yield and Suppressing Parasitic Nematodes Proc Fla State Hort Soc 118177-183

Wang X Y Li Y T Olczyk R Muntildeoz-Carpena and P Nkedi-Kizza 2005 Phosphorus Leaching in a Sweet Corn Field with Natural Zeolite Amendment Soil and Crop Science Soc of Florida Annual Proceedings 6455-59

White J M C M Hutchinson T Olczyk and E J McAvoy 2004 Potato Statewide Red-skinned Variety Trial Results ndash South Vegetable Variety Trials in Florida for 2003 Circular Sshy396 95pp

Olczyk T R Regalado W Klassen and M Codallo 2004 New Bush Bean Cultivars for Miami-Dade County Proc Fla State Hort Soc 11758-60

Lamb E J Hebb E Skvarch P Gilreath M Lamberts T Olczyk E McAvoy K Shuler R Tyson A Whidden and E Worden 2004 The Horticultural History of the Cooperative Extension Service in Florida Proc Fla State Hort Soc 11754-56

Ragsdale J YC Li W Klassen and T Olczyk 2005 Influence of cover crops on micronutrient availability in a sweet potato cropping system in south Florida Florida Florida Scientist Vol 68 Supplement 11

Simonne E D W Studstill T Olczyk and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2004 Water Movement in Mulched Beds in a Rocky Soil of Miami-Dade County Proc Fla State Hort Soc 11768-70

Olczyk T YLi E Simonne and R Mylavarapu 2003 Reduced Phosphorus Fertilization Effects on Yield and Quality of Sweet Corn Grown on a Calcareous Soil Proc Fla State Hort Soc 11695-97

Olczyk T E Simonne and R Regalado 2002 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Okra Varieties Produced on Calcareous Soils in South Florida Proc Fla State Hort Soc 115234shy236

Olczyk T R Regalado Y Li and R Jordan 2000 Usefulness of Tensiometers for Scheduling Irrigation for Tomatoes Grown on Rocky Calcareous Soils Proc Fla State Hort Soc 113239shy242

Li Y S OrsquoHair R Mylavarapu T Olczyk and M Lamberts 2000 Demonstration of Phosphorus Fertilizer Management for Potatoes Grown in a Calcareous Soil Proc Fla State Hort Soc113237-239

Li Y H Bryan R Rao N Heckert and T Olczyk 1999 Summer Cover Crops for Tomato Production in South Florida Proc Fla Tomato Institute pp18-21


Li Y R Rao HH Bryan and T Olczyk 1998 Optimized Irrigation Scheduling Used to Conserve Water and Reduce Nutrient Leaching for Tomatoes Grown on a Calcareous Rocky Soil Proc Fla State Hort Soc 11158-61

Lamberts M T Olczyk Y Li H Bryan M Codallo and L Ramos 1998 Field Demonstration of Phosphorus Levels for Vine Ripe and Mature Green Tomatoes in Miami-Dade County Proc Fla State Hort Soc 110266-269

Li Y HH Bryan M Lamberts M Codallo and T Olczyk 1997 Phosphorus Nutrition for Tomato in Calcareous Soils Proceedings of the Florida Tomato Institute pp 56-60

Crane J H C Balerdi M Lamberts D Hull and T Olczyk 1997 Flood Damage Assessment of Agricultural Crops in South Dade County as a Result of Tropical Storm Gordon Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 110152-157

Bulletins Circulars Fact Sheets and Extension Publications on Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS) Total 32

Li Y E A Hanlon W Klassen T Olczyk and V Enzeva 2006 Cover Crop Benefits for South Florida Commercial Vegetable Producers UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet SL 242 httpedisifasufledupdffilesSSSS46100pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Bush and Pole Bean Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-853 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR00500pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Cabbage Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-854 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR00600pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Cucumber Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-855 3 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR00700pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Eggplant Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-856 3 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR00800pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Okra Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-857 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR00900pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Pepper Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-859 3 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01000pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Potato Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-860 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01100pdf


Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Summer Squash Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-861 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01200pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Sweet Corn Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-862 2 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01300pdf

Li YC W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2006 Tomato Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-858 3 pp (revised from 2001) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01400pdf

Olczyk T Y Li and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2005 Using Tensiometers for Vegetable Irrigation Scheduling in Miami-Dade County EDIS UFIFAS ABE 326 4 pp (revised from 2002) httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01500pdf

Sargent SS J Brecht and T Olczyk 2005 Handling Florida Vegetables Series- Round and Roma Tomato Types EDIS UFIFAS SS-VEC-928 9pp httpedisifasufledupdffilesVHVH07900pdf

Studstill D W E Simonne T Olczyk and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2005 Water Movement in Mulched Beds in a Rocky Soil of Miami-Dade County Gainesville FL UFIFAS Extension (In press)

Muntildeoz-Carpena R Y Li and T Olczyk 2005 Alternatives of Soil Monitoring Devices for Vegetable Production in South Miami-Dade County UF IFAS Ag Engineering Dept ABE 333AE230 6 pp (revised from 2002) httpedisifasufledupdffilesAEAE23000pdf

Migliaccio K W T Olczyk JH Crane and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2005 Helpful Tips for Chemigation of Papaya EDIS publication University of Florida ABE 360 4 pp httpedisifasufleduAE358

Simonne E H D Studstil MD Dukes JR Duval R Hochmuth G McAvoy T Olczyk SOlson and E Lamb 2004 How to Conduct an On-farm Dye Test and Use the Results to Improve Drip Irrigation Management in Vegetable Production Gainesville FL IFAS Communications HS 980 8 pp httpedisifasufledupdffilesHSHS22200pdf

Muntildeoz-Carpena R G D Israel JH Crane and T Olczyk 2003 Vegetable Growers Water Use and Conservation Practices in Miami-Dade County Gainesville FL IFAS Communications (DLN AE258) Fact sheet ABE 346 of the Dept of Agr And Bio Engineering UF IFAS 5 pp httpedisifasufledu AE258

Simonne E H D Studstil B Hochmuth T Olczyk M D Dukes R Muntildeoz-Carpena and Y Li 2003 Drip Irrigation The BMP Era - An Integrated Approach to Water and Fertilizer Management for Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture Gainesville FL IFAS Communications DLN HS172 14 pp httpedisifasufleduHS172

Olczyk T Y Li and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2002 Using Tensiometers for Vegetable Irrigation Scheduling in Miami-Dade County Gainesville UF IFAS (EDIS publication) ABE-326 4 pp httpedisifasufledupdffilesTRTR01500pdf


Muntildeoz-Carpena R Y Li and T Olczyk 2002 Alternatives of Soil Monitoring Devices for Vegetable Production in South Miami-Dade County UF IFAS Ag Engineering Dept ABE 333 6 pp httpedisifasufledupdffilesAEAE23000pdf

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Bush and Pole Bean Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-853 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR005

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Cabbage Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-854 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR006

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Cucumber Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-855 3 pp httpedisifasufleduTR007

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Eggplant Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-856 3 pp httpedisifasufleduTR008

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Okra Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-857 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR009

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Pepper Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-859 3 pp httpedisifasufleduTR010

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Potato Production in Miami Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-860 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR011

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Summer Squash Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-861 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR012

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Sweet Corn Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-862 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR013

Li YC HH Bryan W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Tomato Production in Miami-Dade County UF Coop Ext Serv Fact Sheet HS-858 3 pp httpedisifasufleduTR014

Li YC HH Bryan and T Olczyk 2000 Sunn Hemp-a Cover Crop for Florida UF Coop Serv Fact Sheet SS AGR96 2 pp httpedisifasufleduTR003

Trade Journals Total 2 Simonne E D Studstill R Hochmuth T Olczyk M Dukes R Muntildeoz-Carpena and Y Li 2002 Drip Irrigation The BMP Era An Integrated Approach to Water and Fertilizer Management for Vegetables Citrus and Vegetable Mag Oct pp 6-18


Jones R R Gordon D Eddy L Elia and S Naegely 2003 2003 Crop Outlook The agent provided materials and wrote a portion of this article related to snap bean production in Florida American Vegetable Grower 51(1) pp12-13

Local Extension Publications Total 3 Garofalo J and T Olczyk 2003 Magnesium Deficiency of Palms Homestead UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension 4 pp

Olczyk T 2001 Can You Teach a Lettuce to Swim How to Build a Hydroponic Floating Garden UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension 2 pp

Balerdi C and T Olczyk 1999 Placement and Installation of Tensiometers in Groves UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension 1 p

Newsletter Articles Total 11

Articles in lsquoVegetarianrsquo (Monthly newsletter published by UF IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department online at httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian )(more than 6412 views)

Olczyk T 2006 Changing Shapes of the Crookneck Squash Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 06-04 7 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian06April2006Changing20shapes20of20the20crook neck20squashhtm

Hochmuth R G Hochmuth E Simonne R Sprenkel LOsborne T Olczyk D Treadwell and Y Li 2006 Developing Organic Nutrient Programs for Fresh-Cut Herbs in Soilless Culture Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 06-05 3 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian06May2006organic20nutrient20programshtm

Olczyk T 2005 Zeolites-A Potential Soil Amendment for Vegetable Crops in South Florida Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 05-04 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian05AprilOlzcykhtm

Olczyk T 2004 Bush Bean Cultivars for Miami-Dade County the Darker Bean Dilemma Vegetarian Newsletter 04-11 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian04Novemberolczykhtm

OlczykT 2004 Graywall in Tomato Production Vegetarian Newsletter 03-04 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian03AprilApr03htmGraywall

Olczyk T 2002 Okra Production in South Florida Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 02-04 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian02AprilApr02htmOkra

Olczyk T 2001 Improving Irrigation Efficiency for Tomatoes Produced on Rocky Calcareous Soils in Miami-Dade County Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 01-04 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian01April01april01htmImproving

Olczyk T 2001 Biological Alternatives to Methyl Bromide - WorkshopField Day in Homestead Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 00-04 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian00Apr00AprilhtmBiological20Alternatives


Olczyk T 1998 Demonstration of Cover Crop Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea) Grown on Calcareous Soils in South Florida Vegetarian Newsletter UF IFAS Hort Sc Dept 98-12 2 pp httpwwwhosufleduvegetarianvegetarianhtm

Olczyk T 1998 Tensiometers as Tools for Scheduling Irrigation in Citrus and Tropical Fruit Groves Tropical Fruit Growers Newsletter November-December 98 1 p Circulation 400

Olczyk T 1998 Tensiometers and Their Use for Scheduling Irrigation in Ornamental Nurseries Dade Ornamental Newsletter July-September 98 1 p Circulation 550

Newspaper Articles Total 18

Olczyk T 2002-2005 18 press releases published in local press (The Dade-Monroe Grower and The Newsleader circulation 4000 and 10000 respectively)

Websites

Small Farms Website httpsmallfarmsifasufledu This web site was developed and is maintained by a team of Cooperative Extension Service faculty of the University of Florida and Florida AampM University The core group close to 50 faculty and staff is the UF IFAS Extension Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team This agent as a member of the Focus Team cooperated in development and updating this website

Website Publications Total 3

Simonne E D Studstill B Hochmuth T Olczyk M Dukes R Munoz-Carpena and YC Li 2002 Drip Irrigation in the BMP Era - An integrated approach to water and fertilizer management for vegetables grown with plasticulture [Online] Available at httpwwwcitrusandvegetablecomhome2002_OctIrrigationhtml Citrus amp Vegetable Magazine Tifton GA

LI YC HH Bryan R Rao N Heckert and T Olczyk 2000 Summer Cover Crops for Tomato Production in South Florida httpswfrecifasufledulivgroupsculturalcovercovercr1htm

Li YC HH Bryan and T Olczyk 2000 Sunn Hemp - a Cover Crop in Florida httpswfrecifasufledulivgroupsculturalcoversunnhemphtm

Extension and Research Reports Total 8 Li Y Wang X R Muntildeoz-Carpena and T Olczyk 2005 Using Zeolite as a Soil Amendment to Improve Water Quality in C-111 Basin A project report to the South Florida Water Management District Homestead FL UF IFAS TREC 25 pp

Degner R D Fairchild T Taylor H Bryan J Crane W Klassen Y Li C Balerdi J Garofalo M Lamberts T Olczyk D Pybas and C Yurgalevitch 2002 Miami-Dade County Agricultural Land Retention Study httpwwwagmarketingifasufledul

Olczyk T E Simonne and R Regalado 2002 Okra Variety Trial Results- Homestead UF IFAS Gainesville Circ S-396 4 pp


Sargent S A Fox and T Olczyk 2002 Basil Storage Test Summary UF IFAS Gainesville Postharvest Hort Lab Report No 06-02 2 pp

Schaffer B S OrsquoHair J Crane C Balerdi H Bryan J Crane E Hanlon G Hochmuth M Lamberts T Olczyk and C Yurgalewitch 2001 Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program AssessmentPlanning Project Final Report Irrigation and Fertilization Optimization Project to Extend Best Management Practices to Fruit and Vegetable Growers in the South Miami-Dade Basin Grant WM-678 45 pp

OrsquoHair S Y Li W Klassen M Lamberts and T Olczyk 2001 Vegetable Production in Miami-Dade County Descriptions Cultural practices and Technical Inputs Technical Appendix A Section 3 Miami-Dade Agricultural Land Retention Study 5 pp

Hutchinson C M White P Weingarter D Gergela R Hochmuth C Lippi E McAvoy B Morton T Olczyk and A Tilton 2001 Florida Potato Variety Report UF IFAS HAS 2001-4 97 pp

Li Y S OrsquoHair R Mylavarapu and T Olczyk 2000 Demonstration of Phosphorus Fertilizer Management for Potato Grown in a Calcareous Soil Research report No TREC-LI00-05 5 pp

Other Reports

The agent cooperated with the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction and the Columbia University on the project titled The Role of Climate Predictions Expectations and Forecasts in Farmer Decision Making The Argentine Pampas and South Florida 2003 Coordinated meetings and interviews with South Florida vegetable growers collaborated in collecting of the archived weather data for Homestead area httpiricolumbiaedu-jhansenRoleOfClimatePerceptionspdf

H BibliographiesCatalogs NA

I Abstracts Total 27

Olczyk TY Li X Wang and E Simonne 2006 Reducing Phosphorus Use for Sweet Corn Grown on Calcareous Gravelly Soils 2006 HortScience 41(4)987 Olczyk T KE Cushman and W Klassen 2006 Okra in-row Spacing Alters Plant Growth and Yield in South Florida HortScience 41(3)507-508

Cushman K M Ozores-Hampton E Simonne E McAvoy D Parmenter and T Olczyk 2006 Impact of Hurricanes on Vegetable Crops in South Florida HortScience 41(4)986

Treadwell D D G J Hochmuth R C Hochmuth E H Simonne S A Sargent L L Davis W L Laughlin Y Li T Olczyk R K Sprenkel and L S Osborne 2006 Nutrient Management for Organic Culinary Herbs HortScience 41(4)957-958

Cantliffe D P Gilreath D Haman C Hutchinson Y Li G McAvoy K Migliaccio T Olczyk S Olson D Parmenter B Santos S Shukla E Simonne C Stanley and A Whidden 2006 Review of Nutrient Management Systems for Florida Vegetable Producers UF IFAS httpwwwfshsorg


Li Y T Olczyk KW Migliaccio Q Wang G Liu Y Qian N Campbell G Yu and L Rosado 2006 County Faculty In-Service Training for Water Sampling and Chemical Analysis University of Florida IFAS httpwwwfshsorg

Bohac J R T Olczyk E H Simonne D M Jackson and RT Nagata 2006 Development of Multiple Pest-Resistant Sweetpotatoes for Organic Production and for New Uses by ARS and IFAS httpwwwfshsorg

Olczyk T K E Cushman and W Klassen 2005 Plant Population Affects Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) httpwwwcedaforgdoeventosISTH2005

Wang Q W Klassen Y Li Z Handoo T Olczyk and M Codallo 2005 Influence of Cover Crops in Rotation on Improving Okra(Abelmoschus Esculentus L) Yield and Suppressing Parasitic Nematodes httpwwwfshsorg

Lamberts M L T Olczyk PR Gilreath E J McAvoy AJ Whidden DM Parmenter E Skvarch Y Li C Coffin and D Pybas 2005 Strategies to Encourage GrowerIndustry Participation in the Development of BMPs for Vegetables in Southern Florida HortScience 40(4)1054

Wang X Y Li Y T Olczyk R Muntildeoz-Carpena and P Nkedi-Kizza 2005 Phosphorus Leaching in a Sweet Corn Field with Natural Zeolite Amendment Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida Annual ProceedingsVol 64 (in press)

Olczyk T Y Li E Simonne and X Wang 2004 The Effects of Reduced Phosphorus on Sweet Corn Produced on Rocky Calcareous Soils in South Florida HortScience 39(3)661

Olczyk T R Regalado W Klassen and M Codallo 2004 New Bush Bean Cultivars for Miami-Dade County httpwwwfshsorg

Simonne E DW Studstill T Olczyk and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2004 Water Movement in Mulched Beds in a Rocky Soil of Miami-Dade County httpwwwfshsorg

Lamb E J Hebb E Skvarch P Gilreath M Lamberts T Olczyk E McAvoy K Shuler R Tyson A Whidden and E Worden 2004 The Horticultural History of the Cooperative Extension Service in Florida httpwwwfshsorg

Lamberts M L E McAvoy T Olczyk and P R Gilreath 2004 Simple Tools for Verifying Hand Washing Skills HortScience 394843

Tyson R V R C Hochmuth EM Lamb E J McAvoy T Olczyk and M L Lamberts 2004 Greenhouse Vegetables in Floridas Mild Winter Climate - 2004 update httpwwwactahortorgbooks659659_2htm

Olczyk T Y Li R Muntildeoz-Carpena and EH Simonne 2003 Optimizing Irrigation Management with Tensiometers for Crops Grown on Calcareous Soils in South Florida HortScience 38(6)1287

Olczyk T YLi E Simonne and R Mylavarapu 2003 Reduced Phosphorus Fertilization Effects on Yield and Quality of Sweet Corn Grown on a Calcareous Soil httpwwwfshsorg


Olczyk T M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Southern Florida HortScience 38(5)731

Simonne E D Studstill M Dukes J Duval B Hochmuth G McAvoy S Olson and T Olczyk 2003 Are you Dyeing to See Where Irrigation Water Goes HortScience 38(6)1288

Simonne E D Studstill J Duval B Hochmuth G McAvoy S Olson and T Olczyk 2003 Extension Efforts in Florida in the BMP Era Needs Challenges Opportunities and Some Accomplishments HortScience 38(6)1266

OlczykT E Simonne and R Regalado 2002 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Okra Varieties Produced on Calcareous Soils in South Florida 2002 httpwwwfshsorg Olczyk T M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Miami-Dade County Florida Association of Extension Professionals 17th Annual Proceedings Vol 1717

Olczyk T and C Balerdi 2002 How to Attract Growers to On-Farm Demonstrations The Recipe for a Successful Extension Educational Program Florida Association of Extension Professionals 16th Annual Proceedings Vol 1617

Rafie R T Olczyk and J Garofalo 2002 Potential of Export Markets for Florida Horticultural Products Should Extension Agents Consider this Florida Association for Extension Professionals 16th Annual Proceedings Vol 1618

Olczyk T 2001 Improving Irrigation Efficiency with Tensiometers for Crops Grown on Rocky Calcareous Soils in Miami-Dade County Florida Association of Extension Professionals 15th

Annual Proceedings Vol 1517

J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA

16 LECTURES SPEECHES OR POSTERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCESMEETINGS

International Total 3 Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Plant Population Affects Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L) Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture Annual Meeting Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Olczyk T (moderator) 2004 International Pepper Conference Naples FL Moderator of the session Horticultural Crop Management and Production (Invited)

Olczyk T (presenter) M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Southern Florida 100th Annual International Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science Providence RI (Poster presentation)


National Total 2

Olczyk T (moderator) 2004 Water Quality Luncheon Session Florida a Land of Unique and Diverse Water Quality Issues National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual MeetingProfessional Improvement Conference Orlando FL (Invited)

Olczyk T (moderator) 2004 Workshop Extensionrsquos Role in the Development and Implementation of Best Management Practices National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual MeetingProfessional Improvement Conference Orlando FL (Invited)

Regional Total 7

Olczyk T (presenter) K E Cushman and W Klassen 2006 Okra in-row Spacing Alters Plant Growth and Yield in South Florida ASHS Southern Region Annual Conference Orlando FL

Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Using Cover Crops to Improve Vegetable Production in South Florida ASHS Southern Region Annual Conference Little Rock AR

Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Learning to Manage Better The South Florida Irrigation and Nutrient Schools for Vegetable Growers Southern Region Water Quality Conference Lexington KY (Poster presentation)

Olczyk T (presenter) 2004 The effect of Reduced Phosphorus on Sweet Corn Produced on Rocky Calcareous Soils in South Florida American Society for Horticultural Sciences Southern Region Annual Conference Tulsa OK

Olczyk T (moderator) 2004 ASHS Southern Region Annual Meeting Tulsa OK Moderated a 3 hour vegetable session (Invited)

Olczyk T (presenter) C Balerdi R Muntildeoz-Carpena Y Li J Crane and R Regalado 2003 Irrigation Scheduling with Tensiometers to Conserve Water and Reduce Nutrient Leaching Southern Region Water Quality Conference Ruidoso NM (Poster presentation)

Olczyk T (presenter) Y Li R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2003 Optimizing Irrigation with Tensiometers for Crops Grown on Calcareous Soils In Miami-Dade County American Society for Horticultural Sciences Southern Region Annual Conference Mobile AL

State Invited Total 3

Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Snap Bean Cultivar Evaluations in Miami-Dade County 24 Annual Florida Seed Association IFAS Sidemensrsquo Seminar Gainesville FL

Olczyk T and R Rafie (presenters) 2002 Production and Marketing Potential of Everbearing Red Raspberries in Miami-Dade County Florida 2002 Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show Lakeland FL

Olczyk T (moderator) 2002 Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show Lakeland FL Moderator of the session Agricultural Industry Updates


State Total 9

Li Y and T Olczyk (presenters) KW Migliaccio Q Wang G Liu Y Qian N Campbell G Yu and L Rosado 2006 County Faculty In-Service Training for Water Sampling and Chemical Analysis FSHS Annual Meeting Tampa FL

Olczyk T (presenter) E Simonne D W Studstill and R Muntildeoz-Carpena 2004 Water Movement in Mulched Beds in a Rocky Soil of Miami-Dade County FSHS Annual Meeting Orlando FL

Olczyk T (presenter) R Regalado W Klassen and M Codallo 2004 New Bush Bean Cultivars for Miami-Dade County FSHS Annual Meeting Orlando FL

Olczyk T (moderator) 2003 Moderator of a ldquoSpecial Vegetable Sessionrdquo at the Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting Orlando FL

Olczyk T (presenter) Y Li E Simonne and R Mylavarapu 2003 Reduced Phosphorus Fertilization Effects on Yield and Quality of Sweet Corn Grown on a Calcareous Soil FSHS Annual Meeting Orlando FL

Olczyk T (presenter) M Lamberts and R Regalado 2003 Extension Programs for Bilingual Okra Growers Shippers and Suppliers in Miami-Dade County 17th Annual Florida Association of Extension Professionals Meeting Jacksonville FL

Olczyk T (presenter) and C Balerdi 2002 How to Attract Growers to On-Farm Demonstrations The Recipe for a Successful Extension Educational Program 16th Annual Florida Association of Extension Professionals Panama City FL

Olczyk T (presenter) 2002 and 2003 Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show lsquoThe Learning Zonersquo educational program cooperative effort of more than 45 state specialists and extension agents to provide attendees of the conference with opportunity of earning pesticide CEUs and CCA CEUs by participating in a lsquohands-onrsquo activities The agent demonstrated use of cardy meters for vegetable plant-sap testing for nitrogen and potassium content plant nutritional deficiencies and herbicide damage symptoms Lakeland FL

Olczyk T (presenter) E Simonne and R Regalado 2002 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Okra Varieties Produced on Calcareous Soils in South Florida FSHS Annual Meeting Marco Island FL

Local Invited Total 3

Olczyk T (presenter) 2006 Invited by the National Garden Clubs Inc Gardening Study Schools Garden Class 2006 Three hour class Topics Vegetable Gardening in South Florida Organic Vegetable Gardening in South Florida Container Gardening 45 participants Fort Lauderdale FL

Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Seminar at UF IFAS TREC on Vegetable Extension Programs in Miami-Dade County


Olczyk T (presenter) 2005 Mango Festival at Fairchild Tropical Garden Miami FL Mango Diseases and Nutritional Disorders (worked as ldquoMango medicrdquo answering questions from the audience)

17 CONTRACTS AND GRANTS DURING LAST FIVE YEARS

A Funded Externally

A1 Contracts and Grants Total $1568644

Co-PI

Implementation of BMPs for Florida Vegetable Row Crops EPA Section 19 Grant 1005-1008 (PI Boman B (Agent provided educational programs for vegetable farmers cooperating with program technician developing educational material)

$1030400

Co-PI

Development of a System Approach to Organic Greenhouse Herb Production for Protected Agriculture in a Mild Weather Climate USDA Special Research Grant (TSTAR) 905-907 (PI Hochmuth G) (Agent coordinated the research trials evaluating types and rates of organic fertilizers for production of organic herbs)

$150000

Investigator

Micronutrient Evaluation of Highly Weathered Soils of the Tropics (USDATSTAR)1003-905 (P-I Li YC) (Agent involved in developing extension materials and organizing workshops and seminars)

$20000

Investigator

Using Zeolite as a Soil Amendment to Improve Water Quality in C-111 Basin South Florida Water Management District 803-805 (P-I Li YC) (Agent involved in coordinating cooperation with the grower organizing field days and presenting results at the professional conferences ASHS SR and FSHS)

$73737

Investigator Development of Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems for South Florida and Virginia Based on Use of Cover Crops and Precision Irrigation USDASARE 903-805 (PI Klassen W) (Agent involved in collaboration with growers coordinating planting and data collection developing educational materials organizing field days workshops and seminars presenting findings at conferences)

$178776


Investigator Evaluating and Demonstrating Chemically Based and Biologically Based Alternative Systems to Methyl Bromide for Tomato Production in South Florida Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association 1002-904 (PI Klassen W) (Agent involved in collaboration with growers cooperating in planting and data collection organizing field days workshops and seminars)

Co-PI Development and Evaluation of a Biologically-based System and a Chemically-based Alternative System to Methyl Bromide for Tomato Production in Miami-Dade County 1001-902 (PI Klassen W) Florida Tomato Committee This was granted a one year extension to 93003 (Agent involved in collaboration with growers cooperating in planting and data collection organizing field days workshops and seminars)

A2 In- kind Contributions Total $74704 Donations of plants vegetables and herbs for agentrsquos extension display and exhibits by Miami-Dade County growers 602-606

Monetary contributions (sponsoring field trials and programs) donations of seeds for variety trials donation of organic fertilizers and potting media for organic herb trials donations of soil moisture monitoring tools drip tape and plastic mulch for irrigation demonstrations sponsoring lsquoIrrigation and Nutrient Schools for Vegetable Growersrsquo and sponsoring meals for farmers participating in workshops and field days by various agricultural suppliers including Syngenta Seeds SeedWay Seminis Abbot and Cobb Harris Moran Seeds Shamrock Helena Chemical United Agri Products ProSource 1 Atlantic Fertilizer Irrometer Company Queen Gil International Toro Soil Moisture Equipment corp Netafim USA Eurodrip USA Lovett Irrigation Homestead Pole Bean Coop and others 602-606

Donations of farm land seeds fertilizers farm chemicals labor and use of farm equipment for field trials and on-farm demonstrations by various vegetable farmers in Miami-Dade County including Alger Farms Accurssio Farms Castanguay Farms Kern Carpenter Farms FampT Farms Torbert Farms Strano Farms Pine Island Farms Iori Farms Steven Borek Farms Robert Borek Farms MampM Farms Sunrise Growers Knaus Berry Farms Williams Farms Torbert Farms Larry Dunigan Farms DeLeon Harvesting La Rocca Farms Pine Island Farms Mr R Black Mr R Ames Mr F Strano and others 602-606

100 Volunteer hours donated by master gardener volunteers students and others help with harvesting grading and evaluating of extension field trials 602shy606 (Estimated value of volunteer timehour-national average for 2005 is $1804hour)

$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804


A3 Share Contributions Total $1500 Monetary contribution from the State Potato Evaluation Team for agentrsquos participation in the state-wide potato variety evaluations 2002

$1000

Monetary contribution to agentrsquos extension programs from UF IFAS Seymour Goldwebwer Award 2004

$500

Summary of Contracts and Grants

Role

Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Investigator Sponsor of Junior Faculty

Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147

B Funded Internally Professional Development Mini Grant UF IFAS Extension 2005-2006 $1450

C Submitted but not funded or pending

Role Investigator

Ploetz R FR Miralles-Wilhelm H Violi A Palmateer R Schnell J Crane C Balerdi T Olczyk E Evanski G Loret-de-Mola Submitted July 2006 Landscape Level Risk Assessment for Phytophtora Epidemics in the Everglades Watershed USDA NRCS (Pending)

$115006

Role Co-PI

Bohac J T Olczyk W Klassen and D Seal Submitted Dec 2005 Multiple Pest Resistant Sweetpotatoes A Model for Development of Resistant Cultivars for Organic Vegetable Production USDA-CSREES Integrated Organic Program (Pending)

$568387


Role Co-P

White Kl Y Li E Evans T Olczyk B Schaefer R Munoz-Carpena W $232926 Klassen 2005 Assessing Summer Cover Crops as Vegetable Crop BMPs on Multiple Spatial Scales USDA Southern SARE (Not funded)

Role Co-PI

W Klassen AJ Palmateer EA Evans and T Olczyk 2005 Methyl Bromide $316508 Alternatives for Eggplant and Squash in South Florida USDA-CSREES Integrated Research Education amp Extension Competitive Grants-Methyl Bromide Transitions (Pending)

18 UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE bull Member of the Vegetable Fertilization Standards Task Force (appointed by the Dean

of Extension) 2005-present bull Member of the UF IFAS Vegetable BMP Implementation Team 2005-present bull Member of the UF IFAS Extension Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus

Team 2004-present bull Member of the UF IFAS Extension Water Resources Focus Team 2004-present bull Member of the UF IFAS Extension Commercial Vegetable Focus Team 2004shy

present bull Member of the South Florida Vegetable Focus Group 2005-present bull Member of the Search and Screening Committee for the position of the Director of

the Plant Diagnostic Clinic at UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center 2003

bull Mentor for the new UF IFAS State Extension Specialist Danielle Treadwell (State-County Experience Program) 2005-present

bull Mentor for the new UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Commercial Urban Horticulture Agent H Mayer 2004-2006

bull Member of the Extension State Major Program FL 107 Design Team Vegetable Production Harvesting and Handling Efficiencies in Florida) (active participation in two working groups Nutrient and Water Management and Postharvest) 1998-2004

bull Member of the Extension State Major Program FL 111 Design Team Tropical Fruit Crops Management in Florida 1998ndash2004

bull Member of the Extension State Major Program FL 411 Design Team Water Conservation 2002-2004

bull The UF IFAS Office of Human Resources used this agentrsquos previous Tenure and Promotion Packet as a training material for the IFAS faculty attending Permanent Status and Promotion workshops in 2003 and 2004

bull Member of the South Florida Leadership in Vegetables 1999-2003 bull Member of the State Potato Evaluation Team 2000-2003 bull Member of the UF IFAS program planning committee organizing vegetable sessions

for the Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show in Lakeland 2002 and 2003 bull Member of the Miami-Dade Extension Ag Safety Committee 2001- present bull Member of the Miami-Dade County Extension Volunteer Recognition Committee

1998-2004


19 CONSULTATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY NA

20 EDITOR OF A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL SERVICE ON AN EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD OR REVIEWER FOR A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL

bull Reviewer of the manuscript on okra marketing for the lsquoJournal of Vegetable Sciencersquo 2006

bull Reviewed a manuscript on sweetpotato cultivar release for the HortScience 2006 bull Reviewer of several UF IFAS EDIS Publications 2003-2006 bull Co-Reviewer of the ldquoWater QualityQuantity Best Management Manual for Florida

Vegetable and Agronomic Cropsrdquo 2005 edition published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Ag Water Policy 2004-2005

bull Co-Editor of a ldquoSpecial Newsletter about Recovering from Hurricane Impactsrdquo Special Issue 112005 published by UF IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension

bull Co-Editor of the Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show Proceedings published by Citrus and Vegetable Magazine 2002

21 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

bull Hosted international visitors Coordinated and conducted a seminar on Miami-Dade agriculture organized meeting with a tropical fruit grower and packer and visit to the USDA inspection facility for 13 visitors from the Ministry of Agriculture from China 2006

bull Hosted international visitors Coordinated meetings and field visits for visitors from Brazil Peru and Haiti interested in learning about South Florida agriculture 2006

bull Hosted international visitors Coordinated and conducted an educational program and a tour of the Miami-Dade County Agriculture area for 21 international visitors from 21 countries representing Asia Africa Europe and South America participating in the Sustainable Development and Economic Protection Multiregional Project organized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural AffairsndashUS Department of State Participants represented various governments ministries of agriculture water resources and forestry Environmental agencies media and academia were also present 2006

bull Hosted international visitors Coordinated meetings presented information on Ag In Miami-Dade County organized tours and meetings with farmers for 26 international visitors from Russia Germany India Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Tajikistan Poland Czech Republic and China representing government agencies environmental organizations and academia 2005

bull Worked with a visiting student-intern from Germany coordinated field and nursery visits served as the resource person providing information on tomato production in Florida for her research project coordinated meetings with farmers 2005

bull Educational tour abroad Visited the ldquoInstitute of Pomology and Floriculturerdquo in Skierniewice Poland Met with several researchers visited laboratories and research greenhouses 2005


bull Educational tours abroad Participated in 2 horticultural tours (vegetables ornamentals and fruit production areas) during the Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture Annual Meeting in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 2005

bull Cooperated with the Foundation for Democracy in Africa (a nonprofit development organization committed to promoting democracy sustainable development and economic growth throughout Africa with a NGO status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council ECOSOC) in the organization of a international conference in Miami titled AFRICANDO 2004 Symposium ndash ldquoEffective and Efficient Use of Agricultural Science Technology and Research as Tools for Development in Africardquo Organized speakers for a technical session and coordinated program for a field tour 2004

bull Co-organized and conducted a meeting and tour for thirteen students and their professor visiting from the University of Applied Sciences Osnabruumlck Germany Invited other Agriculture and Horticulture extension agents to introduce their educational programs Several other agents also participated in the tour interacting with the visitors 2004

bull Conducted a tour of vegetable production area and visits with 2 farmers for a leader of the Integrated Crop Management Division International Potato Center (Centro Internacional de la Papa) in Peru 2004

bull Presented a lecture about irrigation of vegetable crops in South Florida and water conservation efforts promoted by extension programs for a group of 15 students and researchers from Taiwan 2004

bull Member of the board of Directors and Co-organizer of the 17th International Pepper Conference in Naples FL 2004

bull Moderated a technical session and conducted an 8 hour tour for the participants of the 17th International Pepper Conference in Naples FL 2004 (32 participants)

bull Worked with three visiting student-interns from Earth University in Costa Rica participating in the internship program at the UF IFAS TREC in Homestead Provided training in soil moisture monitoring instruments including hands-on practice in calibration and installation irrigation scheduling with tensiometers evaluation of different drip irrigation tapes for vegetable production collaborated in planting of a strawberry varieties evaluation trial helped with installation of water quality monitoring instruments at the site of sweet corn reduced phosphorus trial participated in 10 field and farm visits and met with 6 growers Total number of teaching hours = 152 2002-2003

bull Organized and conducted a seminar on food safety and tour of South Dade Agricultural area and the State Farmers Market in Florida City for 10 produce inspectors and government officials from seven Caribbean Islands participating in the Cochran Program (Produce Inspection Short Course) organized by the USDA and UF IFAS 2003

bull Presented information on Miami-Dade agriculture and conducted a tour of farms implementing water conservation practices in Miami-Dade County for the Soil and Water Conservation Delegation of the Ministry of Water Resources from Peoples Republic of China 2003 (15 participants)

I


bull Meeting with the Chinese delegation (10 people from different branches of government Members of this delegation learned about the Land Grant University system and about Cooperative Extension 2002

bull Organized 3 meetings with researchers from UF IFAS TREC and a tour of the agricultural area for a visiting scientist from the Pomology Institute in Skierniewice Poland 2002

bull This agent serves as the resource person providing the UF IFAS research base Ag information and extension publications for many international clients (14 office visits 21 phone calls 38 e-mails) 2002-2006

22EXTENSION PROGRAM (for IFAS only)

The major program activities carried out from June 2002 through June 2006

I Improving Irrigation and Nutrient Management for Vegetable Crops II Improving Sustainable Agricultural Practices and PostharvestFood Safety Issues III Evaluating Vegetable Varieties IV 4-H and Other Extension Activities

IMPROVING IRRIGATION AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT FOR VEGETABLE CROPS

SITUATION

Irrigation and nutrient management are critical factors for crops grown on rocky-calcareous soils which have very low water and nutrient holding capacity and excessive permeability Traditional approaches to irrigation are typically based on stage of growth visual appearance of plants history of the field or the traditional ldquoKick or feel the soilrdquo methods This often leads to under-irrigation causing plant stress which reduces yield and quality or over-irrigation leading to nutrient leaching from the root zone possibly contributing to ground water pollution and root disease development A survey of producers conducted in 2001shy2002 indicated that about 75 of respondents based their irrigation management on the amount and frequency of rainfall cropsrsquo stage of growth and time of year Only about 15 mentioned soil moisture monitoring (mostly soil appearance) as a basis for irrigation management The general perception of growers still is that water is not a limiting factor for agriculture in Miami-Dade County while in reality the demand for water grows rapidly with increased urbanization

The unique location of the Miami-Dade agricultural area and its impact on two national parks (Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park) encroaching urbanization and increasing government regulations on water use and quality cause complex challenges for the agriculture industry Recent efforts by the Florida Department of Agriculture Office of Agricultural Water Policy to encourage the development and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP- cultural practices implemented to reduce the adverse impact on water quality) for vegetable crops will have a serious impact on agricultural operations located in Miami-Dade County Future determination of the Total Maximum Daily Loads


(TMDL-maximum amount of pollutants entering bodies of water that a water body can accept and still maintain its water quality parameters consistent with its intended use drinking swimming or fishing) will add to these problems

Extension has an important role in training growers on proper water conservation practices appropriate irrigation scheduling and proper nutrient management as important components of Best Management Practices Extension educational programs will result in increased knowledge and practice changes by growers and the adoption of these practices will help growers remain competitive in the global marketplace

TARGETED AUDIENCE

Vegetable growers (owners and farm managers) irrigation suppliers agricultural industry representatives policy makers and general public

OBJECTIVES

Extension education programs will result in increasing growersrsquo knowledge about proper irrigation and nutrient management practices including the use of tensiometers andor other devices and techniques for scheduling irrigation to promote crop health conserve water and prevent leaching of nutrients to groundwater

Objective 1 Three hundred growers allied industry and other interested parties will participate in educational programs and 80 of them will increase their knowledge about water and nutrient management

Objective 2 Forty growers will begin to use tensiometers or other water management tools in their operations Two hundred tensiometers will be calibrated and installed for growers (fruit vegetable and nursery operations) by the Extension agent to help farmers improve irrigation practices

Objectives will be evaluated by pre- and post- seminar questionnaires and followup personal interviews conducted by the agent

EDUCATIONAL EFFORTSACTIVITIES

To successfully implement this program the agent is cooperating closely with several state extension specialists from the UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead UF IFAS Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department and the UF IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department The agent also collaborates with the tropical fruit agent in Miami-Dade County USDA NRCS EQUIP program coordinator USDA Mobile Irrigation Lab personnel irrigation monitoring tools producers and suppliers and local Agriculture Industry representatives

The following educational activities were suggested by the vegetable crops advisory committee and organized or co-organized and conducted by the agent in cooperation with extension specialists and other extension agents


Group Learning Events

bull 2006 Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring Technology In-Service Training (18 participants)

bull 2005 South Florida Vegetable Irrigation and Nutrient School (55 participants) bull Vegetable Field Day at TREC- Automated Irrigation and Fertigation 2005 (28

participants) bull South Florida Vegetable Irrigation and Nutrient School 2004 (80 participants) bull How to Use Tensiometers for Scheduling Irrigation Sweet Corn Field Day 2004

(18 participants) bull Agriculture Restoration and Hydrology Water Quality and Flow in the Frog Pond Area

2004 (16 participants) bull New Soil and Water Management Practices Workshop 2004 (15 participants) bull Vegetable and Agronomic Crop Best Management Practices Workshop (organized in

cooperation with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Agricultural Water Policy to discuss draft of the BMP Manual for Agronomic and Row crops 2004 (35 participants)

bull Best Management Practices Discussion Workshop 2004 (32 participants) bull The Second South Florida Drip Irrigation School 2003 (78 participants) bull Co-organized and conducted four seminars related to hydrology and water use research

and the C-111 project (in cooperation with extension specialists at UF IFAS TREC) for international visitors 2002-2004 (65 participants)

bull South Florida Vegetable Drip Irrigation School 2002 (75 participants) bull 2002 The South Florida Hydrology Review Workshop (28 participants) bull A WorkshopField Day - Improving Irrigation Management for Tropical Fruit Growers

2002 (25 participants) bull Best Management Practices Update and Outlook for Vegetables in Miami-Dade County

2002 (32 participants) bull 6 other shorter educational events and meetings for growers with the producers and

distributors of the soil moisture monitoring equipment 2002-2005 (49 participants)

Research Trials and Extension Field Demonstrations

bull One acre field demonstration of the performance of drip tapes in calcareous soils was established by the agent at the UF IFAS TREC Blue dye was injected to demonstrate wetting patterns for different drip tapes Five tomato growers (representing 80 of tomato acreage in Miami-Dade County) were able to evaluate wetting patterns for different irrigation drip tapes 2003

bull One acre field demonstration of several types of drip tapes in calcareous soils was established by the agent in a growerrsquos field Blue dye was injected to demonstrate water and nutrient movements in calcareous soils This demonstration was used for the workshop ldquo2002 South Florida Irrigation Schoolrdquo with 75 participants 2002

bull The agent with the help of the extension biologist participated in several field trials as cooperator on research grants (reported in the ldquoGrants and Contractsrdquo section of this packet) demonstrating irrigation scheduling for tomato grape tomato and peppers She also coordinated testing and installation of tensiometers and collecting and interpreting the soil moisture data 2002-2006


bull Cooperated with the Hydrologist and Soil Specialist from UF IFAS TREC on laboratory and field performance evaluations of several new water status monitoring devices for calcareous soils in Miami-Dade County Results of this study were presented to the growers during workshops 2003-2004

Tensiometer Service for Growers

The agent and County Extension biologist R Regalado are providing cleaning repair service calibration with the vacuum calibration chamber and installation of tensiometers (instruments that constantly measure soil water potential or tension) for vegetable fruit and ornamental growers Growers interested in testing tensiometers before purchasing them are trained in the use of this equipment and can borrow instruments from the agent for four weeks to become familiar with the use and interpretation of readings for scheduling irrigation The agent cooperates with USDA NRCS office in this program

Water Use Conservation Survey

Cooperated with the hydrologist from UF IFAS TREC and other Agriculture and Horticulture extension agents dealing with agricultural water use on developing and conducting a ldquoWater Conservation Surveyrdquo for vegetable farmers ornamental nurseries and golf courses in Miami-Dade County A questionnaire was sent to about 600 ornamental nurseries tropical fruit growers vegetable growers and the golf course managers The survey contained questions about water management and conservation practices knowledge and competencies concerning irrigation practices and environmental attitudes

The results from 167 respondents were tabulated and presented at grower meetings and scientific conferences Results of this survey are being used to develop research and extension educational programs that address the needs of commercial agricultural producers and golf course managers 2002-2003

Vegetable Best Management Practices Development and Implementation Efforts

bull Served as a reviewer for the two draft versions of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ldquoBest Management Practices Manual for Vegetable and Agronomic Cropsrdquo

bull Coordinated two grower workshops to discuss development and implementation of Best Management Practices for Miami-Dade County vegetable growers

bull Cooperated with agent M Lamberts to summarize growersrsquo comments and suggestions for the BMP manual Close to 60 pages of comments and revision proposals were submitted to FDACS Office of Agricultural Water Policy to make this manual more relevant for growers in Miami-Dade County

bull Cooperated with the UF IFAS State BMP coordinator in writing a grant proposal titled ldquoIFAS Vegetable and Row Crops BMP Implementationrdquo submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency Section 319 Funds (Funded)

bull Coordinated two meetings of the Miami-Dade BMP Steering Committee bull Interviewed and provided training for the BMP implementation technician hired to help

with future BMP implementation efforts


bull As a UF IFAS Fertilization Standards Task Force member (appointed by the Dean for Extension) worked on reviewing the current IFAS fertilization recommendations for vegetable crops cooperated in identifying the gaps in the research data developing a temporary consensusndashbased recommendations and developing a strategy plan to identify priority researchextension work that needs to be concluded The ldquoWhite Paperrdquo developed by this group will be presented to the UF IFAS Plant Nutrient Oversight Committee

bull Organized and coordinated with cooperation of Dr Li (UF IFAS TREC) a two day In- Service training for extension agents titled lsquoWater Quality Sampling and Monitoring Technologyrdquo This 2-day program was supported by the IFAS Water Resources Focus Team The objectives were Introduce field concepts and applications related to environmental evaluation of surface water and ground water including water chemistry and hydrology through lectures and field tours The program included hands-on experiences of water sampling and water quality analysis in the laboratory using various methods and instruments (18 extension agents participated in this program)

Intern Students

bull Worked with three International exchange students from The Earth University in Costa Rica providing them with training and educational activities related to irrigation scheduling Students participated in calibration and installation of soil moisture monitoring instruments conducted field visits collected soil samples participated in several field studies met with several growers and helped with extension workshops 2002-2004

Summary of Group Teaching Events

Type of Event Number of Events Number of Participants

Irrigation and Nutrient Schools 4 288

Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71

Individual Consultations

Field visits (vegetable farms ornamental nurseries and tropical fruit groves) 115 by the agent and 59 by the extension biologist Total 174

Office visits (including a hands-on tensiometer use training) 129 visits

Phone calls 1200

E-mails and faxes 355


Media Contacts 6 press releases for Dade-Monroe Grower (circulation 4000) and The Newsleader (circulation 10000) Three articles published in the lsquoVegetarianrsquo newsletter (UF IFS Hort Sc Dept publication) One article published in a trade publication ldquoCitrus and Vegetable Magazinerdquo

Developing Educational Support Materials for the program (2002-2006)

EDIS Publications (Extension fact sheets) 9 Fact sheets developed and published (6273 clients accessed these publications using Internet in 2005-Information based on Web Statistics Search Results)

Non-refereed journal articles 4 published

Power Point presentations 13 developed

Booklets for Irrigation Schools 4 developed

Publications Distributed Approximately 3500 were distributed to clients

ACCOMPLISHMENTSIMPACTS

The Extension educational programs resulted in the following accomplishments

Objective 1 was Three hundred growers allied industry and other interested parties will participate in educational programs and 80 of them will increase their knowledge about water and nutrient management

bull Close to 650 clients participated in the group learning activities related to this program area 500 of them returned the surveys and 85 of them (425 persons) indicated knowledge gained The knowledge increase was between 20-58 per event

Objective 2 was Forty growers will begin to use tensiometers or other water management tools in their operations 200 tensiometers will be calibrated and installed for growers (fruit vegetable and nursery operations) by the Extension agent to help farmers improve irrigation practices

bull The agent cooperated with researchers UF IFAS TREC in developing the method of tensiometer installation for calcareous soils and promoted the use of soil moisture monitoring tools for scheduling irrigation Prior to implementation of these efforts in 2000 only 2 growers used tensiometers About 50 growers used tensiometers for scheduling irrigation between 2002-2005 This represents about 400 acres of tropical fruits (mostly small 1-5 acre groves) and about 400 acres of vegetables per growing season Two other farmers started to use other irrigation scheduling tools and methods like Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR) meters and the lsquopan evaporation methodrsquo More than 20 growers have been using tensiometers longer than 2 years


bull Over 250 tensiometers were calibrated by the Extension agent and Extension biologist and 230 of them were installed in the fields Tropical fruit growers are reporting savings in water use by 30-50 and in fertilizer use up to 30 (Personal communication with growers) Analyses of these data suggest that these growers are potentially saving about $6500 per acreyear in fertilizer cost This represents about $61750 in savings to growers who are using tensiometers This also means that up to 30 of the nutrients will not be leached to the groundwater With about 11000 acres under tropical fruit production potential savings in fertilizer use may reach up to $715000

Examples of Success Stories

Four annual programs titled lsquoThe South Florida Vegetable Irrigation and Nutrient Schoolsrsquo were organized by this agent from 2002-2005 with cooperation of the following Extension specialists and researchers E Simonne Y Li R Muntildeoz-Carpena K Migliaccio and W Klassen and support of the irrigation industry Close to 300 clients (growers and industry) participated in these all-day educational sessions including classroom presentations on nutrient and water management irrigation system design maintenance and troubleshooting and field hands-on activities including topics on water and chemicals movement in the soil shown with blue dye chlorination and injection of methyl bromide alternatives through the irrigation system and field determination of irrigation uniformity 100 of the participants graded this program as very good-excellent The pre- and post- test results indicated a knowledge gain between 22-58 for each session Approximately 40 of the growers using tensiometers are involved in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program Cost Share program which promotes sustainable farm management practices By improving their irrigation practices these growers may receive the reimbursement up to 75 of their investment in installation of the more efficient irrigation systems and use of the soil moisture monitoring tools The extension agent and biologist are providing training calibration and installation of tensiometers for these growers Scheduling irrigation with tensiometers can save up to 50 of water and about 30 in fertilizer use

Water Quality In-service training for extension faculty organized by his agent in cooperation with 2 extension specialist and supported by the UF IFAS Water Resources Focus Team was a great success Pre- and post-tests were given to 18 participants The knowledge increase was about 28 The most important impact of the in-service training was the comments from participants One of participants wrotehellip ldquoCongratulations on an outstanding job of organizing the Extension Water Quality In-service training This was one of the best I have attended in recent yearshellip demonstrated through the classroom lectures field sampling tour of pump station and Everglades National Park airboat collecting trip and finally the great water analysis lab sessions Even some of us old hands learned new thingsrdquo


II IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND POSTHARVESTFOOD SAFETY ISSUES

SITUATION

The vegetable industry is an important contributor to the Miami-Dade County economy generating over $102 million of revenue every year (2002 Ag Census) The economic competitiveness of Miami-Dade County vegetable industry is being impacted by many forces both domestic and international Domestic issues include falling prices increasing costs of production scarcity of farm labor environmental regulations and land use conversions to non-agricultural activities including the rapid urbanization of South Florida International issues include reduction of trade barriers reducing agricultural subsidies to farm commodities and global outsourcing of inputs (including labor) and finished products

As a result of these impacts the vegetable industry in Miami-Dade County has downsized significantly The gross sales revenues generated from the production of 12 different traditional vegetables in Miami-Dade County (Degner R at al2001 Ag Retention Study Technical appendix B) went down from nearly $214 million during the 19971998 production season to about $1025 million during 20012002 (2002 Census of Agriculture US Dept of Agriculture Florida Agricultural Statistics Service) The 2002 Ag Census reports roughly 38000 acres of vegetables about 84 of the 1997 figure Over the last four years the rapid urbanization of South Miami-Dade County has caused an additional exponential loss of approximately 10-15 available agricultural land (source personal interviews with farmers) This trend will continue because close to 60 of the agricultural land belongs to absentee owners and land prices went up dramatically in recent years In addition to these rapid changes in South Florida agriculture regulations related to food safety and security have become more restrictive as a result of the international political situation global economy and increasing numbers of food-caused illnesses This situation also has a serious impact on producers packers and shippers in Miami-Dade County because all of the fruit and vegetable crops are produced for fresh consumption This creates even more concerns about food safety issues as approximately 98 of traditional winter vegetables along with about 97 of tropical and specialty vegetables spices and tropical fruits grown commercially in Miami-Dade County are shipped out of the County Growers are experiencing substantial losses because of poor harvesting packing and handling practices Due to increasing local and foreign competition postharvest handling is often making the difference between loss break-even and profit for growers In some cases up to 50 of the harvested crop is unmarketable because of poor postharvest practices (Personal communication with okra producers)

To preserve agriculture in this area growers packers and shippers need to introduce some changes in their traditional production and harvesting practices They need to optimize inputs to save money by improving nutrient management crop selection and other cultural practices including the use of cover crops and minimize postharvest losses Packinghouses need to start implementing food safety and handling practices also called the ldquoGood Agricultural Practicesrdquo (GAPs) required by many major retailers

Extension education programs will result in increased knowledge and practice change by growers packers and shippers this will lead to higher production efficiency improved quality of produce reduced cost and increased income This will allow growers packers and shippers and related industries remain competitive in the global marketplace


TARGETED AUDIENCE

Miami-Dade County commercial vegetable growers small farm operators production and packing house managers agricultural industry representatives farm consultants tropical fruit growers produce buyers policy makers students and other visitors

OBJECTIVES

Extension education programs will lead to increased knowledge and practice changes by growers related to improving the quality of produce and reducing costs of production

Objective 1 200 of the agricultural producers will participate in educational programs with emphasis on crop management systems and at least 80 will increase knowledge about improved production practices

Objective 2 20 of participants will make changes in their farming production practices as a result of increased knowledge

Objective 3 Four local packinghouses will make changes to improve postharvest quality and food safety during packing storage and transportation of produce to distant markets

Objectives will be evaluated by surveys and personal interviews with growers and packinghouse managers Field visits and contacts with Agriculture suppliers will be used to document practice changes


The Agent works very closely with Vegetable Advisory Committee several State Extension Specialists USDA personnel local Agriculture suppliers and other Extension Agents

The following educational activities were organized or co-organized and conducted by the agent with cooperation of extension specialists and other researchers from June 2002-June 2006

Group Learning Events Sustainable Cultural Practices Nutrient Management and Cover Crops

bull Vegetable Gardening Class 2006 (45 participants) bull Vegetable Research Field Day at UF IFAS TREC 2005 (28 participants) bull Vegetable and Fruit in Dade County - Get the Answers to do Business Better 2005 (60

participants) bull Okra Production and Marketing Workshop 2005 (17 participants) bull Overview of the Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Industry 2005 (75 participants) bull Okra Production Workshop (English and Spanish 2004 (23 participants) bull Sweet Corn Update on Fertilization-Field Day 2004 (18 participants) bull The Potential to Expand Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Sales and Markets Utilizing

Irradiation 2004 (24 participants) bull Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Workshop for Lychee Growers in South Florida

2004 (26 participants)


bull Seminar-An Overview of Vegetable Extension Programs in Miami-Dade County 2004 (26 participants)

bull Greenhouse and Organic Production Basics 2003 (31 participants) bull The Ag Retention Study on the future of Miami-Dade Agriculture The Long Term

Economic Outlook for Agriculture in Miami-Dade County Summary and Recommendations (This agent cooperated with the group of researchers from UF IFAS TREC and other Extension Ag Agents summarizing the production practices and worked with M Lamberts and Extension Vegetable Advisory Committee on updating of crop budgets) 2002 (122 participants)

bull A workshop on Production of Okra in Miami-Dade County for Spanish speaking growers 2002 (25 participants)

bull Organic Certification 2002 (10 participants) bull Horticultural Seminars at the Tropical Agricultural Fiesta (Annual event promoting local

agriculture) 2002 2003 and 2005 Teaching about plant selection and hydroponic gardening coordinating and moderating seminars (Close to 250 participants)

Group Learning Events Postharvest and Food Safety Issues

bull Postharvest Horticulture Industry Seminar and Tour Educational program for students from the UF IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department growers and industry representatives (produce buyers) 2005 (29 participants)

bull Are You Ready for Your Lychee and Longan Harvest Have You Contacted Your Buyers 2004 (38 participants)

bull Training seminar and postharvest tour of the Florida City State Farmers Market for USDA produce inspectors from several Caribbean islands 2004 (15 participants)

bull Postharvest Horticulture Industry Tour for students growers and postharvest industry representatives 2003 (28 participants)

bull A workshop on Tropical Products Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices 2002 (30 participants)

bull A workshop Successful Transport of High Quality Perishable Products by Land Sea or Airrdquo 2002 (13 participants)

Agricultural Educational Tours

Agricultural educational tours are organized to educate policy makers students master gardeners general public extension personnel from other states and international visitors about importance of agriculture and vegetable industry in Miami-Dade County for the state and country economy

bull Dade County Agri Council Agricultural Tours for county administrators legislators media teachers students and general public 2003 2004 2005 (Close to 450 participants) The agent coordinated some of the farm visits and served as a tour guide

bull Tour of Miami-Dade agricultural area and ornamental nurseries for the participants of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2005 (29 participants)

bull Meeting with farmers and field visits for the food editor from the Miami-Herald 2005 bull Tour and seminar for students from Florida Southern College in Lakeland FL 2004

(41 participants)


bull Introduction to vegetable production-tour and educational activities for Master Gardeners 2003 and 2004 (37 participants)

bull Farmers and Extension personnel from North Carolina State University 2003 (26 participants)

bull N Carolina State University Agribusiness students 2003 (2 tours 28 participants) bull Tour for Researchers and Industry involved in the IR-4 Project Interregional Research

project No 4 cooperative effort between USDA and universities to help minor crop producers obtain tolerances and registrations for pest control products) 2003 (45 participants)

bull Educational programs and tours of ag area for international visitors 2002-2006 (13 programs 164 participants)



WorkshopsSeminars 19 887

Field Days 2 46

Agricultural Tours 24 416

Research Trials and Extension Field Demonstrations Total 20

As requested by the area growers and Vegetable Advisory Committee the following field demonstrations were conducted in growers fields Some of these trials were established in cooperation with the state extension specialists and other researchers as components of grants Seed company representatives also cooperated The Agent (with help of the County biologist) secured cooperation from farmers for on-farm projects planted or participated in establishing of the demonstration sites participated in collecting and evaluating data and organized educational programs (field days and workshops) for growers The Agent also participated in writing extension publications and presenting papers and posters at scientific meetings The on-farm trials and extension demonstrations are important tools in teaching producers about sustainable farming practices

bull Three large-scale sweet corn trials with reduced levels of phosphorus (2002-2005) bull Zeolites as soil amendments for sweet corn (2003-2005) bull Two demonstrations of cover crop influence on a root knot nematode population for okra

and summer squash (2003-2005) bull Four field trials evaluating cover crops as biological and chemical alternatives for Methyl

Bromide for tomato and bell pepper production (2003-2005) bull Four trials evaluating organic growing media and certified organic fertilizers for fresh

organic greenhouse herb production (2005-2006) bull Cover crops irrigation and soil amendments as possible alternatives to Methyl Bromide

for eggplants pepper and grape tomato production (2004-2005)


bull Cooperated with the Agriculture Development Agent on establishing field demonstrations and evaluating everbearing red raspberries and ginger as potential new crops for South Florida (2002-2003)

Postharvest Quality Demonstrations Total 10

The Agent conducted the following postharvest studies Some of them were requested by local growers or packinghouses others were conducted as components of larger grant supported projects The results of these tests were presented to growers and packinghouse managers during field and packinghouse visits conducted by the Agent

bull Sweetpotato post harvest evaluation 2005 (23 breeding lines and cultivars from the field demonstration)

bull Quality evaluation of imported yellow zucchini 2005 bull Two tests evaluating postharvest quality of locally produced okra 2004-2005 bull Strawberry taste panel (15 participants evaluating 5 cultivars of strawberries from a field

trial) 2005 bull Postharvest storage of lettuce (project with visiting student) 2004 bull A shelf life evaluation of fresh herbs Simulation of temperature conditions in the

supermarket 2003 bull Two postharvest tests evaluating different temperatures for shipping of fresh herbs to

distant markets 2002

Individual consultations (field and packinghouse visits)

bull Conducted 85 field visits to identify nutritional or other problems taught them solutions and provided supporting publications and research-based information to the growers (In cooperation with UF IFAS TREC plant diagnostic clinic and a soil scientist)

bull 11 visits to local packinghouses (meetings with managers to discuss food safety and sanitation of the packing lines providing IFAS publications on effective sanitation of packing lines and proper chlorination of damp tanks)

bull Plant samples (identification of nutritional deficiencies) 85 samples bull Quick sap tests (leaf N and K content) 9 bull Office visits 39 bull Phone calls 1165 bull E-mails and faxes 270

Media Activities

bull 5 articles written for the ldquoVegetarianrdquo- Monthly Newsletter published by the UF IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department available at httpwwwhosufleduvegetarian

bull Press releases 8 published in The lsquoNewsLeaderrsquo and lsquoThe Dade-Monroe Growerrsquo (circulation 10000 and 4000)

bull The agent is providing bi-weakly or monthly updates about vegetable crops pests present and their severity in South Miami-Dade County agricultural area for the Southwest Florida Pest and Diseases Hot Line published bi-weakly by G McAvoy Extension Agent in Hendry County (circulation over 1400 also on the Web at httphchortifasufleduSWFPDHhtm) 2002-2006


bull Collaborated in developing and updating the Florida Small Farms website Provided information about several minor crops grown in Miami-Dade County httpsmallfarmsifasufledu 2004-2005

bull The agent cooperated in the production of an educational video Manager Guide to Worker Health and Hygiene (executive producer Amy Simonne UF IFAS) Coordinated the filming at packinghouse facility in Homestead 2004

Developing Support Material for Programs

bull EDIS publications (Extension fact sheets) 12 published bull Extension Postharvest Reports 2 bull Paper Point presentations 30

Publications Distributed 340

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IMPACTS

Extension educational programs resulted in the following accomplishments

Objective 1 was 200 of the agricultural producers will participate in educational programs with emphasis on crop management systems and at least 80 will increase knowledge about improved production practices

bull Close to 1600 people participated in the group learning events related to this program area Surveys were conducted at the end of several educational programs Approximately 550 surveys were returned and 85 of responders (467 clients) indicated knowledge increase on presented subjects

Objective 2 was 20 of the participants will make changes in their operations as a result of increased knowledge

bull Five snap bean growers reduced nitrogen application rates by 15 on close to 850 acres of snap beans Estimating that total fertilizer costacre is about $150 (information from grower) and N cost is about $50acre farmers saved $6375 in fertilizer cost and reduced N impact on the environment In addition to these factors the posharvest quality of beans is better when the N amount is reduced

bull Reduction in use of phosphorus fertilizer by 2 sweet corn producers who cooperated with field trials (400 acres with no P application for 2 years)

bull Five okra growers after participating in Okra Production Workshop conducted by this agent decided to change his growing practices by increasing in-row spacing between plants which will increase light availability to plants and reduce pest problems on 80 acres He reported about a 15 increase in yield and better quality of okra pods

bull In the last two production seasons there was a significant increase in acreage of okra grown on plastic mulch with drip irrigation (from about 10 acres five years ago to approximately 400 acres) Four okra growers started producing okra on plastic mulch with drip irrigation About 30 of this acreage was planted with okra as a second crop after tomato This is a direct impact of several years of Extension efforts (field trials and workshops)


bull Another okra grower participating in a 5-acre field demonstration to evaluate impacts of cover crops on Root knot nematode population indicated that use of the legume cover crop before planting okra significantly improved the yield and quality of crop

bull Several growers expressed interest in planting Sunn hemp as a cover crop to improve organic matter content reduce weeds reduce nematodes and supply organic nitrogen for the following crop This cover crop was extensively tested by research faculty at UF IFAS TREC and this agent in several field demonstrations and was proven to be one of the best cover crops for this area Three local certified organic growers are using this cover crop on about 5 acres

bull Two sweet potato growers changed fertilization practices by splitting nitrogen applications during the growing season to prevent nutrient leaching as it was recommended by the soil specialist and this agent

bull Two okra growers changed fertilization practices reducing amount of nitrogen by 20 to reduce plant growth and induce flowering and fruit setting

bull Over 200 people participating in the workshops and field days related to this program area received Continuing Educational Units for the Restricted Use Pesticide License

bull The agent identified problems in over 85 plant samples This saved growers about $1700 (If they take samples to the Plant Clinic they will have to pay $2000 per sample)

bull A successful organic production system for greenhouse grown potted herbs was developed by this agent with cooperation of soil scientist from UF IFAS TREC as a result of four researchextension trials testing different application rates of certified organic fertilizers with basil dill and cilantro This project is funded by the USDA TSTAR Grant 1 small grower growing herbs for farmers market implemented this production system and 2 organic growers are interested in implementation of this system

Objective 3 was Four local packinghouses will make changes in their operations to improve food safety during harvesting packing storage and transportation of produce to distant markets

bull Growers and packinghouses are more aware of produce postharvest issues and food safety Series of extension programs conducted in the last 3 years and recent new government regulations have resulted in the use of better sanitation practices implementing of GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) and better preparations for safety audits (fresh herbs producer and packer)

bull Three packinghouses reported the following improvements in postharvest practices increased frequency in measurements of chlorine levels in the lsquodump tanksrsquo improved sanitation of packinghouses and packing lines and improvements in reducing the amount of time between harvest and cooling of produce in the packinghouse (Based on agentrsquos personal contacts with produce packing operations)

bull A commercial fresh herb producer made significant changes in the design of coolers and packing area and the hand washing facility to improve postharvest quality and comply with the food safety requirements

bull Three major vegetable producers who are doing their own marketing reported improvements in field sanitation and production record keeping to provide buyers with information on production and harvesting practices



bull Improved quality of okra Okra pods are subject to rapid deterioration if kept for several hours in the field before transportation to the packinghouse Growers are continuously loosing money because of poor quality of their crop To respond to this problem this agent in cooperation with local packinghouses UF IFAS postharvest specialists and industry representatives conducted several field trials evaluating production and harvesting practices and postharvest quality Series of workshops were conducted in English and Spanish As a result more growers are implementing changes in postharvest practices From personal contacts with the largest okra packinghouse manager the agent learned that the manager sees much better quality produce in last 3 years This packinghouse is already paying higher price for better quality of okra (up to $2 more per box) This manager clearly indicated that this is a direct result of extension programs for okra growers

bull A sweet corn grower who participated in a field demonstration with reduced rates of phosphorus fertilizer reported changing production practices by implementing fertilizer blend without phosphorus The yield and quality of corn was not negatively affected by reduction of P He made a decision to continue reduction of P in the next growing season Reduction of phosphorus impact on the environment is one of the important goals of BMP practices

bull Growers and suppliers participating in the workshops on okra production identified 4 pesticides that they would like to see registered for use on okra These requests have been submitted to the IR-4 Project Interregional Research project No 4 to help minor crop producers obtain tolerances and registrations for pest control products IR-4 is a government (USDA) and university sponsored program that develops the data necessary for obtaining pest control options in minor and specialty crops after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval

bull The contact usage of the Small farm Website (as the Small Farms Focus Team member this agent cooperated in development of this website) was very high during its inaugural year (2004) with 540000 hits tracked on an annual basis Feedback from county agents and farmers has been very positive making more efficient use of faculty time and providing up to date information to Florida small farmers The effort of developing the web site was recognized with the IFAS James App Achievement Award

III EVALUATING VEGETABLE VARIETIES

SITUATION

Miami-Dade County is an important producer of winter vegetables and is often referred to as the nationrsquos ldquosalad bowlrdquo Miami-Dade produces 54 of the statersquos snap beans 55 of summer squash and 97 of sweetpotatoes (boniato type) 70 of Floridarsquos okra and over 90 of malanga The total value of the vegetable sector was over $100 million in 2002 (Ag Census 2002)

The majority of the vegetable production in Miami-Dade County (with the exception of the tropical root crops boniato and malanga) occurs during late fall winter and early spring months with shorter days cooler nights and possible short periods of near-freezing temperatures The majorities of crops are grown on calcareous rocky soils and to a much lesser extent marl soils


with high pH and low organic matter Some of the crops are double or even triple cropped during the growing season (up to three snap bean crops or bean and squash rotation) Not all vegetable varieties will perform well and produce high yields under these unique growing conditions Most vegetables grown in Miami-Dade County were bred and selected under conditions which may be very different -- in terms of climate soil and season of production (short-days) -- from those faced by local growers The seed companies and research stations release many new varieties every year

These new cultivars were frequently tested and evaluated in other parts of the country under different climatic and soil conditions In some cases local inexperienced farmers lost money after planting a cultivar not well adapted to calcareous soils and South Floridarsquos climatic conditions

There were situations where some buyers of specialty vegetables convinced growers to plant a specific variety which was never evaluated locally but the produce was demanded by their ethnic clientele In some of these cases growers experienced high pest pressure low yields or even total crop failure The extension vegetable advisory committee members and other growers are expressing the need for more unbiased university-based ldquoon-farmrdquo demonstrations testing and evaluating the performance of the newly released varieties under local conditions of production Growersrsquo participation in field days and workshops evaluating vegetable cultivars will lead to the adoption of the best varieties and lead to higher production efficiency reduced cost and increased income This will allow local growers to remain competitive and stay in business

TARGETED AUDIENCE

Commercial vegetable growers small farms Agriculture Industry representatives seed company representatives

OBJECTIVES

Extension education programs will result in increased knowledge and practice changes by the growers The use of well-adapted vegetable varieties will result in increased production and income reduced cost and improved quality This will allow growers to remain competitive and sustainable in the global marketplace

Objective 1 One hundred growers and industry personnel will receive objective information about new cultivars based on field trials (conducted by the agent) and 80 of them will increase their knowledge about vegetable varieties selection

Objective 2 Ten growers will begin using those vegetable varieties which are best adapted and most economical

Objectives will be evaluated by surveys and personal interviews with growers Field visits and contacts with agriculture suppliers will be used to document practice change



To carry out the Extension educational activities this agent cooperates with state extension specialists and other researchers seed company sales representatives growers and field workers She is also working with several volunteers including master gardeners who are helping with planting harvesting and evaluating vegetable variety trials

The following educational activities were organized and conducted by the agent with cooperation of extension specialists from June 2002-June 2006

Group learning events

bull Sweetpotato tasting panel 2005 (12 participants) bull Snap bean varieties evaluations in Miami-Dade County Vegetable Florida Seed

Association Seminar 2005 (60 participants) bull Strawberry cultivar tasting panel 2005 (18 participants) bull 5 snap bean variety evaluation field days 2002-2005 Demonstration of new snap bean

cultivars and advanced breeding lines planted by the agent in a replicated trial in a growerrsquos field (210 participants)

bull Three okra workshops (in English and Spanish) 2003-2005 (68 participants) bull Sweet corn variety evaluation workshop 2004 (42 Participants) bull 2 strawberry variety evaluation field days (2002 and 2003) (29 participants) bull 3 Tomato cultivar evaluation meetings with tomato growers and the UF IFAS tomato

breeder 2003-2006 (12 participants)




Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

Vegetable variety field demonstrations

The Agent organized and conducted the following field vegetable variety demonstrations using them as teaching tools for field days and workshops The activities involved in coordination and conducting these field projects included contacting seed companies for donations of planting material contacting growers-cooperators working with the extension biologist and sometimes volunteers Field activities include planting the trial evaluating plant development harvesting and evaluating yield and quality and organizing and conducting field days for farmers The field days are used by the agent to present growers with locally obtained unbiased trial results and teaches them about new improved cultivars becoming available for commercial production in South Florida


bull Snap bean cultivar evaluations - 5 field trials conducted in growersrsquo fields 2003-2005 bull Snap bean BGMV resistant breeding lines 4 trials conducted at UF IFAS TREC in

Cooperation with Syngenta Seeds 2005-2006 bull 12 tomato trials evaluating advanced breeding lines from the UF IFAS breeding program

conducted on 6 farms in Homestead (in cooperation with UF IFAS tomato breeder) 2003-2006

bull Sweet corn cultivar evaluation 2004 (30 cultivars and breeding lines) bull Okra variety evaluation trial (as a second crop after tomato on plastic mulch) 2006 bull 4 trials with 23 breeding lines and named cultivars of Sweetpotato (boniato) from several

tropical countries to evaluate resistance to the sweet potato weevil and the possibility of commercial production of some cultivars 2004-2006 (Cooperation between UF IFAS and USDA)

bull Evaluation of the European varieties of squash and their potential for US market in cooperation with a local seed company representative 2005

bull Pole bean cultivar field evaluation (1 trial) five European varieties compared with the commercial pole bean cultivar McCaslin 2006

bull Irish potatoes cultivar evaluation 4 trials conducted as a part of state-wide potato trials 2002-2004

bull Strawberry variety evaluations 4 replicated trials on 2 farms in Homestead 2004-2005

A total of 36 field variety demonstrations were conducted by the agent from 0602-0606 32 of them were conducted on the growersrsquo farms and 4 at the UF IFAS TREC research farm These type of trials and demonstrations conduced in growersrsquo fields are more valuable for growers and the results are closer to real farming conditions which makes it easier to adopt by growers

Media Activities bull Press releases 4 published in The lsquoNewsLeaderrsquo and lsquoThe Dade-Monroe Growerrsquo

(circulation 10000 and 4000) bull 1 article in a trade magazine


Field visits 156 Office visits 65 Phone calls 670 e-mailfaxes 220

Developing support material for programs

EDIS publications (Extension fact sheets) 1published 1 article in a refereed journal and 2 non-refereed publications published Power Point Presentations 5 Extensionresearch reports 1


An extension education programs resulted in the following accomplishments

Objective 1 was 100 growers and industry personnel will receive info receive objective information about new cultivars based on field trials (conducted by the agent) and 80 (80) of them will increase their knowledge about vegetable varieties selection


bull 451 clients participated in the extension field days and other programs related to vegetable variety evaluations 276 persons returned the post program surveys 85 of them (235 persons) stated that they increased their knowledge on new vegetable cultivars The results of the surveys indicated that all field trials and demonstrations provided by this agent are considered by the growers as very important to help them make decisions regarding vegetable cultivars for the next season

Objective 2 was Ten growers will begin using those vegetable varieties which are best adapted and most economical

bull Approximately twenty snap bean growers chose the best performing variety of beans and about 2500 more acres of the bean variety Ambra were planted in Miami-Dade County in the 2004-2005 growing season This variety was the best performer in several extension field trials (Information from growers and seed company representatives) lsquoBroncorsquo lsquoLeonrsquo and lsquoAmbrarsquo cultivars of snap beans had better yields for the fall and spring plantings and lsquoOpusrsquo was the best variety for winter planting

bull Three okra producers implemented hybrid cultivars of okra in their production systems on approximately 200 acres Extension field trials conducted in recent years in the growersrsquo fields proved that hybrid okra cultivars can produce higher and better quality yield compare to traditionally grown open pollinated variety Clemson Spineless 80


bull Snap bean growers continue to value Extension field demonstrations evaluating bean cultivars as the important source of information about yield and quality of new cultivars and their performance for winter production in Homestead area Choosing appropriate cultivars for the particular winter planting periods may result in increased yield and better returns to the grower Based on the agentrsquos feedback growers who planted lsquoAmbrarsquo variety increased their yields by 50-100 bushelsacre and net income by about $600-$1200 per acre (assuming $1200 as an average price per box of beans)

bull 23 cultivars and breeding lines of sweet potato are being evaluated in on-farm trials for pest resistance yield and suitability for production in Homestead (This is a first effort in Homestead area on such large scale) Typical cultivars lsquoPicaditorsquo and lsquoHomesteadrsquo are sometimes 90 infested with multiple pests Extension trials conducted with cooperation of sweet potato breeder from USDA will lead to the development of pest resistant varieties for local sweet potato growers A sweet potato grower cooperating on this project selected 2 of tested cultivars as potential planting material he would like to grow on larger scale on his farm


IV 4-H AND OTHER EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

4-H

bull Judged student (4-H members) projects for the Dade County Fair Over 250 projects judged 2004 and 2006

bull Judged 4-H District Events (about 29 demonstrations and illustrated talks) 4-H members from Palm Beach and Broward Counties participated in the competition 2003 2004 and 2006

bull Enrolled 36 students from the West Homestead Elementary School into 4-H program 2005

bull Collected and identified 25 tropical plant samples for the 4-H Forest Ecology Contest in Osceola County FL 2004

bull Cooperated with a 4-H extension agent K Roberts on designing and developing a 4-H display about hydroponic floating gardens for the 2003 Dade County Fair and Exhibition Twelve (18x24) posters were produced and displayed for 18 days (Seen by approximately 30000) 2003

bull In cooperation with an extension colleague planned and delivered a hands-on career day program for 3rd 4th and 5th grade students at the Campbell Drive Elementary School in Homestead based on the ldquo4-H Earth Connections Curriculumrdquo Enrolled 160 students for the 4-H School Enrichment membership Provided teachers with additional materials to continue a 6 hour study of the topic 2003

Assessments of damages to Miami-Dade agriculture caused by natural disasters

The agent cooperates with other Agriculture Agents and the County Extension Director in assessing damages to agricultural crops caused by hurricanes storms high winds freeze and flood events These assessments are completed in 24 hours after each weather event and the ldquoFlash Reportsrdquo are prepared for the USDA FAS County Committee a grower group reviewing all disaster payments

Hazardous Weather Updates for Growers

The agent cooperated with all Agriculture Agents and the County Extension Director in providing Miami-Dade County growers with lsquoreal timersquo temperature readings during extremely cold nights The temperatures were provided by three local weather stations and the UF IFAS Florida Agricultural Weather Network Growers are able to access this information by calling the extension office and listening to recorded message updated by agents every hour

23 CLINICAL SERVICE OR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES NA


24 SERVICE TO SCHOOLS

bull Coordinated and conducted a three-hour tour of a Tropical Palm nursery and a meeting with the owner and 8 High School students from the Marathon High School about different job opportunities in the plant nursery industry 2006

bull Judged Future Farmers of America Horticulture Demonstrations presented at the Dade County Fair - 22 presentations were judged 2004 and 2005

bull Participated in the Ag Literacy Day at West Homestead Elementary School 2005 bull Judged the South Florida Science and Engineering Fair Miami-Dade Science Fair for

Miami-Dade Public Schools (Middle and High) for the special award Scholarships from the Dade Agri-Council 2003 2004 and 2005 (Over 300 projects were judged)

bull Presented a lecture on Agriculture in Miami-Dade County for 25 10th and 11th grade students of Agri-Science and Biotechnology at John Ferguson High School Miami FL 2005

bull Participated in three Career days at Miami-Dade County Schools 2005-2006 About 165 students mostly minority (grades 3-5) learned about career opportunities in agriculture

bull Collected soil samples from agriculture fields located near the Everglades National Park and provided information about the South Florida Ecosystem as requested by the teacher from Long Branch Elementary School in Lumpkin County Georgia 2005

bull Supervised 10 science projects for Elementary Middle and High School students Provided educational materials seeds and fertilizers and helped with the design of the projects 2003-2005

bull Designed and coordinated the building and planting of a vegetable garden at the Centro Campasino in Homestead with the staff and about 50 minority children participating in the after school program Cooperated with the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods extension agent on this project 2004

bull Served as a resource person for the Future Farmers of America members from the South Dade High School Homestead FL Two FFA members qualified and participated in the state and national levels of the Future Farmers of America Science Fair 2004

bull The agent occasionally provides middle and high school students with ideas for science projects information and extension publications (Resource person and mentor) 2002-2006

bull Worked with the Agriculture teacher and 8 students from South Dade High School Homestead FL participating in the potato variety trials conducted by the UF IFAS researcher and this agent at the field located on the school grounds 2002-2003

bull Presented a 30 minute talk and hands-on demonstration on tropical fruits and vegetables produced in Miami-Dade County to 105 Middle School teachers participating in the all day training organized by the Division of Applied Technology for Miami-Dade County Public Schools in cooperation with Extension 2003

bull Cooperated with a Student from the Agriculture Program and his teacher at the Felix Varella High School in Kendall Provided information on postharvest technologies for crops Extension publications and other teaching materials from Internet This student won a regional FFA competition in his category and was selected to participate in the state competition 2003

bull Co-organized and conducted a tour of agricultural areas for 33 students and their teacher from the Felix Varella High School in Kendall 2002

bull Cooperated with organizers of the youth oriented environmental programs from the St Thomas University (Miami FL) These programs were directed towards minority children from low income families from the Opa-Locka area of Miami Donated seeds fertilizer and provided 2 hours of training on growing vegetables for group of 22 students 2002


bull Taught a two-hour class about developing a hydroponic garden for 29 children (age 6shy13) participating in the summer camp organized by St Thomas University (Miami FL) 2002

25 MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PROFESSION Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) member 1996-present

bull Vice President for the Vegetable Section of Florida State Horticultural Society (Responsibilities soliciting papers coordination of and moderating of four sessions for the Vegetable Section FSHS 28 papers were presented close to 250 people in attendance) 2005-2006

bull FSHS Nomination Committee member 2005-2006

bull Responsible for the FSHS brochure editing and printing 2005-2006

bull Coordinated and organized two educational displays of tropical and oriental vegetables for 2005 and 2006 FSHS Meetings

bull Coordinator of the continuing educational credits (CEUs) for holders of the Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator License and Certified Crop Advisors (CCA credits) for 24 sessions at the 2005 FSHS Annual Meeting 2005

bull Vice President Elect for the Vegetable Section of FSHS 2004-2005

bull Coordinator of the continuing educational credits (CEUs) for the holders of the Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator License and Certified Crop Advisors (CCA credits) for the four sessions of the Vegetable Section at the 2004 FSHS Annual Meeting 2004

bull Judged the Student lsquoBest Paperrsquo Competition 2004

American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) member 2000 ndash present

bull Member of the ASHS Nominations and Elections Committee Education Division 2005-2006

bull Member of the 2004-2007 Steering Committee for the Vegetable Crop Management Working Group

American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region (ASHS SR) member 2000 ndash present

bull Judged the Undergraduate Student lsquoBest Paperrsquo Competitions held at the ASHS SR Annual Meetings in Mobile Al and Tulsa OK 2002 and 2003

Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) member 2000 ndash present


Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents (FACAA) member 1997- present

bull Chair of the Professional Excellence Committee 2005

bull Member of the FACAA Fund Raising Committee for the 2004 NACAA AMPIC in Orlando 2002-2004

bull Member of the FACAA Board of Directors representing District V 2001-2003

bull Professional Excellence Committee member 2002-2003

bull FACAA Horticultural Committee member 2000-2002

bull County Commission Liaison-FACAA Country Store 2001-present

National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)

bull NACAA voting delegate representing Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents 2006

bull Co-Chair of the Reception and Information Committee for the NACAA Annual Meeting Professional Improvement Conference 2004 Orlando FL 2002-2004

Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture member 2005-present

Board of Organizers for the 2004 International Pepper Conference in Naples FL 2003-2004

The Florida Agricultural Conference and Trade Show (FACTS) Program Committee member 2002-2003

bull Co-organizer of Vegetable Sessions for FACTS 2002 and 2003 (Lakeland FL)

26 HONORS

Olczyk T 2006 ldquoAchievement Awardrdquo received from the National Association of Agricultural County Agents and the Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents (Recognition of excellence in the field of professional Extension for NACAA members with less than ten years of service)

Olczyk T 2005 Outstanding Employee of the Quarter for the Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department

Olczyk T 2005 UF IFAS Extension James App Award Recognition of achievement of the UF IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team

Olczyk T 2005 Professional Development Improvement Scholarship awarded by UF IFAS Extension ($1475 award to participate in the Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture Annual Conference in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic)


Olczyk T 2005 Nominated for the title of UF IFAS Extension ldquoInternational Fellowrdquo in recognition of outstanding international endeavors by UF IFAS faculty

Olczyk T 2004 The Seymour Goldweber Distinguished Extension professional Enhancement Award from UF IFAS ($1500 in bonus pay and $500 for program support)

Olczyk T 2003 Citation from the National Future Farmers of America Organization ldquoCitation presented to T Olczyk as a token of appreciation for encouragement cooperation and assistance given the FFA members in helping them to accomplish outstanding achievements in agriculture leadership citizenship and community developmentrdquo

Olczyk T 2003-2005 3 lsquoCertificates of Achievementsrsquo for the nominations for Outstanding Employee of the Quarter by Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department

Olczyk T 2002 James App Award for Outstanding Extension Design Team FL 107 State Design Team Vegetable Production Harvesting Handling Efficiencies and Integrated Pest Management in Florida Olczyk T 2002-2006 ldquoStar Service Awards for Exceeding Service Expectationsrdquo awarded by the Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department The agent was a recipient of twelve ldquoStar Service Awardsrdquo


29 BIOSKETCHES OF INDIVIDUALS WRITING SOLICITED LETTERS OF EVALUATION

DR DAVID HIMELRICK

Dr David Himelrick is Professor and Chair of the Department of Horticulture at Louisiana State University As an Extension specialist he had developed an international reputation in the area of fruit crops production with emphasis on culture and physiology He has been an editor for several international publications on small fruits and has recently co-edited a book entitled lsquoSmall fruit crop managementrsquo

Dr David Himelrick Professor and Chair Department of Horticulture Louisiana State University 137 Julian Miller Hall Baton Rouge LA 70803-2120 225-578-2158 dhimelrickagctrlsuedu

DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ

Dr Timothee Hartz is an international leader in culture and management of warm season vegetables He is well recognized for his expertise in soil and plant fertility nutrient movement in the environment and crop stand establishment He is an active member of the American Society for Horticultural Science and International Society for Horticultural Science

Dr Timothee Hartz Professor and Extension SpecialistAgronomist Department of Vegetable Crops and Weed Science Program University of California One Shields Avenue 103 Asmundson Hall Davis CA 95616 530-752-1738 tkhartzucdavisedu


DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN

Dr Christian H Wien (PhD Cornell University) is a professor of Vegetable Crop Physiology and the former Chair of the Department of Horticulture His research projects include studies of fruit set of peppers and other vegetables and physiological disorders of vegetables He serves as a resource person to extension agents in New York area

Dr Christian H Wien Professor Cornell University Department of Horticulture 156 Plant Science Building Ithaca NY 14853 607-255-4570 hcw2cornelledu

DR JANICE RYAN-BOHAC

Dr Ryan-Bohac is a well known and respected sweetpotato breeder working with genetic improvement of two important vegetable crops sweetpotato and snap bean She has been a Research Geneticist with the US Vegetable Laboratory USDA ARS since 1989 The major focus in her research program is the development of multiple pest resistant sweetpotato and snap beans sweetpotatoes for new markets processing and new uses This work has resulted in the release of 5 sweetpotato cultivars 6 sweet potato breeding lines three dry-fleshed genotypes for new uses and two snap bean genotypes Since 2000 she and her cooperators have published over 10 refereed publications and numerous other publications on sweetpotato breeding genetics and host-plant resistance

Dr Janice Ryan-Bohac Research Geneticist USDA ARS Vegetable Research Lab 2700 Savannah Highway Charleston SC 29414-0000 843-402-5300 ext 5325 jbohacsaaarsusdagov


DR DANIEL LESKOVAR

Dr Leskovar is a professor of vegetable physiology and Horticulture at Texas AampM His research area focuses on seed transplant and plant (rootshoot) physiological and morphological adaptation mechanisms to water temperature nutrient and biological stresses affecting spring and fall vegetables He had developed an international reputation in the area of vegetable crops production physiology and developing integrated and sustainable vegetable cropping systems He is an active member of several professional associations including American Society for Horticultural Science International Society for Horticultural Science and Texas Vegetable Association Professor Vegetable Physiology and Horticulture Texas Agr Experiment Station Texas AampM - Uvalde Center 1619 Garner Field Road Uvalde TX 78801 210-278-9151 d-leskovartamuedu

DR RICHARD G SNYDER

Dr Snyder has been working as a Vegetable Specialist at Mississippi State University since 1988 His main areas of work include hydroponic greenhouse tomato cucumber and pepper culture including growing media nutrition heating systems variety evaluation and biological control In the field he has worked primarily with vegetable variety evaluations triploid (seedless) watermelons and plastic mulchtrickle irrigation and fertigation production systems for tomatoes watermelons and summer squash This position involves research in field and greenhouse vegetables as well as assisting growers with production problems associated with field and greenhouse vegetable crops He has served as Secretary Treasurer of the American Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Plasticulture and coordinated two national ldquoGreenhouse Tomato Seminarsrdquo ndash one in Montreal in 1995 the other in Denver in 1996 He has been an invited speaker in 19 states as well as in Mexico and has served as the greenhouse vegetable columnist for American Vegetable Grower Magazine since 1998

Dr Richard G Snyder Professor and Vegetable Specialist Mississippi State University Truck Crops Experiment Station 2024 Experiment Station Road PO Box 231 Crystal Springs MS 39059 601-892-3731 RickSramsstateedu


DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE

Dr Cantliffe is an international expert in seed physiology and technology seeding physiology and transplant production flowering fruit set and fruit development nutrition and cultural management and protected agriculture Current research projects include Greenhouse vegetable production - economics and viability Biological control of broad mite in pepper Nutrition requirements of strawberry Integrated application of beneficial insect for reduced insecticide use on greenhouse crops and others With nearly 700 publications and numerous national and international awards he is a respected scientists and educator of more than 40 graduate students

Dr Daniel Cantliffe Professor amp Chairman International Agricultural Trade amp Policy Center Horticultural Sciences Department University of FloridaIFAS P O Box 110690 Gainesville FL 32611-0690 352-392-1928 djcifasufledu

DR CHRISTINE (CHRIS) WADDILL

Dr Christine Waddill currently serves as Center Director for the UF IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade FL and as Center of the UF IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee FL She joined the faculty at the University of Florida as Dean for Extension and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service on August 23 1995 and stepped down as Dean on October 3 2003 Originally from Rochester New York Dr Waddill received her BA from Smith College in 1975 and her MS and PhD in the field of plant pathology from the Ohio State University

Dr Christine Waddill Professor and Center Director PhD UFIFAS Everglades REC - Belle Glade 3200 East Palm Beach Rd PO Box 111564 Belle Glade FL 33430-4702 561-993-1500 cwaddillufledu

MR DONALD PYBAS M AG

Mr Pybas received a BS in Education from Southeastern State College Durant Oklahoma and Masters of Agriculture from Texas AampM University College Station Texas He has been a faculty member with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service in Miami-Dade County for 28 years From 1978 until 1996 he served as the Sea Grant Marine Extension Agent In 1996 became and currently is the Division DirectorCounty Extension Director and administers a 15 member faculty and total staff of 40 personnel in the Miami-Dade County Extension operation Mr Pybas provides guidance in disaster training and assessment for the Extension agriculture programs in cooperation with local USDA agencies He coordinates field assessments of natural disaster losses to agriculture such as hurricane flooding and freeze


damage immediately after an event He oversees the organization and implementation of agriculture training and educational programs on a wide variety of topics related to agriculture horticulture and other Extension program areas He acts as a liaison with various county state and federal agencies and organizations on a wide variety of topics relating to agriculture and environmental restoration issues within the community

Mr Donald Pybas County Extension Director Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension University of FloridaIFAS 18710 SW 288 Street Homestead FL 33030 305-248-3311 Pybasufledu

MR ROBERT HOCHMUTH MS

Mr Hochmuth (MS University of Maryland) is a multi-county Extension Agent supporting commercial vegetable growers in nine counties in the Suwannee Valley area of Florida He is a nationally recognized leader in crop nutrition crop production irrigation Methyl Bromide alternatives soil fertility - irrigation and plant nutrition sustainable agriculture plasticulture alternative crops specialty crops hydroponics small farms organic farming drip irrigation and greenhouse crops The overall responsibility is the development and implementation of educational programs for commercial vegetable producers that will increase their knowledge of production of vegetables incorporating principles of efficiencies profitability and environmental awareness He authored and co-authored numerous extension publications and researchextension reports

Mr Robert Hochmuth Multi County Extension Agent IV UFIFAS North Florida Research and Education Center 7580 County Road 136 Live Oak FL 32060 bobhochifasufledu


31 COPIES OF THE LAST FIVE ANNUAL LETTERS OF EVALUATION


32 THE FURTHER INFORMATION SECTION

Non-Refereed Publications submitted Journal Articles Total 4

Cantliffe D P Gilreath D Haman C Hutchinson Y Li G McAvoy K Migliaccio T Olczyk S Olson D Parmenter B Santos S Shukla E Simonne C Stanley and A Whidden 2006 Review of Nutrient Management Systems for Florida Vegetable Producers Proc Fla State Hort Soc (submitted)

Li Y T Olczyk KW Migliaccio Q Wang G Liu Y Qian N Campbell G Yu and L Rosado 2006 County Faculty In-Service Training for Water Sampling and Chemical Analysis Proc Fla State Hort Soc (submitted)

Bohac J R T Olczyk E H Simonne DM Jackson and R T Nagata 2006 Development of Multiple Pest-Resistant Sweetpotatoes for Organic Production and for New Uses by ARS and IFAS Proc Fla State Hort Soc (submitted)

Hochmuth R C GJ Hochmuth RK Sprenkel EH Simonne D D Treadwell LS Osborne T Olczyk and Y C Li 2006 Adopting Plasticulture Techniques to Grow Organic Herbs in Florida Greenhouses American Society of Plasticulture Proceedings (Submitted)


5 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Institution

Warsaw Poland

Field of Study Horticulture

Degree BSMS (Combined program)

Year 1978

6 EMPLOYMENT

Employer Rank From To


Extension Agent III 712003 Present


Extension Agent II (Accruing Permanent Status)

1031997 6302003


Biologist (County position) 1301995 1021997

Holland Garden Center Fort Lauderdale

Sales Representative 1011993 121995

Foliage Design Systems of Broward County

Operation Manager 9201991 9301993

Self Landscape Consultant 911987 9151991

Mysiadlo Greenhouse Corp Poland

Greenhouse Manager 1011979 12311986

Piaseczno High School Poland

Ag Teacher 911978 6301981

Wieliszew Nursery Poland Nursery Assistant 1011978 9301979

Agricultural University

2003










13 CREATIVE WORKS
















Photo Sets Total 10
























































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE























2003










13 CREATIVE WORKS
















Photo Sets Total 10
























































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE


































Photo Sets Total 10
























































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE











































































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE


























































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE








































































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE





















































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE































Posters Total 11













Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE

























Brochures Total 5







15 PUBLICATIONS



C Books Edited NA


E Monographs NA



















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE




































































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE





















































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE







































































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE


























































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE












































Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE





























Websites















Other Reports
































J Reviews NA

K Miscellaneous NA






National Total 2



Regional Total 7













State Total 9
















A Funded Externally


Co-PI


$1030400

Co-PI


$150000

Investigator


$20000

Investigator


$73737


$178776








$99968

$15763

$1500

$39000

$32400

$1804



$1000


$500


Role


Totals

Total

$76204 $1196163

$372481 $0

$1644848

Direct Costs

$76204 $1126763

357734$ $0

$1560701

Indirect Costs

$0 $69400 $14747

$0 $84147



Role Investigator


$115006

Role Co-PI


$568387


Role Co-P


Role Co-PI















1998-2004



























I









SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES











































Intern Students





Workshops 28 290

Field Days 3 71




Phone calls 1200























SITUATION






TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES

































(41 participants)










Field Days 2 46






















Media Activities







































SITUATION







TARGETED AUDIENCE


OBJECTIVES


















Field days 7 239

Tasting panels 2 30

































4-H






























































26 HONORS













DR DAVID HIMELRICK



DR TIMOTHEE HARTZ




DR CHRISTIAN H WIEN







DR DANIEL LESKOVAR


DR RICHARD G SNYDER




DR DANIEL CANTLIFFE























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