July 31-Aug 1 Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference
www.smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu
September23-25 The Landscape Show
www.fngla.org
September 19-21 FFVA Annual Convention
www.ffva.com
September 29- Oct 1 FFVA Annual Ag Labor Seminar
www.ffva.com
October 13-15 Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
October 15-16 USHBC Fall Meeting
www.blueberry.org
October 15-18 Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit
www.pma.com/freshsummit
October 19-21 Sunbelt Ag Expo
www.sunbeltexpo.com
October 21 Florida Blueberry Growers Fall Meeting
www.floridablueberrygrowers.com
November 10 Florida Ag Expo
www.floridaagexpo.com
November 29-Dec 1 Southeast Vegetable and Fruit Expo
919-334-0099
December 5-7 The Irrigation Show 2010
www.irrigationshow.org
January 6-9 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference
www.gfvga.org
February 8-10 World Ag Expo
www.worldagexpo.com
February 16-19 National Farm Machinery Show
www.farmmachineryshow.org
Friday, July 23, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Season Comparison
Growers, Sheri Brothers has received sales price info for almost every marketer. She still needs sales info from Driscoll growers. Anyone with this information and wanting to share it needs to email Sheri ASAP. Her email is berrygirl629@hotmail.com
The sales price comparison is a tool for growers to determine where they stand. We realize every grower has a different deal with their marketer and the sales price does not necessarily represent the best grower net income. A high sales price with a high commission and high packing charges may result in a lower net to the grower. As a grower I urge each of you to look hard at your costs. Our margins are only going to get thinner in the future.
The summer newsletter should be finished this week and in your mailbox by the end of next week. I am trying to put together a "buyers guide" to be published in the fall. If you have an interest in advertising in it please let me know . You can email me at wcbraswell@hotmail.com
We are always looking for new and fresh info to put in the newsletter. If you have a topic you would like to see covered in the newsletter let me know at the email address above.
Bill
The sales price comparison is a tool for growers to determine where they stand. We realize every grower has a different deal with their marketer and the sales price does not necessarily represent the best grower net income. A high sales price with a high commission and high packing charges may result in a lower net to the grower. As a grower I urge each of you to look hard at your costs. Our margins are only going to get thinner in the future.
The summer newsletter should be finished this week and in your mailbox by the end of next week. I am trying to put together a "buyers guide" to be published in the fall. If you have an interest in advertising in it please let me know . You can email me at wcbraswell@hotmail.com
We are always looking for new and fresh info to put in the newsletter. If you have a topic you would like to see covered in the newsletter let me know at the email address above.
Bill
Sunday, July 11, 2010
2010 Season sales prices
Shari Brothers is compiling a comparison of returns from as many different marketers as she can. The information will be shared with those who participate. What she is looking for is the price a flat sold for through your marketer. Example if you marketer runs a once a week pool you might enter the info as follows;
pool week ending 4/24 4.4 oz $35.15
5/1 4.4 oz $16.25 6.0 oz $18.45 pint $30.00
If you are not in a pool you can just put a pack size and price next to the date.
Do not take any deductions from the sales price. The point is to see the sales price only. She does not want to know the cost of packing, handling, commissions etc. Each grower has a different deal with their marketer and various deductions. The sales price before these are deducted are what she is comparing, not your individual returns.
You can contact Shari at berrygirl629@aol.com
pool week ending 4/24 4.4 oz $35.15
5/1 4.4 oz $16.25 6.0 oz $18.45 pint $30.00
If you are not in a pool you can just put a pack size and price next to the date.
Do not take any deductions from the sales price. The point is to see the sales price only. She does not want to know the cost of packing, handling, commissions etc. Each grower has a different deal with their marketer and various deductions. The sales price before these are deducted are what she is comparing, not your individual returns.
You can contact Shari at berrygirl629@aol.com
BMP workshops need your input
BMP Rule Workshops scheduled
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with other agricultural industry stakeholders, has developed a best management practices (BMP) manual for specialty fruit and nut crops in Florida. These crops include blueberries, tropical fruits, pecans, peaches and grapes. Three rule development workshops have been scheduled to gather input on the draft manual and associated issues. These workshops are: July 12 at 4 p.m. at the Alachua County Extension Office in Gainesville; July 13 at 2 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma; and July 14 at 2 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Extension Office in Homestead.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with other agricultural industry stakeholders, has developed a best management practices (BMP) manual for specialty fruit and nut crops in Florida. These crops include blueberries, tropical fruits, pecans, peaches and grapes. Three rule development workshops have been scheduled to gather input on the draft manual and associated issues. These workshops are: July 12 at 4 p.m. at the Alachua County Extension Office in Gainesville; July 13 at 2 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma; and July 14 at 2 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Extension Office in Homestead.
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