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UF/IFAS Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems

October 2020
NEWS
Survey: UF/IFAS Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts on Florida Agriculture and Aquaculture
https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00u7SVqIdChcnid

USDA Seeks Input on Ready-to-Go Technologies and Practices for Agriculture Innovation Agenda
Deadline: November 9, 2020
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/10/usda-seeks-input-ready-go-technologies-and-practices-agriculture

USDA Seeks Nominations for the Task Force 
on Agricultural Air Quality Research
Deadline: November 9, 2020
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1649614

USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
Apply from September 21 through December 11, 2020
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/18/usda-provide-additional-direct-assistance-farmers-and-ranchers

Have You Visited Our Website?
Learn more about our Research Projects, see upcoming events on the Calendar, find COVID-19 Resources and more!
https://floridafoodandag.com/

Videos Highlight Findings from OREI-NIFA Funded Grant: Sustainable Organic Strawberry (SOS) Cropping Systems for the Southeast
https://floridafoodandag.com/new-home/sustainable-organic-strawberry-sos/project-videos

Extension Today: News From and About the 1890 Land-Grant Extension System
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Extension-Today--September-2020.html?soid=1134599763784&aid=Hz8CKUuEJn4

FDACS: Unsolicited Seed by Mail
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry/Consumer-Resources/Unsolicited-Seed-by-Mail

New Online Feature Allows Entities to Conduct Online Business with USDA
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1651014

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Ag Producers for Hurricane Sally
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1661414

FarmRaise
Free service that helps connect farmers with eligible funding programs
https://farmraise.com/

Cover Crop Mixtures must be 'Farm-Tuned' to Provide Maximum Ecosystem Services
https://news.psu.edu/story/628386/2020/08/17/research/cover-crop-mixtures-must-be-farm-tuned-provide-maximum-ecosystem

Subscribe to the UF/IFAS Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_lNmrhqBEzLmeWYBN9bYA/videos

SARE NEWS
Cover Crops and Biodegradable Mulches for Weed Control
https://southern.sare.org/news/cover-crops-and-biodegradable-mulches-for-weed-control/

Cover Crops and Soil Solarization Proven Effective in Controlling Soil-borne Diseases
https://southern.sare.org/news/cover-crops-and-soil-solarization-proven-effective-in-controlling-soil-borne-diseases/

Researchers Integrate Renewable Energy into Greenhouses to Make Farms More Sustainable
https://southern.sare.org/news/researchers-integrate-renewable-energy-into-greenhouses-to-make-farms-more-sustainable/

Researchers Study How to Prevent Cover Crops from Failing to Fix Nitrogen
https://southern.sare.org/news/researchers-study-how-to-prevent-cover-crops-from-failing-to-fix-nitrogen/

Southern SARE Creates a Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program
https://southern.sare.org/news/southern-sare-creates-a-sustainable-agriculture-leadership-program/

FUNDING
Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase I
Deadline: October 22, 2020
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/small-business-innovation-research-program-phase-i

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Deadline: applications due the next business day after Oct. 31, 2020
Producers may apply for cost share assistance for organic certification expenses paid between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/occsp/index

Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants
Deadline: November 2, 2020
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency

Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Deadline: November 4, 2020
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/rcpp/

2021 Southern SARE Producer Grants Program
Deadline: November 13, 2020 at 12pm EST
https://www.southernsare.org/Regional-News/Professional-Development-Program-Grants-Now-Being-Accepted

2021 Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grants Program
Deadline: December 4, 2020 at 12pm EST
https://southern.sare.org/news/southern-sare-on-farm-research-grant-call-for-proposals-released/

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Deadline: December 11, 2020
https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/apply

WEBINARS
Open Enrollment 2020: Health Insurance Options for a Resilient Farm Business
October 6, 2020 at 3:30pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1bGQnSpaQzCyFd4zKU3jwg

FAMU Cooperative Extension: Tuesday Talks and Wednesday Webinars
October 6, 2020 at 5:30pm EST
October 7, 2020 at 1:00pm EST
https://mcusercontent.com/5ba85f52363be7ae0f4e9b10c/images/97676597-6369-49fb-a98e-ff5972c4c1bc.jpg

Food Hub's Direct to Consumer Innovations in Response to COVID-19
October 7, 2020 at 3:30pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctduyvqTkpG9XABmTKhdPe9qnhrkF3v0J9

Food Justice is Racial Justice: National Farm to School Network Movement Meeting
October 14, 2020 from 1-3pm EST
https://foodsystemsleadershipnetwork.goentrepid.com/opportunities/fsln/oct-14-food-justice-is-racial-justice#.X3UeG2hKiUk

Book Talk: The New American Farmer
October 26, 2020 from 4-6pm EST
https://event.newschool.edu/newamericanfarmer

Florida Food Forum: The National Farm Bill and Florida's Food System
October 30, 2020 from 12-1pm EST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-food-forum-the-national-farm-bill-and-floridas-food-system-tickets-122409643539?fbclid=IwAR25R1Ndys8-JUkuSD7Y64B8Ucwcu85t-CVzNL1DNsWXwoWAFhgfP2Pmz0k

Farm Fresh Food Boxes Webinar Recording
https://www.uvm.edu/crs/f3b/webinar-and-short-course-workshops

Black Farm Cooperatives Webinar Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CQb57Cv7z8&list=TLPQMjQwOTIwMjBXFuOZqaG3ew&index=1

EVENTS
2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium
Every Wednesday in October
http://www.urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/

Free Online Agrobiodiversity and Food Fair from Camaguey, Cuba, University of Camaguey
October 11-16, 2020
http://fssg.blogspot.com/2020/08/agrobiodiversity-and-food-fair-online.html

2020 Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
November 4-8, 2020
https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/sac/

2020 National FIELD School
November 4-8, 2020
https://www.nesfp.org/national-and-state-networks/nifti-agaln-field-school

Pathways to Regeneration: Restoration, Resiliency, & Reciprocity
November 6-8, 2020
https://www.communitysolution.org/pathways-to-regeneration?mc_cid=25e5a5d27a&mc_eid=d0adb5744e

2020 ASA, CSSA & SSSA Annual Meeting
November 8-11, 2020
https://www.acsmeetings.org/?_cldee=b25uYXR0YXlha0BnbWFpbC5jb20%3d&recipientid=lead-b0774395e080ea118100005056a7f2cd-a226d929cce44008beb5f172b65c569a&esid=3d4a4fe8-4186-ea11-8117-005056a7afa5

The Power of Food Forum
November 18-20, 2020 in Kansas City, MO
https://foodpolicynetworks.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ee48c29654442404076f1fa7f&id=314d4b4a84

Compost 2021 Conference
January 26-29, 2021 in Ontario, CA
https://compostconference.com/

9th International Strawberry Symposium
May 1-5, 2021 in Remini, Italy
https://www.ishs.org/symposium/690

RESOURCES
Resources for Farms and People Wanting to Support Farmers, Farmworkers, and Food System Workers
https://www.agriculturaljusticeproject.org/en/info/resources-for-farms/

Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Adaptation and Response to COVID-19
https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/860

Exclusion Netting around Berry Crops as a Tool to Prevent Spotted Wing Drosophila Infestation
https://cals.cornell.edu/news/new-research-may-help-revive-new-yorks-fall-berry-industry

Follow Up: September 2020 Florida Food Forum
https://flfpc.org/page-18092/9268853
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Kaylene Sattanno
Research Coordinator III
UF/IFAS Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems
PO Box 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611
Ph: 352-273-3530
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