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UF/IFAS Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems

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

USDA is Hiring
https://mcusercontent.com/5ba85f52363be7ae0f4e9b10c/files/8728accf-36cd-458b-8eb7-22adea384d0b/FPAC_Pathways_Pre_Announcement_Flyer.pdf

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

Farmworker COVID-19 Testing in St. Lucie County
November 17-19, 2020
https://southeastagnet.com/2020/10/14/fdacs-farmworker-covid-19-testing/

Assistance Helps Farmers and Ranchers Conserve Natural Resources
Deadline: November 20, 2020
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1667648

USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems
Deadline: November 30, 2020
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1664820

Rule Change Helps Producers Implement More Conservation Activities
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/fl/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1667638

FAMU Extension Strikes Bi-Monthly Newsletter
https://mcusercontent.com/5ba85f52363be7ae0f4e9b10c/files/e5d83597-57c8-4616-9557-62c85e11a772/Bi_Monthly_Extension_Strikes.October1.pdf

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

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

SARE NEWS
New Online Training Tool is Available Free to Farmers
https://southern.sare.org/news/new-online-training-tool-is-available-free-to-farmers/

A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests
https://www.sare.org/resources/a-whole-farm-approach-to-managing-pests/?utm_source=USDA+SARE&utm_campaign=b2c12919aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_30_03_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea09c80bba-b2c12919aa-355655989&mc_cid=b2c12919aa&mc_eid=080bef2f9b

FUNDING
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

NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Deadline: November 30, 2020 at 11:59pm EST
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328578

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 2
Deadline: December 11, 2020
https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/apply

Brighter Future Microgrant Program
Deadline: December 31, 2020
https://farmland.org/brighter-future/

FY 2021 Farm to School Grants
Deadline: January 8, 2021
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329449

2021 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity
Deadline: January 20, 2021
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329480

Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program
Deadline: February 3, 2021
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329495

WEBINARS
The Impact of COVID-19 on Restaurants
November 17, 2020 at 9:30-11am EST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-restaurants-tickets-127006454725

Florida Food Forum Webinar: Black Farmers Matter
November 20, 2020 at 12pm EST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-food-forum-black-farmers-matter-tickets-127224189977

Resetting the Food System from Farm to Fork: Setting the Stage for the 2021 U.N. Food Systems Summit
December 1, 2020
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sFfqmqCNQESls5bM70_Y7w

Strategies and Responses of the Caribbean to Food Security during Covid-19
December 4, 2020 at 7am-12pm EST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strategies-and-responses-of-the-caribbean-to-food-security-during-covid-19-tickets-124628742925?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Helping Farmers Navigate USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP-2) Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzNcgoIFiI&emci=6c40b39f-8d14-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=cb292606-4d15-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=2001391

EVENTS
NCAT Weekly Wednesday Workshops
Wednesdays at 3pm EST
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvf-ygrjIvHNQJSYe7d2fwrIqwMaQp5QCz

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

Emerging Research on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Virtual Conference
November 9-10, 2020
https://bfr.cventevents.com/event/fa5ca2b9-2d84-4b75-bd6b-97fe702167e8/summary?environment=P2&5S%2CM3%2Cfa5ca2b9-2d84-4b75-bd6b-97fe702167e8=

2020 Start Farming Virtual Conference
November 17, 2020 from 6-7:30pm EST
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/eventdetail/fl/newsroom/events/?cid=NRCSEPRD1676815

GIS Week 2020
November 17-19, 2020
https://clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/events/gis-week-2020

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

2020 Florida Ag Expo Cancelled
Will resume November 17, 2021
https://www.thepacker.com/article/florida-ag-expo-cancelled-due-covid-19

RESOURCES
Food Systems Handbook https://www.foodsystemshandbook.org/search-all-resources

American Farmland Trust Soil Health Economic and Environmental Case Study Tool Kit
https://farmland.salsalabs.org/sh_casestudies_methods/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=73436814-dd1f-4277-a594-3c1c04f9a6be
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Kaylene Sattanno
Research Coordinator III
UF/IFAS Center for Sustainable and Organic Food Systems
Ph: 352-273-3530
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