TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORSColumbia Farm SupplyColumbia, Tennessee

Farm Credit ServicesColumbia, Tennessee

Maury Farmers Co-OpColumbia, Tennessee

Riverbend NurseriesThompsons Station, Tennessee

The Land Trust for TennesseeNashville, Tennessee

TriGreen Equipment LLCColumbia, Tennessee

VISIT WITH AREA FARMERSRepresentatives from agricultural enterprises, including John and Martha Wagner with Wagner Berry Farm, will be available in the Educational Displays tent at the Center for Profitable Agriculture display to share their experiences and answer your questions. Drop by anytime to visit with them about the lessons they have learned about production and marketing of their various products.

For more information contact:Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

P.O. Box 1601000 Main Entrance Drive

Spring Hill, TN 37174931-486-2129

If you need to request an accommodation for accessibility, call 931-486-2129.

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JUNE 14, 20168:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

MIDDLE.TENNESSEE.EDU

WELCOME

Welcome to the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center’s ninth annual Fruits of the Backyard Field Day.

We invite you to join us for a program designed to address issues facing both homeowners and producers. The presentations, educational displays, and trade show vendors will provide valuable and useful information, products, and techniques.

Educational topics, displays, and demonstrations will provide insight into the production of fruits and vegetables, maintenance of lawn grasses and ornamentals, and control of harmful insects and weeds. Also, the program will place special focus on berry production, unique vegetable gardening techniques, and the interactions of honeybees and production agriculture.

Please plan to attend and bring an interested neighbor as this program has been developed to help you make your backyard a more productive and enjoyable place to spend time with family and friends. In addition, we hope to provide an educational program to build your knowledge base in these areas allowing you to be a more informed producer and citizen.

We look forward to hosting you and ask that you contact us with any special needs or questions concerning this educational event, which is open to the public.

Thank you,

Kevin W. ThompsonCenter DirectorMiddle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

PROGRAM

EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYSIdentifying Your Insects and Plants . . . the Good Ones and the Bad Ones!UT Extension Soil, Plant and Pest CenterDavid Cook and Department Staff

What’s in Your Dirt? (Soil Testing)UT Extension Soil, Plant and Pest CenterDebbie Joines

Gardeners and Their ToolsUT Extension Rutherford CountyMitchell Mote

Animal Damage ControlUT Extension Maury CountyDepartment Staff

Tennessee Master Gardeners AssociationUT Extension Williamson CountyDepartment Staff and Gardeners

Preserving Your HarvestUT Extension Maury CountyStarla Hardin

To Bee or Not to Bee . . . Why is the Honey BeeSo Important for Food Production?Spring Hill High SchoolGwynne Evans and Ag Students

Helping Farmers Develop Value-Added EnterprisesUT Center for Profitable AgricultureCPA Staff and Area Farmers

UT Organic and Sustainable Crop Production ProgramUT Department of Plant Sciences Department Staff

Tennessee AgrAbility ProjectUT/TSU Extension CooperativeFinis Stribling

Real. Life. Solutions.UTIA Marketing and CommunicationsGinger Rowsey

Research Excellence . . . Achieving the AgResearch MissionUT AgResearchDepartment Staff

8:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.

Registration/Visit Trade Show and Educational Displays

“Honey Bees and Their Relationship to Agriculture”

Scott StewartProfessor of Entomology and IPM UT Extension SpecialistUT Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Break

“Growing Vegetables . . . Both Small and Tall”

Natalie BumgarnerAssistant Professor for Residential and Consumer HorticultureUT Department of Plant Sciences

Break

“Raise Your Volunteer Spirits with Caneberries and Bushberries”

David LockwoodProfessor and Fruit and Nut Crops Extension SpecialistUT Department of Plant Sciences

Question & Answer Session Open Panel

9:30– 10:00 a.m.

10:00–10:15 a.m.

10:15– 10:45 a.m.

10:45–11:00 a.m.

11:00– 11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.