TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS

Columbia Farm SupplyColumbia, Tennessee

DeltAg FormulationsGreeneville, Mississippi

Farm Credit ServicesColumbia, Tennessee

Franklin Farmers Market Franklin, Tennessee

Maury Farmers CO-OPColumbia, Tennessee

Riverbend NurseriesThompson’s Station, Tennessee

The Land Trust for TennesseeNashville, Tennessee

TriGreen Equipment LLCColumbia, Tennessee

VISIT WITH AREA FARMERS

Blue Honey FarmJoy & Tony FosterEagleville, Tennessee

Forgie’s Fruit FarmVicki & Bill ForgieLewisburg, Tennessee

Wagner Berry FarmMartha & John WagnerSpring Hill, Tennessee

Representatives from these and other agricultural enterprises 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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WELCOME

Welcome to the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center’s tenth 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 exhibitors 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 apple production, gardening techniques that impact flavor, and honey production.

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 & Education Center

What’s in Your Dirt? (Soil Testing)UT Extension Soil, Plant and Pest Center Department Staff

Animal Damage ControlUT Extension Maury County Department 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 Plant Sciences DepartmentDepartment Staff

Tennessee AgrAbility ProjectUT/TSU Extension CooperativeFinis Stribling

Farm Manage ProgramUT Extension Maury CountyLester Humpal

Real. Life. Solutions.UTIA Marketing and CommunicationsGinger Rowsey

Research Excellence . . . Achieving the AgResearch MissionUT AgResearchDepartment Staff

PROGRAM

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Registration/Visit Trade Show and Educational Displays

9:30-10:00 a.m.

“Backyard Honey Production” John Skinner Professor, Extension Apiculturist and Extension Coordinator UT Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

10:00-10:15 a.m

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10:15-10:45 a.m.

“True Love and Home Grown Tomatoes” Natalie Bumgarner Assistant Professor for Residential and Consumer Horticulture UT Department of Plant Sciences

10:45-11:00 a.m.

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11:00-11:30 a.m.

“Johnny Appleseed Alert—What’s Up with the King of Fruits?” David Lockwood Professor and Fruit and Nut Crops Extension Specialist UT Department of Plant Sciences

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Question & Answer Session Open Panel

EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS

Identifying Your Insects and Plants . . . the Good Ones and the Bad Ones!UT Extension Soil, Plant and Pest CenterFrank Hale and David Cook