Commercial Vegetable Production

Click on one of the topics below for resources on:

• Vegetable Production Handbook
• Resources for Commercial Vegetable Producers by Crop
• Know Your Farmer Know Your Food (USDA)
• Commercial herb production
• Hydroponic production
• Hydroponic Vegetable Production in Florida
• Organic production
• Florida Tomato Scouting Guide
• A Guide to EPA's Proposed Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Criteria for Florida

Food Safety

Food safety should now be a part of every commercial vegetable grower’s program.  There are several websites that provide excellent information and resources about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs):

• Farm & Packinghouse Recordkeeping Sheets (these can also be ordered from the link below)
• National GAPs Educational Materials
• National GAPs Web Links
• USDA GAPS audit
• University of Florida : Tomatoes & Food Safety
• Global G.A.P. (please note that this is a private sector body that sets voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the globe)

Timely Topics

This section will be used for timely topics that may interest commercial vegetable growers

• Fumigant Management Plans
• Fumigation Videos Series

Vegetable Field days

February 8, 2012