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CHARLES L. BRASHER 
EXTENSION AGENT III 
FAMU/VEGETABLES 

Staff Meeting and Dean Abdullah,

25 Jan 2008

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

I.   SMALL FARM, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND SMALL SCALE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 2.   HOMEOWNER HORTICULTURE AND MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 3.  4-H YOUTH-FARM SAFETY DAY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS NEEDED, ASSISTING THE AGENT AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT  

SMALL FARM 
LITTLE MIRACLES-GOAT QUADS

 

NRCS AND OTHER AGENCIES HAD A SILVAPASTURE TRAINING

 

GOATS MAKE UP ONE OF OUR NICHE ENTERPRISE 
 

THIS IS BILLY, SIRE OF THE QUADS  

COTTON AND PEANUTS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF OUR AGRONOMIC  CROP ACREAGE 

COTTON  

PEANUTS 

OVER 33 THOUSAND ACRES IN JACKSON COUNTY IN 2007  

COMMERCIAL VEGETABLES/MELONS 

WATERMELONS MAKE UP A SIZABLE ACREAGE- 1,500 ACRES A YEAR-1,200 IN SPRING CROP,300 IN THE FALL  

TOMATOES  

OVER 300 ACRES IN SPRING, 150 IN THE FALL  

EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE JACKSON COUNTY FARMERS MARKET 

IN  A GIVEN YEAR-35-50 GROWERS PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL MARKET, WHICH OPERATES APRIL THROUGH AUGUST  

INTEREST IN SOYBEANS PICKING UP WITH THE INCREASED PRICES 

JACKSON COUNTY HAS ABOUT 3K ACRES OF BEANS HISTORICALLY-EXPECT MANY MORE JESSE GILLEY WORKED WITH US TO DO A GROWTH MODELING STUDY UNDER A GRANT  

WE ALSO HAVE HOT PEPPERS AND OTHER SMALL ACREAGE CROPS

 

SATSUMAS ARE OUR NEWEST FRUIT CROPS 

THREE GROWERS MARKETED THROUGH THE CHEROKEE CITRUS COOPERATIVE IN 2007-NOW HAVE 16 ACRES IN PRODUCTION  

ONE GROWER HAS FIVE ACRES OF OLIVES FOR OIL

 

HOME HORTICULTURE AND THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM IN JACKSON COUNTY 

WE NOW HAVE 20 VOLUNTEERS WE TRAIN ONCE A YEAR,WITH GADSDEN OR BAY COUNTIES, PLUS ADVANCED TRAINING  

MASTER GARDENERS HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES 

ONE IS THEIR DEMONSTRATION GARDEN  

MASTER GARDENERS ALSO GIVE OUT LITERATURE AT OTHER EXTENSION FUNCTIONS

 

MASTER GARDENERS ALSO TEACH CLASSES 

OUR GROUP ACCUMULATED 3,019 SERVICE HOURS, MAKING 384 CONTACTS AND DISTRIBUTING 1393 PIECES OF LITERATURE IN 2007, AN INCREASE OF 5 PERCENT OVER 006.  

LET US NOT FORGET OUR YOUTH, THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS AND CONSUMERS 

YOUTH AND SPECIAL ED CLASSES LEARN ABOUT FARM PRODUCTS  

OUR LIVESTOCK AGENT TEACHES KIDS ABOUT CATTLE AND BEEF

 

THE PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION HAS HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER FOR THE KIDS

 

OUR FARM SAFETY DAY CLASSES TEACH YOUTH THE VALUE OF SAFETY 

SAFETY IN LAWN EQUIPMENT CLASSES  

FARM SAFETY DAY GROUP PICTURE IN 2005 

PROGRESSIVE AG FOUNDATION/PROGRESSIVE FARMER MAGAZINE CO-SPONSORED THESE  

QUESTIONS???

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