2025 Gadsden Tomato Forum

Please join us for the 2025 Gadsden Tomato Forum on December 11th, 2025 at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center located at 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32351.

Tentative Agenda:

8:30 AM Registration & Coffee

8:55 – Welcome: Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC)

9:00 – Bacterial Wilt and Copper Resistance Monitoring Update: Sanju Kunwar, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center

9:30 - Spray Drones and See and Spray Technologies in Tomato: Dr. Luan Oliveira, UGA Precision Ag Extension Specialist

10:00 – Florida Tomato Breeding Program Updates: Jessica Chitwood-Brown, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC, Tomato Breeding

10:30 – Break

10:45 –Agriculture Needs a Different Playbook: Why Free Trade Isn’t Enough: Zhengfei Guan, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC, Economics

11:15 –Florida Tomato Exchange Updates: Robert Guenther, Florida Tomato Committee/Florida Tomato Exchange

11:45 – Fresh From Florida Marketing Program: Gabrielle Ius, FDACS Division of Marketing and Development

12:15 PM – Sponsored Lunch

1:15 – Gadsden Tomato Growers Association Meeting

For more information, please contact the Gadsden County Extension Office at 850-875-7255.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

155 Research Rd, 155 Research Road, Quincy, United States

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