Florida Fruit & Vegetable Research & Education Foundation Inc.

“Alan Hair Mike Stuart officer officer Business Sonia Tighe Alan Hair & Mike Stuart contractor officers Business”

“The 990 return is reviewed by the executive director and treasurer before filing.”

“Ffva research and education foundation benefits the general public through initiatives that provide solutions to challenges facing specialty crop producers and their stakeholders.”

“Cabbage, citrus black spot, food safety recall workshop, hops, peaches, protected ag industries, tospoviruses, weed management of leafy greens”

“General fund - donations received to be used for the organization's charitable purpose, but not specifically designated for one of the program services. General scholarship fund - recognizing that employees, and by extension their families, are the foundation of any agricultural enterprises, the george f. Scorn scholarship was created to help children of farm workers realize their dreams of a college education. Florida regulatory tour - this is an annual environmental and pest management regulatory tour, which provides on-site educational opportunities for officials who enforce federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to agriculture and the environment. Benefit auction - an annual silent auction held during the florida fruit and vegetable association's annual convention. Papticipants bid on items and services such as sporting event tickets, vacation getaways, and fine wine and original art. The proceeds benefit foundation initiatives such as redlands christian migrants association's (rcma) facilities and schools thoughout florida that provide care and education for children of farm workers, and the george f. Scorn scholarship fund. Golf tournament - an annual event held during florida fruit and vegetable association's annual convention. The proceeds are used to support foundation initiatives such as the george f. Scorn scholarship fund and redlands christian migrant association. Emerging leaders class ii & iii - indentify next generation of leaders in florida agriculture and equip them with knowledge of issues affecting agriculture, education and tools to deal with those issues, prepare them to improve the sustainablility and economic viability of specialty crop agriculture and improve grassroots engagement and involvement in ffva and other industry organizations. Florida agriculture seminars - an annual semimar that educates agricultural employees and workers on compliance with agricultural labor law and sound labor relations practices. The seminar hosts as many as 225 participants each year. Proceeds from the program are donated to the redlands christian migrant association. Positioning florida-grown fresh specialty crop produce as a "local" choice -document all research conducted by this grant which qualitative assessment and messaging testing survey based on focus group studies. Formulate a schedule of events in which the findings and will be disseminated including venues and organizational entities to ensure the various industries are well represented. Develop a research dissemination plan including public relations, tools and other items. Improved bacterial spot management for all florida tomato - evaluate the integrated use of bactericies, asm, and bacteriophage for the improved management of bacterial spot and bactericide resistance. Evaluate the timing of bactericide applications and the adoption of chemigation on in-field spread of bacterial spot. Characterize the statewide diversity of xanthomonas strains causing bacterial spot on tomato, and determine the level of resistance to bactericides, including streptomycin sulfate, kasugamycin quinoxyfen and copper sulfate. Citrus greening - this project is a collaboration between the foundation, bayer cropscience and the citrus research and development foundation (crdf). The funds will be used for the sole purpose of funding citrus greening research. The foundation will coordinate with crdf to arrange for the research projects with input from bayer. The $200,000 will be used over a three-year period. Epm outreach - a series of conferences and educational events for variuos groups including clear air act compliance, methyl bromide, worker protection standards, epa fumigation review, and other issues that affect the crop production industry and the environment. Late blight ii - improving growers' ability to delay infections and manage outbreaks economically and sustainably is a critical need and the primary goal of this proposed project. Researchers will monitor p.”

“Pom 2 - the continuation of research in the pomegranate industry to establish an integrated disease management program, as well as further evaluation of pomegranate germplasm and breeding lines for resistence to pathogens. Target spot- the goal of the research is to develop integrated approaches to manage target spot, to screen tomato germplasm for sources of resistence, and to begin the process of introducing such resistence into commercial backgrounds. Bacterial leaf spot (bls) lettuce 2 - continuation of research into bacterial leaf spot resistence lettuce varieties. Using results from a 2014-2015 research project, resistant breeding lines will be developed for lettuce growers who produce over 11,000 acres of lettuce. Bacterial leaf spot tomato- development of integrated management strategies to limit transplant losses and subsequent spread of bacterial pathogens in commercial transplant facilities; and also demonstrate the benefit of those approaches to reduce bacterial spot in subsequent field production.”