One of the highlights of the Florida Ag Expo is the opportunity to see research being conducted at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Wimauma, Florida. A field tour will give attendees a chance to check out plots and walk the rows of crops being studied at the center. The tour includes multiple stops that include pest, disease, nematode and weed management research as well as other projects.

Those taking the tour will be offered a unique treat at its conclusion. Hiatus Brewing, a craft beer company based in Ocala, Florida, will be serving samples of beer brewed with Florida-grown hops.

The tour will conclude at the GCREC hopyard, where attendees can learn more about the potential for hops production in Florida. Along with beer samples to enjoy, several learning stations featuring pest identification and other research will be presented, so attendees can mingle and learn more about GCREC’s work.

Don’t miss the 2024 Florida Ag Expo! Registration, sponsored by Kennco, is free for commercial growers, commercial grove owners, commercial grove managers, certified crop advisers, grower association executives, government, legislative and universities. All preregistered growers will be entered to win a John Deere gun safe, courtesy of Everglades Equipment Group.

Is your company interested in exhibiting? Please visit the exhibitor registration page for the registration form and more information about getting in front of Florida’s largest specialty crop growers!

Complete details about the seminar sessions are coming soon. Be sure to mark your calendar for the Florida Ag Expo in Wimauma!