Commercial citrus growers across the Florida Panhandle, South Georgia, and South Alabama are invited to attend the 2026 Cold Hardy Citrus Field Day. The 2026 field day will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the North Florida Research & Education Center in Quincy, Florida (155 Research Road, Quincy). Registration for the meeting will begin at 8:30 AM EST, with the program to being at 8:45 AM.
UF/IFAS Extension takes pride in putting on events for our stakeholders to ensure they are provided with the necessary information and research to have a successful growing season. This field day is an annual event that will focus on new field data and citrus grove management techniques of the cold hardy citrus industry in North Florida. Growers will get hands-on experience through physical field tours and demonstration. Growers can also earn Florida, Georgia, and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Continuing Education Unites (CEUs), as well as access to a full industry tradeshow.
Admission is $10.00 per person. Lunch will be provided with the purchase of admission. Pre-registration is preferred. To register, please visit: https://2026coldhardyfieldday.eventbrite.com. For questions or concerns, please contact Abbey Smith at 850-482-9620 or payne.abigail@ufl.edu. To view our agenda or for more information, you can access the printable flyer here: 2026 Cold Hardy Citrus Field Day
Agenda At a Glance (All Times EST)
8:30 AM: Registration & Trade Show Opens
8:45 AM: Opening Remarks: Danielle Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County & Abbey Smith, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County
8:50 AM: Load Trolleys & Travel to Grove
9:15-11:15AM: Grove Tour & Field Demonstrations
9:15-9:45AM: Scout Before You Spray: Smarter Insect Management: Danielle Williams and Abbey Smith, UF/IFAS Extension
9:45-10:15: Airblast Sprayer Calibration Demonstration: John Farrell, Chemical Containers
10:15-10:45: New Citrus on the Block: Blood Orange and Mandarin Variety Update: Dr. Muhammad Shahid, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC)
10:45-11:15: One System, Two Seasons: Freeze & Heat Protection with the Pulsator: Georgeta Ungureanu, The Pulsator
11:15-11:30: Return to Large Conference Room
11:30-12:00PM: Root Health and Phytophthora Root Diseases: Dr. Megan Dewdney, UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center (CREC)
12:00-1:00PM: Lunch
1:00-1:30PM: Cover Crops & Biostimulants: Dr. Muhammad Shahid, UF/IFAS NFREC
1:30-2:00PM: Screened Success in the South: Feasibility of CUPS for Cold Hardy Citrus in the North: Dr. Arnold Schumann, UF/IFAS CREC
2:00-2:30PM: Strategies and Benefits of Fruit Load Management in Fresh Market Citrus Production: Dr. Fernando Alferez, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research & Education Center and Dr. Muhammad Shahid, UF/IFAS NFREC
The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact payne.abigail@ufl.edu at least 2 weeks in advance. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
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