Industry Resources
Growing strawberries is a very demanding profession, and our members must stay current on many dynamic issues. This area of our website provides some of the links often used to access information needed to operate businesses, work within regulatory guidelines, stay abreast of governmental changes, or to otherwise seek assistance.
These resources tend to evolve over time, so we will do our best to keep up to date with any changes to the web addresses. We will also make modifications as new resources become available.
FSGA is certainly open to member suggestions for additional links, however we generally will not include private company websites.
Resource Links
Produce Marketing Association
USDA Plants Database
Safe Fruits and Veggies (Alliance for Food and Farming)
Alliance for Food and Farming
Labor Law Compliance Center
Farm Law & Agriculture Law Resources
How to Store, Preserve, & Enjoy Strawberries
National Council of Agricultural Employers
The Weather Underground, Inc.
U.S. Farm Service Agency
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Florida Water Best Management Practices (BMP’s)
Research & Additional Resources
The University of Florida’s Gulf Coast Research and Education Center has a research team dedicated to studying Florida strawberries. This diversified panel of researchers work hard to provide solutions to problems in the industry.
The Florida strawberry industry strives to continue to move forward in identifying and implementing innovative farming strategies to become more sustainable from both an environmental stewardship and profitability perspective.
Below are links to resource pages containing research publications and resources applicable for production growers:
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