April 25, 2025 | Everglades Agricultural Area Best Management Practices Training | Belle Glade, FL

2025.04.bmpDate/Time: Friday, April 25, 2025, from 8:15 am to 2:00 pm.
Lunch will be provided.

Location: Conference Center Building, Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC),
3200 E. Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430.

Target Audience: Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) growers, farm personnel, water managers, and pesticide and fertilizer applicators.

Training Overview: The goals of the workshop are to review and discuss the operating principles of the EAA Phosphorus Best Management Practices (BMP) program and provide participants with the latest implementation information. Certified Crop Advisor (4.5 CCA CEUs) and Continuing Education Units (4.0 CEUs) will be offered to workshop participants. Speakers from SFWMD, UF, and the Sugarcane Industry will discuss the following topics for the training below:

  • SFWMD Personnel | SFWMD | BMP Implementation and Verification
  • Lyn Gettys | UF/IFAS FLREC | Aquatic Weed Management
  • Calvin Odero | UF/IFAS EREC | Wise Use of Pesticides
  • Axel Martinez | FL Crystals | Rainfall Detention and Farm Drainage
  • Niguss Solomon Hailegnaw | UF/IFAS EREC | Nutrient Control Practices
  • Pamela Aracena Santos | UF/IFAS EREC | Particulate and Sediment Controls
  • Samira Daroub | UF/IFAS EREC | BMP research update and CEUs
For specific BMP related questions, you may also contact Dr. Samira Daroub by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone: 561-993-1593.