Posts from Agent's Update--Online Magazine for 06/27/2011

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   FNGLA Tampa Chapter Carl Cowgill Scholarship Jun 24, 2011 04:15 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) The FNGLA Carl F. Cowgill Youth Scholarship is available from the FNGLA.  If you know somebody who is a college student from Hillsborough County that is pursuing a degree that will lead to employment within the environmental horticulture industry, this scholarship would apply to them.  The FNGLA awards up to 5 scholarships each year based upon the merit and needs of the students.  The FNGLA holds read more        Need Drippers? Jun 24, 2011 10:07 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Mr. Billie Green has about 10,000 drip emmiters for pots available for purchase.  He picked them up at an auction.  I asked him the price and he said make him an offer!  His phone number is 863-537-5127. read more        Small Farms/Alternative Enterprise Conference Jun 23, 2011 09:54 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) To Everyone Interested in Florida's Small Farms, Become an active part of the fastest growing segment of all Florida agriculture, that is....the small farms industry. If you desire local food systems that support family farms, conserve natural resources and provide affordable, healthy and delicious food for your family's table, stand up and be counted! Never before has the future looked read more        SWFWMD New Rules for Frost/Freeze Irrigation in Dover/Plant City Area Jun 21, 2011 10:37 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) This in from SWFWMD Community Affairs... The Southwest Florida Water Management District's new regulatory rules took effect today for existing and future water use permit holders in the Dover/Plant City area with crops that require frost/freeze protection. The District developed the new rules in response to the unprecedented 11-day January 2010 freeze event, which resulted in more than 750 dry read more        USDA Compensation for Discrimination Jun 20, 2011 01:54 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) This in from the USDA... If you believe that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) improperly denied farm loan benefits to you between 1981 and 2000 because you are Hispanic, or because you are female, you may be eligible to apply for compensation. You may be eligible if: 1. you sought a farm loan or farm-loan servicing from USDA during that period; and 2. the loan was denied, read more        New Horticulture Classes at Hillsborough Community College Jun 20, 2011 11:04 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Two new classes will be offered at HCC this summer from Sean Nordquist.  One will be a Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Certified Horticultural Professional.  The other will be Design Your Own Landscape: Introducing Circles, Curves and Color.  Both classes will be offered at the Plant City Campus of HCC.  If you are interested please give Mr. Nordquist a call 813-757-2186. read more      SWFWMD announces new Interim Director Rice is Nice Pest Moth in Central Florida UF/IFAS Dean of Research Moves On, New Interim Dean Named Lake Region Chapter FNGLA Meeting 6/9/11 Our mailing address is: Hillsborough Extension Office 5339 County Rd 579 Seffner, Florida 33584-3334 Copyright (C) 2011 Hillsborough Extension Office All rights reserved. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status as protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating.

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