Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Upcoming Events

June 29: Spanish Private Applicator Pesticide Training and Exam, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 8:00am-3:00pm: The test will be administered directly after the exam. Agenda and registration available here: http://spanishprv6-29-12.eventbrite.com/

4 RUP CEUs in Private have been approved.

Important Info for Spanish Classes

**Classes are in Spanish but tests are only in English**

This Class requires advance registration, We need to know you are coming so we have enough test booklets and have a headcount for lunch.

If we do not reach a minimum number of participants, the class will be cancelled and registration fees returned.

 

June 26: Vegetable Pest, Disease, and Nutrition Workshop, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 8:00am-4:00pm. Program is free of charge and lunch is provided.  Please see the attached program flyer for details.

 

July 11: Great CEU Roundup, Manatee County Extension Service, Rogers Auditorium (This program is also available at other locations. See link for details) 9:00am-4:00pm.  See link for registration information and CEUs offered. https://www.ftga.org/events/great-ceu-round-0,CCA CEUs also available

 

September 4-9 Joint Tomato Conference, Ritz Carlton Naples Florida

September 4: UF/IFAS Food Safety Workshop at the Florida Tomato Institute. Stay tuned for details.

September 5: Tomato Institute educational presentations Stay tuned for details.

For more information on the conference please visit http://www.floridatomatoes.org/Tomato-Conference.aspx

 

September 18: WPS Train the Trainer Workshop: 9am-11am, Manatee County Extension.

Need CEU’s?

The WPS TTT workshop provides CEUs in several categories. Even if you don’t need to be WPS certified, don’t miss this opportunity for CEUs. CEUs available: 2 in the following categories: Aerial, Ag. Row, Ag. Tree, O&T, Private, Forest Pest Control, and Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation.

Need to become a WPS certified Trainer?

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a federal program designed to protect agricultural farm workers in the production of agricultural plants. A person is qualified to teach WPS to farm workers if he/she holds a restricted use pesticide license or if he/she has completed the WPS Train the trainer course. Once a person has completed the course he/she is certified for life. 

For agenda and registration please visit: http://wpsttt91812.eventbrite.com/ or call Jennifer at (941)722-4524

 

August 21: Core and Private Applicator Exam Training: Core 9am-11am, Private 11am-1pm, Manatee County Extension Service. Can be taken for exam preparation or CEUs for current license holders. CEU’s available are: 2 in Core for Core class, 2 in Private Applicator for Private class.

Registration: http://coreprv82112.eventbrite.com/ Or call Jennifer at 941-722-4524

 

 

 

Crystal Snodgrass, M.S.
Extension Agent, Vegetables
Manatee County Government
University of Florida IFAS Extension
941-722-4524, Ext. 230
Fax: 941-721-6796
crys21@ufl.edu
http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu

 

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