Upcoming Events

You may be interested in these upcoming events and resources.

 

July 10: IFAS/FTGA Great CEU Roundup, video conference at multiple locations including Manatee County Extension Service. Registration fees apply. Up to 6 CEUs available in multiple categories.

To register please visit

http://ftga.approvedhorizon.com/RegEvent_COM.aspx?PID=FTGA&EID=ROUND-UP

 

July 18: WPS Train-The-Trainer

Manatee County Extension Service

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 details and registration visit: http://wps71813.eventbrite.com/

 

July 22-23 Packinghouse HAACP, University of Florida CREC, Lake Alfred, FL. Please see attached flyer for details.

 

August 2-4 Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference, Kissimmee, FL Please see the attached flyer for more details.

 

Aug. 7 Manatee County Vegetable Growers’ Meeting. CEUs will be available and lunch will be provided courtesy of Doug Willbanks and Syngenta. Location TBA

 

September 4-5 Tomato Institute Food Safety Training and Educational Sessions. Please save the date and stay tuned for more information. 

 

Resources:

 

Greenhouse tomato grower’s survival kit.

A complete 10-DVD Greenhouse Tomato Grower’s Survival Kit is available from Mississippi State University to help greenhouse vegetable growers succeed in the business of raising high quality tomatoes and other greenhouse vegetables. 

 

The 10 DVD’s include all of the speakers and presentations from a three-day Greenhouse Tomato Short Course.

 

You can order the DVD set by sending in the Order Form with a check for $75, which includes shipping within the U.S. and Canada.

 

The Mississippi State University Greenhouse Tomato Short Course is a national conference with growers and exhibitors participating from over 25 states, Canada, and other countries.

 

For more information, go to http://greenhousetomatosc.com.  This is your chance to see what you missed or to have video reference materials at your fingertips to help you succeed.

 

To order, print the Order Form attached, and send it with a check or money order (no credit cards) to

 

Dr. Richard G. Snyder, Professor & Vegetable Specialist, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 231, Crystal Springs, MS  39059.

 

 

 

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