Posts from Agent's Update--Online Magazine for 07/02/2012

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Job Available Jun 29, 2012 02:16 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Position: Farm Manager at research station from Harris Moran Seed Company Location: Immokalee, FL. Description:  The Research Station Farm Manager is responsible for all aspects of growing vegetables (tomato, pepper, cucumber, squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, sweet corn, and beans) in 1-3 acre field plots on drip irrigation. The Farm Manager is also expected to oversee routine maintenance and read more        Download the Lowdown Jun 27, 2012 02:42 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) I'm sure that many of you probably don't care about the legal framework behind the pesticide laws.  But you might if you knew that reading an article about it could earn you one Core CEU towards your pesticide license.  My colleague Crystal Snodgrass (the vegetable agent in Manatee Co.) wrote an article for our Free, Industry Sponsored, UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension Online CEU website. It read more        Just Released Sterile Ruellia Jun 27, 2012 10:38 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Here is another opportunity to license UF plant developments.  These plants are sterile cultivars of  Ruellia in violet and white.  For more information about the Invitation to Negotiate please click on this link. http://ffsp.net/resources/ITN12-08-09.pdf Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP) is announcing this Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for the exclusive licensing opportunity of read more        New Whitefly Website Jun 25, 2012 03:45 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) You might find this website useful in learning about and managing whiteflies... Posted on May 30, 2012 by Kathy Oliver of Manatee County Extension The University of Florida has announced a new tool for management of whitefly: http://www.flwhitefly.org/.  Florida Whitefly is a website portal focused on Florida whitefly issues of concern to landscape professionals, homeowners, and the general read more        Holloway Nursery Liquidating Plants Jun 25, 2012 03:04 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Holloway Nursery is trying to sell off their plant inventory. Plants are all marked way down to move off the premises. For more information call Sue at 813-737-6043 or visit the nursery at 4201 Holloway Rd, Plant City, FL during the nursery hours. read more      Bean Plataspid There's an App for That! Dr. Dougbug's Newsletter Extension Education Opportunites Sharing the Love Our mailing address is: Hillsborough Extension Office 5339 County Rd 579 Seffner, Florida 33584-3334 Copyright (C) 2012 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.