Posts from Agent's Update--Online Magazine for 07/30/2012

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Winfield Solutions Hosts Business Seminar Jul 27, 2012 03:53 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Winfield Solutions is sponsoring the following business/pest update seminar. Great speakers and a free lunch; that's hard to beat! Strategic Business Management Forum featuring Pest Update We know economic challenges strain your business. Sometimes deciding where to make sacrifices in your budget can be complex, risky and the desired results not immediately realized. We hope you can join us read more        150 Years and Counting! Jul 23, 2012 05:14 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) On July 2, 1962 one hundred and fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morril Act into law (introduced by Justin Smith Morril from Vermont) that established the land grant system.  This Act designated money from the sales of granted lands to states for the establishment of universities to educate the working class in engineering and agricultural arts and helped to establish some of read more        Bok Tower Needs a Gardner Jul 23, 2012 12:12 pm | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) Here is an opportunity for someone who would enjoy the opportunity to be responsible for the horticultural care of a beautiful garden... Bok Tower Garden is currently seeking a full-time Gardener. The primary responsibility is to perform general gardening duties to maintain the integrity and beauty of the Gardens and grounds. To be responsible for the care and cultivation of an assigned garden read more        Lake Region FNGLA Meeting Jul 23, 2012 11:23 am | noreply@blogger.com (Ornamental Hort. Agent) The FNGLA Lake Region Chapter will be having their next meeting on Aug. 7, 2012.  It will be at City of Lakeland Nursery, 4620 Highway 98 South, Lakeland, FL.  Dinner will be at Gators Dockside, 5147 Highway 98 South, Lakeland,Fl.  PLEASE EMAIL FOR RESERVATIONS FOR DINNER IF YOU CAN COME. -or- CALL KAREN NORRIS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 863-644-6491 read more      How's Your Business? Wanted: Environmental Horticulture Professor Exporting Plants to Canada Back In Place Job Available 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.