August 7 Manatee County Vegetable Growers Meeting. Beef O’ Brady’s, Parrish, 12pm-2pm. 3 CEUs available in Ag Row and Private Applicator. CCA credits are pending approval. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Doug Willbanks and Syngenta. Please see the attached agenda.
August 8: Fumigation Training and Testing: UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, 8am-5pm
Certification training will be administered by the registrants, AMVAC and Dow AgroScience, the registrants for Vapam/KPam and Telone respectively. Please see the attachment for more details.
August 14: WPS Train-The-Trainer: Manatee County Extension Service, 10am-12pm
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://wps8-14-13.eventbrite.com/
August 13-14: Florida Strawberry Growers Association: Agritech. Final program agenda is still being approved. For more information or to register please visit: http://flastrawberry.com/news/agritech-2013/
2013 Joint Tomato Conference
** Please note all Tomato conference activities are being held at a new location. The Ritz Carlton beach resort is undergoing renovations. The meeting will be held at the golf resort: Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
2600 Tiburón Drive, Naples
September 3 2013 Tomato Food Safety Workshop: T-GAP/T-BMP Training and Research Updates: 1:00-5:30pm Please see attached agenda. You can register for the meeting here:
http://2013-tomato-food-safety-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=1
September 4 Tomato Institute: 9:00am-4:00pm Please see the attached agenda. Restricted Use and CCA CEUs are pending approval. If you are interested in presenting in the “industry updates” section, please contact Chris Miller at: cfmiller@ufl.edu
If you have questions about becoming a sponsor, need to book a room or need to register for other parts of the conference please visit the Florida Tomato Exchange Website http://www.floridatomatoes.org/tomato-conference-general-information/ or contact Diana Hester at: Diana@floridatomatoes.org
September 25, 26: Core and Private Applicator Training and Exams
Manatee County Extension Service
Core 10am-12pm Sept. 25, Private 10am-12pm Sept. 26, Manatee County Extension Service, Palmetto, FL.
Two separate exam prep classes will be held to help you prepare for the Core and Private Applicator RUP license exams. Exams will be offered immediately following the classes. However, you do not have to take the exams the same day. You may schedule a time to take the exams at your convenience. You may take one class without the other, if needed.
If you are already a license holder, 2 CEUs in Core and 2 in Private are offered for both classes, respectively. Light snacks will be offered.
For details and registration visit:
Core Exam training and testing
http://core9-25-13.eventbrite.com/
Private Applicator Exam training and testing
http://private9-26-13.eventbrite.com/
Protected Ag Survey: If you have protected ag operations, please complete the Protected Ag Survey.
The survey and introductory information are attached.
Opportunities:
Land available: 500 acres muck soil on HWY 27 south of South Bay available for lease or cooperative farming venture. Contact mescagedo@comcast.net
Job Opportunity: The Andersons is seeking an Operations Supervisor for their Lake Placid facility.
OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR I – LAKE PLACID, FL
The Operations Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the facility. This includes all areas of operations such as: shipping, receiving, production, storage, materials handling (bulk and packaged), and customer services. In addition, the Operations Supervisor will direct departmental activities, provide input towards budgeting and planning, oversee maintenance at the facility, and accountable for assisting in meeting or exceeding productivity and quality goals.
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED
• 5-7 years of applicable experience in a manufacturing/production environment • Valid Driver’s license
Skills:
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization • Highly knowledgeable with ISO, EPA and other regulatory agencies • General knowledge with formulation and ingredients • Advance computer skills • Demonstrate solid leadership traits
• Proven supervisory and team leading skills
The Andersons, Inc. supports a drug-free working environment therefore pre-employment drug testing and background check will be administered. Please submit resume and/or application to:
Online application is available at: E-mail resume to:
www.andersonsinc.com careers@andersonsinc.com
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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