FNGLA Tampa Chapter Meeting 4/1/21

 

Join the Tampa Chapter FNGLA (in -person) for their next open meeting.  You don't need to be a member to join in.  The meeting will be on April 1, 2021 at 5:30 pm.  We will be meeting the new owners of the Alafia Tropical Foliage, Danielle and TJ and tour their nursery in Gibsonton with dinner and a short educational session.  Cover charge is $15.00 to support the chapter and a ticket for the raffle prizes.  Extra tickets will be sold.  The guest speakers at dinner time are UF/IFAS Extension Agent Susan Haddock, she will give a presentation on the preparation, installation and maintenance of new sod installations and Mr. Eric Smith from Biosafe Systems will discuss sanitations role at the nursery.  Come out and enjoy fellowship with your industry peers.  Please RSVP Shawn Steed (ststeed@ufl.com) by Wednesday if you wish to attend so we can get an accurate food count.  

Who:  FNGLA Tampa Chapter 

What:  Membership Meeting  and Nursery Tour

When:  4/1/21 5:30 pm

Where:  Alafia Tropical Foliage Nursery,  11910 North St, Gibsonton, FL 33534

Cost:  $15.00 (Raises money for Chapter activities and receive one raffle ticket for prizes)

Agenda:  5:30 – 6:00 nursery tour and meet and greet with new owners Danielle and TJ

              6:00 – 7:00 dinner

              6:30 – 7:30  FNGLA Tampa Chapter Update- Shawn Steed, President, FNGLA Tampa                             Chapter  

                  Correct Preparation, Installation, and Maintenance of New Sod Installs – Susan Haddock,                      Commercial Hort. Extension Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

                  BioSafe Systems Products- Benefits and Uses in Sanitation and Disinfestation- Eric Smith,                       Regional Sales Manager, BioSafe Systems

              7:30 – 8:00         Raffle and Fellowship

Please RSVP so we can get a food count: Shawn Steed – ststeed@ufl.edu

For sponsorship opportunities for this meeting please email Shawn and leave a phone number.

Agriculture Worker Protection Standard Online Virtual Class

 The Agricultural Worker Protection Standards (WPS) provides rules and regulations to protect agricultural workers from pesticide exposure from the workplace.  The implementation of these standards and enforcement is done by our local Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service employees.  If you are a employer at a farm, nursery, greenhouse, or forest you will need to give your employees specific WPS training.  You are allowed to administer the teaching if you either have a valid restricted use pesticide license or you have passed the WPS Train-the-Trainer training.  UF/IFAS Extension now offers this class virtually so you can take it whenever you like.  Here is the link to the class if you are interested.  WPS EPA-Approved Train the Trainer Course - Farm Labor Education (instructure.com) The cost is $35.00.