NEW WPS INFO

In case you missed our classes on the new Worker Protection Standards that are going to take affect on Jan. 2, 2017, we have another opportunity for you to be trained as a trainer at our class at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.  On Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM you can register for a WPS Train-the-Trainer-Training.  To register so that you can be certified to train your employees on the WPS click on this link to register for the class.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commercial-wps-train-the-trainer-workshop-balm-tickets-20921698363?ref=ecal

If you are a private applicator and just want the information, here is a link to the new standards. https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/pesticide-worker-protection-standard-how-comply-manual. 

Poinsettia Field Day at UF

Registrations are now open for the University of Florida Poinsettia Industry Short Course on Dec 6. We hope to see you there to review the latest poinsettia varieties and UF greenhouse research. 

Location: UF Research Greenhouse Complex, 2475 Memorial Road, Gainesville, FL 32611.

8.30 to 9.20 Registration, walk-through greenhouse

9.20 to 9.30 Welcome and introductions

9.30 to 11.00 Poinsettia cultivar trials (Jim Barrett)

11.05 to 11.50 Heat delay and research presentations

11.50 to 1.00 Lunch sponsored by Syngenta, Commercial breeder presentations by Beekenkamp, Selecta/Ball, Dummen Orange, and Syngenta Flowers

1.00 to 2.30 Poinsettia cultivar trials repeat presentation (Jim Barrett)

 

Registration is $50 online registration at tinyurl.com/UFpoin2016, or $60 at the door.

For more information, please email floriculturealliance@gmail.com.