Hillsborough County Agriculture Pesticide Collection 10/21/26, 07:00-11:30

 

The Fall Agriculture Pesticide Collection will be held Wednesday Oct. 21^st at the SE County Landfill (15960 C.R. 672, Lithia). Outdated, suspended, or otherwise unusable liquid or solid agricultural pesticides will be accepted. No fertilizers, fumigants, or household hazardous waste will be accepted. The Ag Pesticide Collection is made possible with a grant from the Hillsborough County EPC, Pollution Recovery Fund.  This is a great way to clean up that pesticide shed of all those unused products. If you have any questions, please call Simon Bollin at 813-853-1086.

Grower Talks Insecticide, Miticide, and Fungicide Guide 2027

Grower Talks just released their Insecticide Miticide, and Fungicide Guide for 2027.  Here is the link.  IMF_2027_Guide.pdf  This is a great resource to have around the farm.  Not only are there good references to the chemicals to protect your plants but there are some good articles on dealing with weeds, mealybugs, and Two-spotted cotton leaf hoppers. There is also an interesting article on high root zone temperatures.  It is like they read our Extension mind.  We just received an FDACS BMP grant to demonstrate the use of white pots to minimize high root zone temperatures.  This demonstration work is a collaboration between Manatee, Miami-Dade, and Hillsborough Counties as soon as funding is released.  So stay tuned!