October Commercial Horticulture Program

The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the following Commercial Horticulture program for October 2026. This program is being offered by Commercial Horticulture Agent Tatiana Sanchez-Jones.

Green Industries Best Management Practices - Oct. 8, from 8:30 am to 3:30 p.m., at the Alachua County Ag Auditorium (22716 W. Newberry Road, Newberry).

Florida law requires all commercial fertilizer applicators working on residential/commercial properties to hold a certificate from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). To get this certificate, each commercial applicator must be trained in the Green Industries Best Management Practices and receive a certificate of completion from UF/IFAS and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Up to four Continuing Education Units will be available in the following categories: General Standard Core, Private Applicator, Ornamental & Turf, Limited Urban Fertilizer, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Limited Lawn and Ornamental, and Commercial Lawn and Ornamental.

The registration fee is $30 (plus a $3.85 Eventbrite fee) and will include lunch and class materials. Participants must register online by Oct. 5. A late fee of $ 10 will be applied to registrations submitted after Oct. 5 or to those paid at the door. The class is limited to 30 participants. There will be no refunds for the registration fee.

For more information about this program, contact Tatiana Sanchez-Jones at 352-955-2402. Visit the extension office website for additional programs offered.

An Equal Opportunity Institution. Extension Service, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Andra Johnson, dean for UF/IFAS Extension. Single copies of extension publications (excluding 4-H and youth publications) are available free to Florida residents from county extension offices.

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