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Registration Deadline for Retail IPM Workshops, Tuesday, Jan. 17

Published on: January 16, 2017

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Are you and your staff registered for one of UC IPM's hands-on, train-the-trainer workshops? Are you UC Master Gardener who would like more IPM training? If so, spaces are still available in both our January 24 and January 31 workshops. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about some important topics to better serve your clientele. Only $30 and includes breakfast, lunch, lots of training materials to take home, and great information!

Oakland Workshop, Jan. 24, 2017

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, is the final day to register for the Oakland IPM Training for Retail Nurseries and Garden...

Tags: ACP (27), Asian citrus psylld (14), household (4), invasive (29), Oakland (4), pesticides (21), pests (51), retail (10), training (11), UCIPM (66), workshop (10)

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Two Northern California Workshops for Retail Nursery and Garden Centers

Published on: November 28, 2016

Retail nursery employee and customer. [C. Reynolds]

Attend one of two Northern California Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Workshops this January!

UC IPM is offering two hands-on, train-the-trainer workshops designed especially for retail nursery and garden center employees, managers, owners, and affiliates. Topics will include invasive pests, Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease, household pests, as well as how to serve your customers' IPM and pesticides needs. Participants will receive materials and resources to bring back and train others in your store and to help you better serve your customers' pest needs.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Oakland Center, CSU East Bay -- Oakland, CA
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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Tags: asian citrus psyllid (28), customers (1), employee (1), garden center (8), household (4), huanglongbing (33), invasive (29), pests (51), retail nursery (6), ucipm (66), workshop (10)

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Oakland Retail IPM Workshop Scheduled

Published on: October 25, 2016

IPM training helps build customer confidence

Due to low enrollment, the workshop originally scheduled for November 8, 2016 has been rescheduled to January 24, 2017.

This UC IPM hands-on, train-the-trainer workshop is designed especially for retail nursery and garden center employees, managers, owners, and affiliates. The workshop will help retail employees better serve customers and keep them coming back!

New Date:   Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Where: Oakland Center, CSU East Bay
Time:    8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Cost:     $30 per person

Tags: ACP (27), household (4), ipm (53), oakland (4), pest (73), pests (51), retail (10), training (11), ucipm (66), workshop (10)

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UC IPM Offers Workshop for Retail Nurseries

Published on: September 28, 2016

Workshop participant looks at citrus leaves.

UC IPM is offering a one-day, hands-on, train-the-trainer workshop designed especially for retail nursery and garden center employees, managers, owners, and affiliates.

This workshop will help you and your employees gain new skills to better serve customers and keep them coming back!

When:   Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Where: Oakland Center, CSU East Bay
Time:    8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Cost:     $30 per person

Topics include:

Invasive Pests in California
Asian...

Tags: ACP (27), Asian citrus psylld (14), garden center (8), HLB (23), household (4), huanglongbing (33), nursery (8), pesticides (21), pests (51), UCIPM (66)

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