Green Industries Best Management Practices (GIBMP) Workshop

Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMPs) is an educational program for lawn care and landscape maintenance professionals. The GI-BMP program teaches environmentally safe landscaping practices that help preserve and protect Florida's ground and surface waters.

All commercial (For-Hire) fertilizer applicators must have a Limited Urban Fertilizer (LUF) License to make any type of fertilizer application to commercial turf or ornamental areas of parks or fields, and/or the turf or ornamental area of any residential property.

Completion of this class (& pass exam) will satisfy requirements for the Limited Urban Fertilizer (LUF). License required for applicators.

This class can also be taken to obtain 4 CEU's for FDACS Licenses:

2 Core CEU's

2 Category CEU's in O&T, LLO, LCLM, L&O, and LUF

The GIBMP Manual can be downloaded to prepare for the course.

GI-BMP Manual - Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Contact ggiacinto@ufl.edu for more details.

The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact Giuseppe Di Giacinto at ggiacinto@ufl.edu at least one week in advance. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

The University of Florida is an Equal-Opportunity Institution.