2018 Nursery Growers' Short Course
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Royal Botanical Gardens | 680 Plains Road W., Burlington, Ont.
Innovative Production Practices from Oregon, Market Trends and so much more!
Several speakers will provide exciting updates on their nursery research, including many tools to improve nursery production.
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| Early Bird Registration until January 30 $85 Member $95 Potential Members $50 Horticultural Educator $30 Students (must be pre-registered, pre-paid) |
Registration after January 30 $100 Member / Potential Member $50 Horticultural Educator |
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| Includes sessions, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and exhibits. | ||
AGENDA
| 7:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome from the Program Chair Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA |
| 8:20 a.m. | What's Bugging Your Nursery Crops? Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA |
| 8:40 a.m. | Nursery Trade in the Future Jeanine West, PhytoServ |
| 8:55 a.m. | CNLA Minor Use Upate Peter Isaacson, CNLA |
| 9:10 a.m. | Polishing Your Irrigation Water Ann Huber, Soil Resource Group |
| 9:25 a.m. | Nursery Irrigation Management Based on Plant Water Status Jared Stoochnoff and Mike Dixon, University of Guelph |
| 9:40 a.m. | Automation and Technology for Nurseries James Aiello, VRIC |
| 9:55 a.m. | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND NETWORKING |
| 10:20 a.m. | Production at Heritage Seedlings Mark Krautmann, Heritage Seedlings |
| 11:25 a.m. | Building Organic Matter Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA |
| 11:45 a.m. | New Products Showcase Various Exhibitors |
| 11:55 a.m. | Growers Board Announcements Door Prize Draws |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH AND NETWORKING |
| 1:00 p.m. | Once Upon a Pest... Erin Bullus-Appleton, CFIA |
| 1:30 p.m. | Fan Favourites: Urban Tree Selections Darby McGrath, VRIC |
| 1:45 p.m. | Stress Less with Foliar Feeding Bill Beni, Environs Nursery |
| 2:00 p.m. | Marketing Trends in Ornamentals Mark Krautmann, Heritage Seedlings |
| 2:55 p.m. | QUESTIONS |
| 3:00 p.m. | REFRESHMENTS BREAK AND NETWORKING |
| 3:15 p.m. | BugFinder Dave Cheung, DKB Digital Designs |
| 3:30 p.m. | Strategy for Seed Procurement Melissa Spearing, Forest Gene Conservation Association |
| 3:40 p.m. | Grower Good Ideas Andrew Barbour, Connon CBV Case Vanderkruk, NVK Holdings Inc. Gerwin Bouman, Stam Nurseries |
| 4:05 p.m. | Door Prizes |
| 4:10 p.m. | Adjourn |
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