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Greenhouse Growers' School

• Thursday, January 23, 2025, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

The cost is $60 per person. $10 discount for members of New York State Flower Industries. A discount of 50% will be given to additional attendees from the same greenhouse/farm. Lunch is included.

Agenda:

2025 Greenhouse Grower School

Morning Session

8:30 – 8:55 AM: Registration

9:00 – 9:45 AM: Elwood Roberts, GGSPro Tech Specialist: Beneficial Insects & Biopesticides: A Biological Approach to Greenhouse Pest Management

9:45 – 10:30 AM: Allie Allgeyer, GGSPro Technical Specialist: Navigating Neonics: Pest Management Strategies for NY

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Sue Adams: NYSFI Update

10:45 – 11:00 AM: Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Margery Daughtrey: 21^st Century Water Molds

12:00 – 12:25 PM: Michael Dorgan, Dept. of Ag and Markets: Greenhouse Grower Update on Pests & Diseases

12:25 - 1:00 PM: Lunch

Afternoon session:

1:00 – 2:00 PM: Neil Mattson, “Understanding Greenhouse Energy Use & Carbon Footprints, Audits, Benchmarking, and Monitoring”

2:00 – 3:00 PM: Michael Helms, “Effective Spraying – Things to Consider”

3:00PM-3:30PM: -Thomas Allgaier, “Invasive Species in Greenhouse Production”

3:30PM-4:00PM: -Sarah Whelen, “DEC Updates”

Register

https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=GreenhouseGrowers25_201

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County
99 Troy Road
East Greenbush, NY 12061

Last updated January 10, 2025