Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Northeast Greenhouse Conference webinar series! The series has passed. Recordings of the presentations are available for registrants to view. Recordings may be made available to the public in the first quarter of 2025.
Webinar #1: Out-foxing the Foxglove Aphid Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 11:45am - 1:00pm ET
Dr. John Sanderson, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology,Cornell University Foxglove aphids can cause serious damage to greenhouse flower crops. An infestation can pop up suddenly and at unexpected times. This webinar will cover how to scout for these aphids and their damage, how to accurately identify them, crops that are common host plants for these aphids, and a variety of management approaches, including cultural, chemical, and biological control.
Dr. John Sanderson has been a professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University for over 36 years and has recently retired but remains active with various extension activities. At Cornell he had research and extension responsibilities for arthropod pest management on greenhouse CEA crops, with an emphasis on biological and integrated control. He’s done research on every serious greenhouse pest and most of the predators, parasitoids, and pathogens used against them. He’s given numerous talks and workshops at scientific conferences and at the major national and regional greenhouse conferences, recorded many webinars, and published articles in major greenhouse trade magazines. His primary goal is to help growers accomplish cost-effective, sustainable management of the pests that plague greenhouse crops.
Webinar #2: Game Planning Succession Planning by Reducing its Complexity Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 11:45am - 1:00pm ET Note: this session is not eligible for pesticide applicator recertification credit.
Seth Wilner, Extension Field Specialist, Agricultural Business Management,University of New Hampshire, Cooperative Extension Succession planning IS complex, so much so that people get overwhelmed and often paralyzed from moving forward. Yet One need not know all things involved in tax planning, business structures, financial modeling, legal, etc. Instead, understanding the process, the journey, the necessary team of professionals, awareness of potential pitfalls, the steps involved will allow you to move at your pace and timeline. This webinar seeks to help build this awareness and understanding of the process, as well as where to turn for available resources. Seth Wilner is a farm management educator working for UNH Cooperative Extension. In his 24 plus years in Extension, Seth has specialized in the broad subject area called “whole farm planning.” Succession planning is one aspect of this subject area. Seth has worked with numerous farms across the country helping them where they are at, not matter the stage I this process. To refine his skills, Seth recently became certified in two types of mediation and also in advanced succession planning.
Webinar #3: Botrytis in the Greenhouse: Gray Mold Disease Management Tips and Tools Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:45am - 1:00pm ET
Dr. Nicole Lukasko, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Riverside Successful control of Botrytis blight in greenhouses requires an integrated disease management program. This presentation will provide growers with tips on how to identify Botrytis and create a greenhouse environment that decreases disease pressure. While cultural tools are important, fungicides are often a necessary component of disease management programs. Topics will include fungicide recommendations, spray intervals, and the importance of rotating fungicide modes of action.
Dr. Nikki Lukasko recently completed her PhD in Dr. Mary Hausbeck’s plant pathology laboratory at Michigan State University. Her dissertation research was focused on fungicide resistance and population genomics of Botrytis cinerea in ornamental greenhouses. Her work aimed to provide growers with improved Botrytis blight disease management tools, and shaped some of the fungicide recommendations she will provide in this presentation. She is now working on diseases of lettuce and strawberries (including some Botrytis!) at University of California in Riverside.