2023

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Materials Made Available by Presenters: (please check back for additions to this list!) 

• Wednesday; 9:00am
  • Diagnóstico de Enfermedades y Desórdenes Abióticos/Diagnosis of diseases and abiotic disorders
  • Environmental factors to get nutritious crops
• Wednesday; 10:30am
  • Hydroponics: water quality to grow high-quality crops
  • Leer las etiquetas y el equipo de protección personal (PPE, por sus siglas en inglés)/Reading labels and PPE
    • Presentation 
    • Cartridge Respirator English/Spanish
    • Disposable Respirator English/Spanish 
    • Respirator Inspection Handout English/Spanish
  • Perennials, Natives and Beagles
• Wednesday; 1:30pm
  • Growing and Selling Native and Naturalized Perennials for Pollinators
  • Regando Cultivos en Contenedores en Invernaderos y Viveros/Watering Containers in Greenhouses and Nurseries
  • Stopping Xanthomonas and Other Plant Spotters
  • Strategies for growing high-quality herbs
• Wednesday; 2:30pm
  • Dealing with Diagnosis
  • Food safety issues when growing greenhouse/CEA leafy greens
  • Perennial trial results
• Wednesday; 4:00pm
  • Lighting up CEA crops
  • ​Trabaje con seguridad/Work Safely
  • Why can’t they just stay home? What’s new in invasive pests of ornamentals
• Thursday; 9:00am
  • Feeling a bit grey and fuzzy?
  • Getting the most out of PGRS and new PGR combos with great promise
  • Outdoor Dahlia Production for Cut Flowers
  • Pricing Strategies from a Grower/Retailer's Perspective
• Thursday; 10:30am
  • Omni-Channel Plant Purchases: How are online and in-store plant purchasers and purchases different?
  • Success with Unrooted Cuttings From the Box to the Rooted Liner
  • They seek them here, They seek them there…. How to effectively scout a greenhouse
• Thursday; 1:30pm
  • What's new in substrates, peat and alternative amendments
  Thursday; 2:30pm
  • Don’t let your roots rot!
  • The basics of sensing media moisture and ways to manage irrigation
  Thursday; 3:30pm 
  • Lessons from the International Retail Garden Congress in The Netherlands
  • Top 10 tips for saving water/fertilizer

2021

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2018

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Materials Made Available by Presenters:

• ​Aplicación de Agroquímicos (PRESENTER: Javier E. Lopez, Altman Plants)
• Best E-marketing Practices for Successful Businesses (PRESENTER: Ariana Torres, Purdue University)
• Biocontrol in Perennials for Indoor and Outdoor Production (PRESENTER: Roger McGaughey, Pioneer Gardens, Inc.)
• Choosing Varieties for Greenhouse Leafy Greens and Vegetables (PRESENTER: Andrew Mefferd, Growing for Market Magazine)
• Consumer Success with Growing Plants is One of the Best Ways to Sell More Plants (PRESENTER: Janeen Wright, Greenhouse Grower Magazine)
• E-commerce and E-marketing in the Green Industry (PRESENTER: Ariana Torres, Purdue University)
• Entrenando empleados con resultados en mente (PRESENTER: Javier E. Lopez, Altman Plants)
• Human Resource Basics to Plan for Success (PRESENTER: Rebecca Adams, Adams Fairacre Farms)
• Lighting Decisions for Greenhouse Production (PRESENTER: Neil S. Mattson, Cornell University)
• Maximize Vine Crop Production with Proper Environmental Control (PRESENTER: Richard McAvoy, University of Connecticut)
• Nutrient Solution and pH Management for Hydroponic Crops (PRESENTER: Ryan Dickson, University of Arkansas)
• Nutrition: Fertilizers and Substrates (PRESENTER: Ryan Dickson, University of Arkansas)
• Production Systems for Leafy Greens and Herbs (PRESENTER: Neil S. Mattson, Cornell University)
• Propagating Perennials (PRESENTER: Stephanie Burnett, University of Maine)
• Savvy Marketing Tips to Help Your Business Grow (PRESENTERS: Dustyn Nelson, Frank's Landscape Construction; Maggie Bridge, Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses; & Sue Adams, Adams Greenhouses) (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) (PDF 4)
• Using Low-Cost Environmental Sensors (PRESENTER: Ryan Dickson, University of Arkansas)
• Why Should You Consider Using Mycorrhizae? (PRESENTER: Blair Busenbark, Mycorrhizal Applications)

2016

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Materials Made Available by Presenters: 

• Consumer Preferences for Pollinator-Related Promotions
• Advanced Biocontrol Panel (1 of 3) (2 of 3) (3 of 3)
• What’s New and How Do We Stop It: Disease Management on Flowers and Herbs in the Greenhouse
• Commonsense Greenhouse Mechanization: Lower Labor Input
• Yield Response to CO2 Enrichment
• Proven New Perennials
• Yield Responses to Supplemental Lighting
• Trends From the Trenches
• The Ins and Outs of Using Biopesticides to Manage Diseases of Greenhouse Flowers and Herbs
• Energy Efficient Greenhouse Design
• How to Get the Most From Your Beneficial Insects
• Plants with Style: A Plantsman's Choices for a Vibrant, 21st-Century Garden
• Social Media for Greenhouse Growers and Garden Centers
• Net Zero Energy Greenhouse: Growing with Zero Emissions
• Ornamental Grasses: Plants and Combinations That Sell
• Gardening with a Y