The full educational schedule for the 2023 Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo is now available, with confirmation of Pesticide Applicator Recertification credits expected in August. Highlights of this year’s conference include:

• Spanish Language Sessions Wednesday
• Tracks that Include:  Business and Marketing, Controlled Environment, Cut Flowers, Disease & Pest Management, Floriculture Disease & Pest Management, Floriculture Production, & Perennials and Natives.
• Townhall Panel Discussion {link to the more detailed description} on “What’s New in Floriculture Breeding & Genetics” with distinguished panelists: 
  • Jim Devereux, Chief Executive Officer of Green Fuse Botanicals
  • Gary Sainsbury, Account Manager at Syngenta Flowers
  • Stephanie Whitehouse, North American Product Manager at Dummen
  • Mike Klopmeyer, Ph.D., President of Ball FloraPlant
• Reception with cash bar and snacks during the Townhall Panel

​The Northeast Greenhouse Conference will be held November 8 & 9, 2023 at the  DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown in Manchester, NH. 
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​​The biennial Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo is co-sponsored by New England Floriculture, Inc. - a group of grower representatives from the Northeast, augmented by University and Cooperative Extension staff in each state who specialize in greenhouse crops and management. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn, share and connect with other industry professionals!

Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo will feature these educational sessions on cut flowers on November 9, 2023.

• Outdoor Dahlia Production for Cut Flowers, Stephanie Burnett, University of Maine 
• Pest Issues for Cut Flowers, John Sanderson, Cornell University Entomology 

Meet the presenters 

• Stephanie Burnett is an Associate Professor of Horticulture in the School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine. Her research program focuses on irrigation management, novel plant propagation techniques, and field grown flower production. 
• For 36 years, John Sanderson has been a professor in the Cornell University Entomology Department, with research, teaching, and extension responsibilities for the biology and management of pests and beneficial arthropods of greenhouse/Controlled Environment Agriculture crops with an emphasis on biological control and integrated pest management.

The conference schedule is online at https://www.negreenhouse.org/schedule.html

Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available! Visit the website for more information (https://www.negreenhouse.org/sponsor.html) or contact Cindy Sherwood at (802) 448-9063 or sales@delaneymeetingevent.com.