​Meet the presenters   

John Sanderson has been a professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University for over 30 years.  He has research/extension responsibilities for arthropod pest management on greenhouse crops, with an emphasis on biological and integrated control.  He has done research on every serious greenhouse pest and most of the predators, parasitoids, and pathogens used against them.  John has given numerous talks at many of the major national and regional greenhouse grower conferences, and published articles in major trade magazines.  His primary goal is to help growers accomplish cost-effective, sustainable management of the pests that plague greenhouse crops.

Ronald Valentin was born in the heart of the greenhouse industry in the Netherlands. His family owned a greenhouse operation and his father started using biological control in 1971. At a very young age Ronald developed an interest for the “bugs” and as a teenager he was managing and producing the biological control agents for the family greenhouse operation. After finishing his education in crop protection management, biochemistry, and vegetable production at State Secondary College of Agriculture in De Lier the Netherland, he embarked on a career in biological control in 1986. After working in biological control technical support in the Netherlands and several other European countries, he came to Canada for his first visit in 1996. After traveling to Canada once every 6 to 7 weeks in 1996 and 1997 he immigrated to Canada in December 1997. In March 2004 he became a Canadian Citizen. Over the years Ronald has worked with many growers to set up sustainable and effective pest management programs with as a focus to use BCA’s as a first line of defense. He also has trained and managed technical support teams in Europe, Canada, and the USA. Ronald is currently Director of Technical Business, BCA at BioWorks, out of Victor, NY. Ronald is very passionate about making an IPM and biological control approach work for every grower as well as reducing the use of pesticides for the better of the environment and the future.

Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is a horticultural entomologist specializing in integrated pest management. Suzanne has been involved in the Green Industry for more than 25 years with a primary focus on biological control and using pesticides properly. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in both Entomology and Environmental Horticulture. Suzanne is the owner of Buglady Consulting, now in business for over 20 years providing expert horticultural entomological consulting and seminars to commercial growers.  All client recommendations are made to promote the health of plants while being ecologically minded. The full use of natural and reduced risk pesticides, organic and cultural control practices and methods are used while focusing on biological control.

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. 

Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available. Learn more or reserve your space here.  Contact Karen Forbes at [email protected].  The full program is posted on the NEGC website.  Attendee registration is open in August.

Meet the presenters: 

Amanda Thomsen is a horticulturist, garden designer, keynote speaker, freelance writer, backyard consultant, and author living in suburban Chicago.  Amanda wants to help the world live more sustainably (but without a load of effort and twice the fun!). Amanda has been working in gardens, garden centers and landscaping for the last 20 years. Her focus is bringing rule-breaking fun, a little kitsch, and a lot of humor into an industry that is often thought of as stodgy and full of rules.  Amanda speaks and gives classes at all-sized events throughout the United States.

Gerson “Gary” Cortes has 36 years of Lean Flow Manufacturing experience includes actual implementations in factories where he worked at as well as guiding Lean Flow implementations in companies around the world. In 1998 Gary, with three other partners founded FlowVision, LLC, - The Lean Business & Supply Chain Consulting Group. He has implemented in companies that produce as few as 1 product a day in the semiconductor capital equipment industry to as many as 20 billion coins a year at the US Mint. Gary’s experience ranges from high tech, high volume to machine intensive, low volume, make to order industries. 

Sue Adams is vice-president of Adams Greenhouses, a five-acre operation in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their largest account is the family's four garden centers which they supply with over four million garden plants. Sue works closely with Adams' marketing department, creating special promotions, brochures, and website information. She is an award-winning container designer, graduate of Cornell University, serves on the New England Floriculture Board and is president of New York State Flower Industries. She is speaking for her company's merchandises who love talking to customers but are too shy to speak in front of a group. 

Dan Snyder is the Recruiting and Training Coordinator for a family-owned business of over 1300 employees, Adams Fairacre Farms. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from SUNY Oneonta while working at Adams throughout his college education.  When Dan graduated, he accepted an IT position with Adams to begin his professional career. After a year of working in IT, Dan transferred to HR as the Training Coordinator, eventually taking on Recruitment and has been doing so for the past six years.

John Kennedy presents to the green industry at a local, state, national and international level on all aspects of business—Customer Experience, Strategic & Succession Planning, Team Alignment, Productivity & Profitability, and Creating a Culture of Measurement & Metrics.  His consulting work has him in high demand among progressive companies and associations in North America, Australia, and the Caribbean… along with dozens of associations, garden centers, growers, and landscapers in the green industry.  Visit John on-line at www.johnkennedyconsulting.com to get a closer look at his topics, videos, and clients. 

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. 

Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available. Learn more or reserve your space here.  Contact Karen Forbes at [email protected].  The full program will be posted on the NEGC website in August.    Attendee registration will also open in August.  

Meet the presenters: 

Allison Justice graduated Clemson University with a Ph.D. in Plant and Environmental Science. After graduation, Dr. Justice joined the cannabis industry, teaming up with OutCo LLC., a vertically integrated cannabis producer in San Diego, CA. She pioneered industry research focused on controlled agricultural lighting and post-harvest production.

Dr. Zheng is a professor at the University of Guelph, Canada, and the president of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science. He has extensive research experience in controlled environment plant production and has published more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Zheng has been actively involved in indoor cannabis production research in the past few years, and his group has published North America’s first peer-reviewed scientific papers on indoor cannabis production. He has developed and is currently teaching the world’s first university-level Cannabis Production course. Dr. Zheng has been frequently invited to speak about his research results nationally and internationally.

Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is a horticultural entomologist specializing in integrated pest management. Suzanne has been involved in the Green Industry for more than 25 years with a primary focus on biological control and using pesticides properly. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in both Entomology and Environmental Horticulture. Suzanne is the owner of Buglady Consulting, now in business for over 20 years providing expert horticultural entomological consulting and seminars to commercial growers.  All client recommendations are made to promote the health of plants while being ecologically minded. The full use of natural and reduced risk pesticides, organic and cultural control practices and methods, are used while focusing on biological control.

The 2021-2022 New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide is now available via a Print-on-Demand service!

The New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide (also referred to as the "Pest Management Guide") is a 250+ page publication that has been the reference-of-choice for hundreds of greenhouse growers throughout the Northeast since its inception. The manual presents biological, cultural and chemical management information for insects, diseases, weeds and plant growth regulation. The Guide is updated every two years by floriculture faculty and staff from the six New England State Universities, and is published by New England Floriculture, Inc.

The 2021-2022 New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide is now available online, for free (http://negfg.uconn.edu) as well as via a Print-on-Demand service! The printed guide costs $35 (plus tax & shipping).  Purchase a guide. 

​Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo is pleased to announce that we will offer a webinar series this fall, sponsored by New England Floriculture Inc., in order to deliver content relevant to Pesticide Applicator Certification continuing education credits. Although we regret having to postpone the Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo to 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we hope that these webinars will provide important education (and CE credit) for the greenhouse community in 2020. We are currently applying for CE credit from each New England State and New York. 

Registration for the webinars will open early in September and you will have the option of paying only $100 for all 6 webinars (per attendee) or $25 each to select just a few. The webinars will be offered weekly from November 4 – December 16 at noon, Eastern Time. Please note that in order to get CE credit, an attendee must have an email address and log in to the webinar as an individual. More information about credits and logistics will be provided as it becomes available, at the Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo website: https://www.negreenhouse.org/credits.html

We continue to hope that you and your families remain safe and healthy! 

The Northeast Greenhouse is please to announce John Kennedy as the 2021 Keynote Speaker.  John Kennedy is a professional speaker, strategist and author who, over the last two decades, has been building and delivering business sales, service and success strategies to over 500,000 audience members world-wide.... one innovative idea at a time.  
About the presentation: “The Attraction and Retention of Top Talent” 
One of the biggest challenges our industry faces is the ability to attract and retain top talent.  Join John Kennedy as he delivers this dynamic and timely topic that addresses how to build a culture of attraction through leadership, teamwork, values and volition.
The biggest question anyone can ask in this economy—Why would anyone want to come work with you?  Another tough question—Would you work with you?  John Kennedy will help you answer these questions with the right answers of opportunity to build a successful culture of attraction and retention.  Click here to learn more.

New England greenhouse growers have long relied on the New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide, for its unbiased, detailed information about insect and mite management, disease prevention and management, weed control, and plant growth regulation. The Guide is updated every two years to ensure that it provides up-to-date information about crop management methods and products. 

The new edition presents updates on available products and rates, and natural enemies for greenhouse use. We also updated the section of Best
Management Practices to minimize the threat to bees and other pollinators.

The Guide is updated every two years by floriculture faculty and staff from the six New England State Universities, and is published by New England Floriculture, Inc.

The 2019-20 edition of the Guide is now available for $40 per copy via the Northeast Greenhouse Conference website (click here).

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. 

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @negreenhouse and look for our hashtag #negreenhouse on Twitter.

For more information, contact Delaney Meeting & Event Management, Phone: 802-865-5202, [email protected], http://www.negreenhouse.org 

Keeping up to date with pesticide recertification is a fact of life for greenhouse growers.  A total of 12 hours of presentations (credits will vary by state) will be offered for the six New England states plus New York and Pennsylvania.

Please check the schedule on the program brochure, as some of the presentations are held concurrently or are presented in Spanish. 

Licensed pesticide applicators from New England States will be able to earn up to six credit hours on the first day and up to six credit hours on the second day of the conference. Licensed applicators from New York will be able to earn up to 4.5 credit hours on the first day and up to 4.5 credit hours on the second day of the conference.

Come learn from the following leading experts in their fields: 

On Wednesday, November 7: 

• Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses in the Greenhouse-Beware! Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University 
• Diseases Caused by Fungi in The Greenhouse – Watch Out!  Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire 
• Identificaion y Monitoreo de Plagas, Ana Legrand, University of Connecticut ( Espacio limitado, require preinscripción)
• ID of Key Insects and Mites, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting 
• Making the Most of Biopesticides in Your Crop Production System, Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Center 
• Apicación de Agroquimicos,  Javier E. Lopes, Altman Plants ( Espacio limitado, require preinscripción)

On Thursday, November 8:

• Big Bo and the Mildews Say “Resist!”, Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University 
• Insecticide and Miticide Resistance: Basic and Advanced Principles, Richard S. Cowles, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station 
• Evaluating Biological Control Recommendations, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting 
• Next Generation Biological Control – Coming Soon to a Greenhouse Near You?  Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Center 
• Biocontrol in Perennials for Indoor and Outdoor Production, Roger McGaughey, Pioneer Gardens, Inc. 
• Successfully implementing BCA's in a pest management program, Ronald Valentin, Head Technical Support – North America, Bioline AgroSciences

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.