8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, 99 Troy Road, East Greenbush NY 12061
The cost to attend this event 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 after one person has paid the full registration price.
Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins will NOT be allowed. Please register by January 20, 2025 at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/GreenhouseGrowers25_201.
If you need assistance with registration, please call 518-765-3518 or email cce-caahp@cornell.edu.
For program questions, contact: Jingjing Yin, jy578@cornell.edu or 518-429-8608.
*NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for the following categories: 10, 1a, 3a, 24, 25
**2 NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for category Core; 1 NYSDEC pesticide application credit will be provided for categories 1a, 3a, 24, 25, and 3c.
Agenda
8:30 AM: Registration and sign in for NYS DEC credits
9:00 AM: Beneficial Insects & Biopesticides: A Biological Approach to Greenhouse Pest Management*
Speaker: Elwood Roberts, Technical Specialist, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies
9:45 AM: Navigating Neonics: Pest Management Strategies for NY*
Speaker: Allie Allgeyer, Technical Specialist, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies
10:30 AM: Update from NYS Flower Industries
Speaker: Sue Adams, NYSFI President; Mark Adams Greenhouses
10:45 AM: Break
11:00 AM: 21st Century Water Molds*
Speaker: Dr. Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathologist, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University
12:00 PM: Greenhouse Grower Update on Pests & Diseases
Speaker: Michael Dorgan, Assistant Director, Division of Plant Industry, NYS Agriculture and Markets
12:25 PM: LUNCH
1:00 PM: Understanding Greenhouse Energy Use & Carbon Footprints, Audits, Benchmarking, and Monitoring
Speaker: Dr. Neil Mattson, Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
2:00 PM: Effective Spraying – Things to Consider**
Speaker: Michael Helms, Pesticide Safety Education Program Leader, NYS Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University
3:00 PM: Invasive Species in Greenhouse Production**
Speaker: Thom Allgaier, Invasive Species Coordinator, Division of Plant Industry, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
3:30 PM: Update from DEC**
Speaker: Sarah Whelen, Pesticide Control Specialist 2, Division of Materials Management, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Please email Jingjing Yin with questions, jy578@cornell.edu.
