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Cornell Floriculture
Field Day
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Floriculture Field Day: August 8, 2018More information coming soon. Information about the 2017 Field Day ... Cost: $90 per person ($30 for students). (Includes light breakfast and lunch.) Two ways to register:
2017 Program [.pdf version]Morning Program - Stocking Hall, Pepsico Auditorium – Emcee, Bill Miller8:00-8:30 am - Registration 8:30-8:45 - Welcome and announcements 8:45-9:30 Top Annuals from Penn State Trials in Landisville. Sinclair Adam, Penn State Extension *9:30-10:15 Best-Use Practices with Biopesticides in Conventional and IPM Programs. Matt Krause and Debbie Palumbo Sanders, BioWorks 10:15-10:45 - Break and visit vendors *10:45-11:00 Updates from New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Margaret Kelly Division of Plant Industry, NYS Dept. Ag. And Markets 11:00-11:15 Adjusting Light Spectrum - Practical Applications for Flowers and Vegetables. Erica Hernandez, Cornell University 11:15-11:30 Microgreens - A Profitable Niche Crop for Greenhouses. Jonathan Allred, Cornell University 11:30-12:15 Get Funky, Have Fun: Have more fun at work and make sure customers do too. Amanda Thomsen, Kiss My Aster blogger, author, landscaper 12:15-12:30 Evaluation *DEC pesticide certification credits have been requested for these sessions (2.0 credits total) Afternoon Program – Bluegrass Lane 1:00-1:30 - Lunch and visit vendors - Lunch sponsored by The Lambert Peat Moss Company 1:15 - Announcements and orientation to flower trials 1:30-2:00 - Explore the annual and perennial trial beds at your leisure 2:00-3:00 - Learning stations (30 minutes each) - Choose two from:
Continue to explore trials at your leisure *DEC pesticide certification credits have been requested for these sessions (2.0 credits total) Thanks to trial bed participants at Bluegrass Lane!
Thanks to all who attended our 2016 field day!
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