Nursery Growers Short Course

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Virtual Symposium | 9:00 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

The theme this year is ‘GROWING AND THRIVING”.
Get caught up on all the latest research and development for nursery crops

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Pricing
by February 7, 2021
Member / Non-member: $25
Educator: $15
Student: $5

Regular Pricing
after February 7, 2021
Member / Non-member: $30
Educator: $20
Student: $10

PROGRAM

ROOM 1
9:00 a.m.	Welcome from the Program Chair Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA
9:10 a.m.	What’s Bugging Your Nursery Crops? Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA
9:20 a.m.	Strange Brew Dusty Zamecnik, Hometown Brew
9:40 a.m.	Safety & Efficient Get An Upgrade Jeanine West, PhytoServ
10:00 a.m.	SPEAKER Q&A
ROOM 2
10:15 a.m.	Correcting Water Chemistry at Sheridan Mary-Jane Ash, Sheridan Nurseries
10:30 a.m.	Operation Clean-Out Cara McCreary, OMAFRA
11:00 a.m.	Resources to Improve Crop Protection Jason Deveau, OMAFRA
11:30 a.m.	Automated Caliper Measurements and Registration Medhat Moussa, University of Guelph
11:45 a.m.	SPEAKER Q&A
11:55 a.m.	New Product Showcase – A word from our sponsors
12:10 p.m.	BREAK FOR LUNCH
ROOM 3
12:30 p.m.	Microplants: Technology for Rapid Production Praveen Saxena, University of Guelph
12:55 p.m.	Quercus – Diversity and ID Sean Fox, University of Guelph
1:15 p.m.	Oak Wilt and Beech Leaf Disease Sharon Reed, OMNRF
1:30 p.m.	IPM for Box Tree Moth Abbie Wiesner, University of Guelph
1:45 p.m.	Improving Soil Health in the Nursery Ryan Munroe, Vineland
2:00 p.m.	SPEAKER Q&A
ROOM 4
2:15 p.m.	Growers Board Announcements Andrew Barbour, Chair, Growers Sector Group of Landscape Ontario
2:20 p.m.	Grower Good Ideas Speakers TBD
2:50 p.m.	Adjourn

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