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May 26, 2014  By Dave Harrison


May 26, 2014, Brantford, Ont. – Next month’s Greenhouse Canada Grower Day speaker program has been finalized.

May 26, 2014, Brantford, Ont. – Next month’s Greenhouse Canada Grower Day speaker program has been finalized.

George Klosler, district director with Farm Credit Canada, will discuss “A Banker’s View of the Greenhouse Sector. The smoother your relationship with your lender, the better the dividends!

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Grower Day returns to Brantford on Wednesday, June 18 at the Best Western Plus Brant Park Inn of Brantford. It is adjacent to Hwy. 403 at the Wayne Gretzky Parkway interchange.

Registration and the trade show open at 8:30. Click here for online registration to avoid the rush at the door.

THE REST OF THE PROGRAM

Other topics and speakers include:

• The Latest on Poinsettia Production, with Gary Vollmer (Ball Floraplant). Want more celebration and less frustration when growing this holiday season crop? Learn to earn more with poinsettias.

• Fertilizing: Give the Plant Only What It Needs, with Bill MacDonald (Niagara College). It’s a case of “waste not, want not,” as MacDonald will explain how to nurture, not torture, your plants!

• Grower/Owner Panel (Are We On the Same Page?), with Danielle Galange (Jeffery’s Greenhouses) and Ted Oorsprong (Northend Gardens). How well do we communicate? Are we speaking the same language and chasing the same goals? It’s all about teamwork.

• Innovations in Biocontrol: Improving Impact and Reliability in Greenhouse IPM Systems, with Michael Brownbridge, PhD, of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre.

• Automated Sticking and Cutting Costs, with John Van de Vegte (Vineland Research and Innovation Centre). Mechanization can boost productivity with no loss in quality, and allow staff to spend more time optimizing your crop. That’s a win-win-win in our books!

• Flowers Canada Ontario: Working for You, with Andrew Morse. More about teamwork! FCO is dedicated to help you achieve a winning season, year-in and year-out.

• Alternative Crops to Impatiens, with Amy Briggs-Macha of Syngenta Flowers. If you’re cutting back on impatiens, what are your options to fill out your crop mix? The alternatives can be just as profitable for you, and just as satisfying for your customers.

GROWER DAY SPONSORS

Assisting in sponsoring the day are Dümmen, Prins Greenhouses, Paul Boers Manufacturing, Toromont, and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre.

Click here for more Grower Day information.


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