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Grower Day to include breeders’ panel

May 7, 2012  By Dave Harrison


May 7, 2012, St. Catharines, Ont. — A breeders' panel discussion will be
among the highlights at this year's Greenhouse Canada Grower Day on
June 20.

May 7, 2012, St. Catharines, Ont. — A breeders' panel discussion will be among the highlights at this year's Greenhouse Canada Grower Day on June 20.

Hosted in Delhi for more than a dozen years before taking up residence in Brantford for a couple of years, this year’s daylong event will be held in the Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., in St. Catharines.

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The daylong program will feature several leading specialists in the ornamental field, tackling a number of timely topics. The program includes:

• Charlie Hayes, Advanced Treatment Technologies, Inc.  

Water treatment challenges and solutions.

• Sarah Mitchell, Syngenta Flowers

Perennial product: multi-cropping with perennials.



• Ed Higgins, Ball Horticultural Company

Garden mum production.



• Roger Kehoe, Ecke Ranch

Poinsettia production.



• Jack Vanderkooy, Ontario Plants Propagation Ltd.

Our experience with water treatment.

• Sietse Elsinga, Frisia Flora Greenhouses

My experience with biocontrols.



• Breeders panel

Breeding for consumer success.

Click here for more information on the program.

Also included is a mini trade show showcasing new technologies and solutions.

Click here for more information on registration, along with regular updates. Note the early bird and group registration rates!


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