Agenda

8:00 AM | Registration and sign in for NYS DEC credits

8:35 AM | Building Better Pest Programs - Targeted Timing and Life Cycles*  | Speaker: Dr. Karen Stever, Technical Specialist, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies

9:35 AM | Common, Uncommon & Complex* | Speaker: Dr. George Grant, Technical Specialist, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies

10:35 AM | Break

10:50 AM | Update from NYS Flower Industries | Speaker: Sue Adams, NYSFI President; Mark Adams Greenhouses

11:05 AM | Update from Ag & Markets Update | Speaker: Michael Dorgan, Assistant Director, Division of Plant Industry, NYS Agriculture and Markets

11:35 AM | Avoid Diseases to Have Fabulous Foliage and Flowers* | Speaker: Dr. Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathologist, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University

12:35 PM | LUNCH

1:15 PM | Price Your Products to Sell | Speaker: Mark Adams, Owner of Adams Greenhouses

2:15 PM | Pesticide Labels - A Closer Look* | Speaker: Michael Helms, Pesticide Safety Education Program Leader, NYS Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University

3:15 PM | Designing a Greenhouse Fertilizer Program Based on Your Water Quality and Crop Needs | Speaker: Dr. Neil Mattson, Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

4:15 PM | Update from DEC*  | Speaker: Sarah Whelen, Pesticide Control Specialist 2, Division of Materials Management, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

*NYSDEC pesticide application recertification credits will be provided.

This event is in-person but the speakers in the morning session will present virtually. 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. Lunch is included. Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins will NOT be allowed. Please register by January 16, 2026 at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/GreenhouseGrowers26-2_201