2026 Greenhouse Growers School
Event Details
Date
January 21, 2026
Time
8:00am - 4:45pm
Location
CCE Albany County
24 Martin Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Host
Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program
Jingjing Yin
518-429-8608
email Jingjing Yin
Event Registration
2026 Greenhouse Growers School
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
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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