Event Details
Date
December 6, 2016
Time
8:30am- 4:00pm
Location
Carey Institute Guggenheim Pavilion
100 Pond Hill Road
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Host
CCE Capital Area Ag. and Hort, Program
Tove Ford
(518)765-3518
email Tove Ford
To register online: reg.cce.cornell.edu/cu
Cut Flower Conference: First Annual Capital Region and Hudson Valley
December 6, 2016
By participating in this conference, you will be able to:
-Implement new insect and disease pest management strategies
-Understand the role of soil health in plant health
-Consider the long-term with crop rotations
-Apply business management tools and expand your market
To register online: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/cutflowerconf_201
8:45 - 9:30: Welcome, Dr. Lily Calderwood
Insect Pest Management and Research Update
9:30 - 10:15: Floriculture Disease Management, Dr. Nora Catlin
Break
10:30 - 11:15 Dr. Chris Wien
Manipulating Cut Flowers to Fit Market Needs
11:15 - 12:00 Dr. Jennifer Phillips
Soil Health: The Importance of Carbon
Lunch + ASCFG
1:00 - 1:45 Roxbury Farm, Kinderhook NY
Annual Crop Rotation
1:45 - 2:30 Dan Welch, NY FarmNet
Tools to Help You Profit from Your Cut-Flower Business
Break
2:45 - 3:15 Mary Guzior, Seagroatt Riccardi
Selling to a Flower Wholesaler
3:15 - 4:00 Farmer to Florist Panel Discussion
Local flower quality, quantity, and post-harvest treatment discussed with growers and florists.
