D&D Farms Inc., 32 Hudson Rd., Stow, MA (about D&D Farms)
Co-sponsored by Massachusetts Flower Growers’ Association and
University of Massachusetts Extension Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program
Registration Form (PRINT and MAIL )
Registration: $50/person for first, $40/person for additional registrations
Registration includes morning coffee and lunch.
Allied Trade Tables Available: To reserve allied trade table: $60 per 6' table - see registration form
8:30 – 10:00
Registration: Complimentary Coffee
9:00 – 10:00
Open House- Tours of D&D Farm Greenhouses or attend special session below.
*Respirator Fit Test Training – Al Sorensen, UMass Public Health
The new worker protection standards (WPS) require respirators to be fit tested each year.
In this special session, learn about pesticide safety, respirators and steps to properly fit test respirators.
Please pre-register for this session.
10:00
Welcome: Tina Bemis- President MFGA, Dan and Linda Taranto, D&D Farms
10:10 – 11:00
Reading and Analyzing Your Fertilizer Bag – Cari Peters, J R Peters Inc.
Cari will deconstruct fertilizer formulas on the fertilizer label to understand what’s on the label and why!
11:00 – 11:30
Step by Step: Using and Scheduling Biological Control – Linda Taranto, D&D Farms
D&D Farms have been successfully using biocontrol for their spring ornamental crops and greenhouse tomatoes.
Linda will share their season long, step by step schedule for releasing biocontrols and pesticide use.
11:30 – 12:20
*Disease Management from Start to Finish: Key Diseases of Spring Crops - Colleen Warfield, Ball Horticulture
12:20
Catered Lunch – Reservations requested by February 5
MFGA Annual Meeting- Tina Bemis, Bemis Farms Nursery, President MFGA
1:15 – 2:15
How We Use Social Media to Enhance Sales
Panel: Cheryl Sanford, King Farm, Teri Boardman, Volante Farms, Annie Stuart,Weston Nurseries
2:15 – 3:15
*5 Ways to Create Continuous Biocontrol in Greenhouses - Carol Glenister, IPM Laboratories, Locke NY
This session will cover 5 ways to keep continuous presence of biocontrol agents in greenhouses so they can be there when you need them.
* 3 Pesticide credits for the day, category 26
New pesticide credit rules: Sign-in required at registration for pesticide credit, photo ID required at sign in.
For more information contact: Bob Luczai, MFGA - 781-275-4811 or Tina Smith 413-545-5306 UMass Extension Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program
http://ag.umass.edu/greenhouse-floriculture or http://www.massflowergrowers.com/
