Join us for the MFGA Winter Meeting and Education Program at Northeast Nursery. The event will feature a full day program that will include presentations on new pesticides, common diseases of young plants, nutrient problems in spring greenhouse crops, and a grower panel on diversifying your business and attracting customers.
Registration
Note: Registration at the door (day of the meeting) is available but lunch may not be guaranteed. We will try to accommodate as many people as possible.
Agenda
8:15 – 9:15 AM |
Open House - Visit before you come to the meeting - Kane’s Flower World, Inc., 64 Andover St (Rte. 114), Danvers, MA. Owners Jeff and Ralph Kane invite you to stop by and they will show you their retail and wholesale operation. |
9:00 AM |
Registration with complimentary coffee and pastries. |
9:40 AM |
Welcome - Tom Spence, Northeast Greenhouse and Supply Manager |
9:45 –10:45 AM |
Review of New Pesticides Rick Yates, Technical Support Manager, Griffins Greenhouse Supply |
10:45 – 11:45 AM |
Managing Common Diseases of Young Plants in the Greenhouse Dr. Nora Catlin, Floriculture Specialist and Agriculture Program Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk County, Long Island |
11:45 – 12:00 PM |
Visit with allied trade vendors |
12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (provided with registration) - Reservations requested by February 8, 2019. MFGA Annual Meeting - Bart King, President and Bob Luczai, Secretary, MFGA |
1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Common Nutrient Problems of Spring Greenhouse Crops Dr. Rosa Raudales, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Connecticut Rosa will discuss common nutrient problems observed in spring greenhouse crops and how to prevent problems from happening. |
2:00 - 3:00 PM |
Ways to Diversify Your Business and Products to Attract Customers. An “Ideas” Session.
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Pesticide Credits
2 pesticide credits for greenhouse category (26) have been approved for this program, valid for equivalent categories in all New England states.
Contact
Bob Luczai, massflowergrowers@gmail.com or 508-935- 8264; Geoffrey Njue, gnjue@umext.umass.edu or 781-891-0650 ext. 12