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• Practical Use of Plant Growth Regulators in the Plant Nursery

  Aug 24

  Practical Use of Plant Growth Regulators in the Plant Nursery

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• The New or Improved Greenhouse: Labor-Saving Technologies, Mechanization, Innovation, Design and Layout

  Aug 24

  The New or Improved Greenhouse: Labor-Saving Technologies, Mechanization, Innovation, Design and Layout

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Gain the Upper Hand This Season on Root, Crown, and Foliar Diseases

  Aug 24

  Gain the Upper Hand This Season on Root, Crown, and Foliar Diseases

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Cultivating Cultivars Seed to Tree: The 30-Year Timeline for Climate Resistant Urban Trees

  Aug 24

  Cultivating Cultivars Seed to Tree: The 30-Year Timeline for Climate Resistant Urban Trees

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

  Registration Required
• H-2A: Tips and Tricks for Navigating Your Way Through

  Aug 24

  H-2A: Tips and Tricks for Navigating Your Way Through

  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

  FREE
• Promising Plants for Native Plant Gardens in Western Oregon

  Aug 24

  Promising Plants for Native Plant Gardens in Western Oregon

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Integrating Biological Control Agents with Chemical Spray Programs: Innovative Ways to Manage Pesticide Resistance

  Aug 25

  Integrating Biological Control Agents with Chemical Spray Programs: Innovative Ways to Manage Pesticide Resistance

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Nowadays Tulipmania: Flower Bulb Extravaganza

  Aug 25

  Nowadays Tulipmania: Flower Bulb Extravaganza

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Solving Plant Problems Virtually

  Aug 25

  Solving Plant Problems Virtually

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Current Market Demands New Approaches to Container Growing

  Aug 26

  Current Market Demands New Approaches to Container Growing

  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

  FREE
• Crop Protection and Cultural Considerations When Propagating

  Aug 23

  Crop Protection and Cultural Considerations When Propagating

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Transforming vs. Evolving: Turn Your Vision into Dramatic, Measurable Results Using Policy Deployment

  Aug 23

  Transforming vs. Evolving: Turn Your Vision into Dramatic, Measurable Results Using Policy Deployment

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• A Milkweed Contamination Study Spotlights Pollinator-Safe Growing – An Oregon Nursery Shows the Way

  Aug 23

  A Milkweed Contamination Study Spotlights Pollinator-Safe Growing – An Oregon Nursery Shows the Way

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Keynote Address – Katie Tamony

  Aug 23

  Keynote Address – Katie Tamony

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  FREE to all registered Farwest Participants.
• Profiting With Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  Aug 23

  Profiting With Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

  FREE
• H-2A 101: What Your Business Needs to Know

  Aug 23

  H-2A 101: What Your Business Needs to Know

  2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

  FREE
• What Do Washing Dishes and Sanitation for Plant Production Have in Common?

  Aug 23

  What Do Washing Dishes and Sanitation for Plant Production Have in Common?

  2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

  Registration Required
• What it Takes To Build A Robust IPM Program & Resistance Management

  Aug 24

  What it Takes To Build A Robust IPM Program & Resistance Management

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• The UC Landscape Plants Irrigation Trials (Part One)

  Aug 24

  The UC Landscape Plants Irrigation Trials (Part One)

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Trial Garden Report: Best in NEW Annuals and Perennials for Spring 2024

  Aug 24

  Trial Garden Report: Best in NEW Annuals and Perennials for Spring 2024

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Prune Clematis Like a Pro! (Pruning Demo)

  Aug 24

  Prune Clematis Like a Pro! (Pruning Demo)

  11:00 am - 11:30 am
• Defining and Building Your Culture to Create a Thriving Team (SPANISH ONLY)

  Aug 24

  Defining and Building Your Culture to Create a Thriving Team (SPANISH ONLY)

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Butterfly Bush: Sterility and Availability

  Aug 24

  Butterfly Bush: Sterility and Availability

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

  Registration Required
• The Climate Ready Landscape Plants Project (Part TWO)

  Aug 24

  The Climate Ready Landscape Plants Project (Part TWO)

  1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Pesticides and Water Quality

  Aug 24

  Pesticides and Water Quality

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Biopesticides: The Ideal Team Players in Plant Health Programs with a Focus on Biofungicides

  Aug 25

  Biopesticides: The Ideal Team Players in Plant Health Programs with a Focus on Biofungicides

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Drop-In OFFICE HOURS

  Aug 25

  Drop-In OFFICE HOURS

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• A Plantsman’s Notebook: New Plants and a Reminder of Some ‘Smokers’ We Often Forget About

  Aug 25

  A Plantsman’s Notebook: New Plants and a Reminder of Some ‘Smokers’ We Often Forget About

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Pollinators of the Rogerson Clematis Garden

  Aug 25

  Pollinators of the Rogerson Clematis Garden

  11:00 am - 11:30 am

  FREE
• Discover the 50% Off Solar Project USDA REAP Grant Program

  Aug 25

  Discover the 50% Off Solar Project USDA REAP Grant Program

  11:45 am - 12:15 pm

  FREE
• Plant Patents and Trademarks: Understanding Intellectual Property

  Aug 21

  Plant Patents and Trademarks: Understanding Intellectual Property

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• I Will Always Love You: Creating and Increasing Market Relevance

  Aug 21

  I Will Always Love You: Creating and Increasing Market Relevance

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Horticulture Plastics Sustainability: Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Trends

  Aug 21

  Horticulture Plastics Sustainability: Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Trends

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• H-2A vs H-2B 101: Navigating the Program Landscape

  Aug 21

  H-2A vs H-2B 101: Navigating the Program Landscape

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Nursery Science Summit: Plant Pathology

  Aug 22

  Nursery Science Summit: Plant Pathology

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Building Your Bench: Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining Talent in the Green Industry of Today and Tomorrow

  Aug 22

  Building Your Bench: Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining Talent in the Green Industry of Today and Tomorrow

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Top Consumer Garden Trends to Drive Sales

  Aug 22

  Top Consumer Garden Trends to Drive Sales

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
• Nursery Science Summit: Plant Selection and Production

  Aug 22

  Nursery Science Summit: Plant Selection and Production

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
• Healing and Horticulture: An Introduction to Horticultural Therapy, Including Therapeutic Gardens and Landscapes for Health, Recovery and Well-Being

  Aug 23

  Healing and Horticulture: An Introduction to Horticultural Therapy, Including Therapeutic Gardens and Landscapes for Health, Recovery and Well-Being

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Biostimulants and Biopesticides in Horticultural Production Systems

  Aug 23

  Biostimulants and Biopesticides in Horticultural Production Systems

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Tackling the Biggest Issue in the Green Industry: Inventory

  Aug 23

  Tackling the Biggest Issue in the Green Industry: Inventory

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• Big, Bad Botrytis: How to Beat It, Biologically

  Aug 20

  Big, Bad Botrytis: How to Beat It, Biologically

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Green Industry

  Aug 20

  The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Green Industry

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• The Importance of Training in Your IPM Program

  Aug 20

  The Importance of Training in Your IPM Program

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• KEYNOTE: Plant Your People

  Aug 20

  KEYNOTE: Plant Your People

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• What Am I Missing? Using DNA-based Testing Methods for Detection of Viruses and Viroids.

  Aug 20

  What Am I Missing? Using DNA-based Testing Methods for Detection of Viruses and Viroids.

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
• Horticulture Plastics Sustainability: Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Trends

  Aug 20

  Horticulture Plastics Sustainability: Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Trends

  1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
• You Can’t Expect What You Can’t Inspect

  Aug 20

  You Can’t Expect What You Can’t Inspect

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Attracting the Next Generation to the Green Industry

  Aug 20

  Attracting the Next Generation to the Green Industry

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Getting the Most from Your Beneficials: Handling, Quality Assessment and Application

  Aug 21

  Getting the Most from Your Beneficials: Handling, Quality Assessment and Application

  8:30 am - 10:30 am
• Managing and Motivating the Multi-Generational Green Industry

  Aug 21

  Managing and Motivating the Multi-Generational Green Industry

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• Human Capital Risks When You Have Limited Resources

  Aug 21

  Human Capital Risks When You Have Limited Resources

  1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Plants that Pay the Rent

  Aug 21

  Plants that Pay the Rent

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• AI for the Green Industry

  Aug 22

  AI for the Green Industry

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• Perennial Production: Reducing Your Shrink with Best Practices

  Aug 22

  Perennial Production: Reducing Your Shrink with Best Practices

  9:45 am - 10:45 am