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• Healthy Soil: All the Key Elements for Maintaining the Healthiest Soil

  Aug 26

  Healthy Soil: All the Key Elements for Maintaining the Healthiest Soil

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• How to Deal With Mite Pests in Landscapes and Nurseries

  Aug 26

  How to Deal With Mite Pests in Landscapes and Nurseries

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Pesticide Coverage of Difficult to Spray Plants Such as Boxwood

  Aug 26

  Pesticide Coverage of Difficult to Spray Plants Such as Boxwood

  9:45 am - 10:45 am

  Registration Required
• Soil Moisture Sensors: Should You Use Them?

  Aug 26

  Soil Moisture Sensors: Should You Use Them?

  11:00 am - 11:30 am

  FREE
• Overcoming Substrate Shortages with a Proven Solution

  Aug 26

  Overcoming Substrate Shortages with a Proven Solution

  11:45 am - 12:15 pm

  FREE
• 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
• The Art and Science of Pricing Products

  Aug 23

  The Art and Science of Pricing Products

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Biochar in Propagation Substrates: Good or Bad?

  Aug 23

  Biochar in Propagation Substrates: Good or Bad?

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• 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.
• Selecting Plants for Success!

  Aug 23

  Selecting Plants for Success!

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Fixing Workplace Conflict

  Aug 23

  Fixing Workplace Conflict

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

  Registration Required
• Profiting With Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  Aug 23

  Profiting With Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

  FREE
• Succession Planning 2-hour WORKSHOP

  Aug 23

  Succession Planning 2-hour WORKSHOP

  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  FREE
• Save Energy, Save Resources, Save Money: A Grower Panel Discussion About Efficiency Project Implementation

  Aug 23

  Save Energy, Save Resources, Save Money: A Grower Panel Discussion About Efficiency Project Implementation

  1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

  Registration Required
• 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
• 10 Effective Ways to Communicate the Value of Your Products

  Aug 24

  10 Effective Ways to Communicate the Value of Your Products

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• People, Plants and a Backyard – An Exploration of How and Why We Interpret Urban Landscapes the Way We Do

  Aug 24

  People, Plants and a Backyard – An Exploration of How and Why We Interpret Urban Landscapes the Way We Do

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  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
• Phytophthora Root Rot – Understanding a Complex Problem

  Aug 24

  Phytophthora Root Rot – Understanding a Complex Problem

  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
• Green Pests that Plague Production: Algae, Moss, Liveworts and Nostoc

  Aug 24

  Green Pests that Plague Production: Algae, Moss, Liveworts and Nostoc

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Registration Required
• Topiary Demo

  Aug 24

  Topiary Demo

  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

  FREE
• 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
• Marketing to Capture Consumers Environmental Focused Purchasing Habits

  Aug 24

  Marketing to Capture Consumers Environmental Focused Purchasing Habits

  1:30 pm - 2:30 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
• Values as a Business Model: The Story of Botanical Interests

  Aug 25

  Values as a Business Model: The Story of Botanical Interests

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  Registration Required
• Mycorrhizae: Benefits and Use in Grower Operations and the Landscape

  Aug 25

  Mycorrhizae: Benefits and Use in Grower Operations and the Landscape

  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  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
• Flathead Borers in Nursery and Orchards

  Aug 25

  Flathead Borers in Nursery and Orchards

  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
• Reduce the Cost of Spraying Your Nursery

  Aug 25

  Reduce the Cost of Spraying Your Nursery

  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

  FREE
• Plant Patents and Trademarks: Understanding Intellectual Property

  Aug 21

  Plant Patents and Trademarks: Understanding Intellectual Property

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Production Decisions Influence Risks for Boxwood Blight Outbreaks

  Aug 21

  Production Decisions Influence Risks for Boxwood Blight Outbreaks

  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
• OMRI: Your Organic Secret Weapon

  Aug 21

  OMRI: Your Organic Secret Weapon

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Solve Pest Problems: A New Nursery and Residential Resource to Effectively and Safely Manage Pests

  Aug 21

  Solve Pest Problems: A New Nursery and Residential Resource to Effectively and Safely Manage Pests

  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
• Rise of Spray Drones in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry

  Aug 21

  Rise of Spray Drones in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry

  2:30 pm - 3:30 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
• CANCELED: Biological Control: The Importance of Quality Assessment

  Aug 21

  CANCELED: Biological Control: The Importance of Quality Assessment

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program Review and Listening Session for Growers

  Aug 21

  IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program Review and Listening Session for Growers

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• What is Your End Game? Succession and Exit Planning Best Practices for the Green Industry

  Aug 21

  What is Your End Game? Succession and Exit Planning Best Practices for the Green Industry

  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
• The Fundamentals of Resistance Management

  Aug 22

  The Fundamentals of Resistance Management

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Nursery Science Summit: Insect Pest Management

  Aug 22

  Nursery Science Summit: Insect Pest Management

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• IPM Strategies to keep Pesticides in the Toolkit

  Aug 22

  IPM Strategies to keep Pesticides in the Toolkit

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• Top Consumer Garden Trends to Drive Sales

  Aug 22

  Top Consumer Garden Trends to Drive Sales

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
• IPM for Horticulture Crops

  Aug 22

  IPM for Horticulture Crops

  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
• The Retail Experience: Boxwood Problem Solving

  Aug 22

  The Retail Experience: Boxwood Problem Solving

  1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
• Advancing Boxwood Blight Monitoring Techniques

  Aug 22

  Advancing Boxwood Blight Monitoring Techniques

  1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
• How to Get the Right Products to the Right Customers at the Right Time

  Aug 22

  How to Get the Right Products to the Right Customers at the Right Time

  2:30 pm - 3:30 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
• Creating a Biocontrol Program: Tips and Tricks for the Busy Grower

  Aug 23

  Creating a Biocontrol Program: Tips and Tricks for the Busy Grower

  9:45 am - 10:45 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
• Key to Mitigate Climate Change Lies Hidden Beneath Our Feet: A Win-Win for Horticulture

  Aug 23

  Key to Mitigate Climate Change Lies Hidden Beneath Our Feet: A Win-Win for Horticulture

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• How Climate Change is Affecting Our Use and Application of Native Plants

  Aug 20

  How Climate Change is Affecting Our Use and Application of Native Plants

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Labels, Tags and Marketing: The Latest Trends and Innovations

  Aug 20

  Labels, Tags and Marketing: The Latest Trends and Innovations

  8:30 am - 9:30 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
• Hot Pots: How Container Colors Influence Root Zone Temperatures and Plant Production

  Aug 20

  Hot Pots: How Container Colors Influence Root Zone Temperatures and Plant Production

  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
• Developing a Biological Control Strategy that Works for You

  Aug 20

  Developing a Biological Control Strategy that Works for You

  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
• ODA Case Studies and Lessons Learned

  Aug 20

  ODA Case Studies and Lessons Learned

  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
• Creating Your Internet Marketing Plan 2025–2026

  Aug 20

  Creating Your Internet Marketing Plan 2025–2026

  2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
• Why Do Some Pesticide Applications Fail?

  Aug 20

  Why Do Some Pesticide Applications Fail?

  2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
• How A Quick Sketch Can Double Your Sale

  Aug 21

  How A Quick Sketch Can Double Your Sale

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Native Plants, Cultivars, and Sustainability: Selecting the Genes that Fit Your Design

  Aug 21

  Native Plants, Cultivars, and Sustainability: Selecting the Genes that Fit Your Design

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Can Technology and Automation Help Ease Labor Concerns?

  Aug 21

  Can Technology and Automation Help Ease Labor Concerns?

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• 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
• Hot Yards, Cool Tips: Fire-wise Landscaping 101

  Aug 21

  Hot Yards, Cool Tips: Fire-wise Landscaping 101

  9:45 am - 10:45 am
• Best Management Practices for Effective Applications in Nurseries

  Aug 21

  Best Management Practices for Effective Applications in Nurseries

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Sustainability in Horticulture: Virtue Signaling or Affecting Change?

  Aug 21

  Sustainability in Horticulture: Virtue Signaling or Affecting Change?

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
• The Value Proposition of Beneficial Microbes

  Aug 21

  The Value Proposition of Beneficial Microbes

  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
• Human Capital Risks When You Have Limited Resources

  Aug 21

  Human Capital Risks When You Have Limited Resources

  1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Landscape Design Basics: Time-Saving Tips

  Aug 21

  Landscape Design Basics: Time-Saving Tips

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

  Aug 21

  Plants that Pay the Rent

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Biological Control: The Importance of Quality Assessment

  Aug 21

  Biological Control: The Importance of Quality Assessment

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• The Fundamentals of Resistance Management

  Aug 22

  The Fundamentals of Resistance Management

  8:30 am - 9:30 am
• 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
• New Approach to Thrips Management in Nurseries

  Aug 22

  New Approach to Thrips Management in Nurseries

  9:45 am - 10:45 am