Gardening in a Changing Climate: What to Do and What to Avoid
Room B116Speaker: Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Specialist in Urban Horticulture, Washington State University Climate change is here to stay and with it our gardens
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I Will Always Love You: Creating and Increasing Market Relevance
Room B110Speaker: Lloyd Traven, President/CEO, Peace Tree Farm LLC For years we lamented as an industry about needing a national marketing campaign, that national spokesperson or
Solve Pest Problems: A New Nursery and Residential Resource to Effectively and Safely Manage Pests
Room B113Speaker: Ebba Peterson, Ph.D., Plant Pathologist and IPM Educator, Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center Solve Pest Problems, a tool managed by OSU's Oregon Integrated Pest
Horticulture Plastics Sustainability: Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Trends
Room B119Co-Presenters: Tom Marting, Director of Sustainable Solutions, HC Companies Tom Brewer, District Sales Manager, HC Companies Plastics products are common in the horticultural
Biological Control: The Importance of Quality Assessment
Room B113Speaker: Raymond A. Cloyd, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, Kansas State University Raymond will provide a brief introduction to biological control and will then focus
Is it Warm In Here? New Approaches to Horticulture in Our Changing Climate
Room B116Speaker: Bryce Lane, Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, North Carolina State University How is climate change affecting our horticultural practices? Are we poised to take advantage of
Nursery Science Summit: Plant Pathology
Room B119Speaker 1: Jay W. Pscheidt, Ph.D., Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, Oregon State University Title: Smart Spraying Grapes Leads to New Boxwood Blight Management Description: Oregon
Nursery Science Summit: Insect Pest Management
Room B119Speaker 1: Jana Lee, Ph.D., USDA Entomologist Title: Using Natural Enemies in Outdoor Nurseries, and Silicon for Pest Management Speaker 2: Man-yeon Choi, Ph.D., USDA
IPM Strategies to keep Pesticides in the Toolkit
Room B113Speaker: Alison Kutz, Consulting Director, Sound Horticulture Pests trying to outwit you? This talk will cover best practices for keeping beneficial insects and microbial controls
Leveraging Lavenders: The Sweet Smell of Success
Room B110Speaker: Lloyd Traven, President/CEO, Peace Tree Farm LLC For the last 10 years, lavender sales have increased by double digits annually. There is great opportunity
Nursery Science Summit: Plant Selection and Production
Room B119Speaker 1: Ryan Contreras, Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University Title: Past Successes and Future Directions for Nursery Breeding at Oregon State Description: Since 2009, the
The Retail Experience: Boxwood Problem Solving
Room B119Speaker: Pat Reilly, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, Saunders Genetics LLC and NewGen Boxwood Landscapers, garden center staff, growers, and homeowners alike encounter issues with boxwood. Attention to
Advancing Boxwood Blight Monitoring Techniques
Room B113Speaker: Luisa Santamaria, Ph.D., Professor, Extension Plant Pathologist, Oregon State University Boxwood plants, which are widely utilized in gardening and landscaping, are seriously threatened by
Healing and Horticultural: An Introduction to Horticultural Therapy, Including Therapeutic Gardens and Landscapes for Health, Recovery and Well-Being
Room B119Speaker: Nicholas Staddon, Spokesperson and Plantsman, Everde Growers Join Nicholas Staddon as he takes us on a candid journey through the history and foundations of
Mycorrhizae 101: Biological Root Stimulants
Room B113Speaker: Anissa Poleatewich, Senior Manager Product Development, Mycorrhizal Applications Mycorrhizae are specialized fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots and extend far into
Key to Mitigate Climate Change Lies Hidden Beneath Our Feet: A Win-Win for Horticulture
Room B119Speaker: Mike Amaranthus, Ph.D. President MycoAnalytics LLC, Adjunct Associate Professor Oregon State University Soils serve as tremendous storehouses of the Earth's carbon, and even a