2023 Farwest Speaker Lineup
Learn from the Best at Farwest. Complete seminar schedule coming mid-April.
Vance Almquist, Ph.D.
Vice President, Oregon Society of Soil Scientists; Instructor, Oregon State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Dr. Bridget Behe
Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Sam Bidwell
Integrated Pest Manager, Log House Plants; Founder, Sunnyside Sam’s Wholesale Nursery
[Bio & Seminars]
Michael Brownbridge, Ph.D.
Biological Program Manager, Plant Diseases, BioWorks Inc.
[Bio & Seminars]
Linda Beutler
Curator, Rogerson Clematis Garden, and Instructor, Clackamas Community College
[Bio & Seminars]
Dr. Ann Chase
Co-founder, Chase Agricultural Consulting
[Bio & Seminars]
Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D.
Professor and Extension Specialist in Urban Horticulture, Washington State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Mary Choate
Chief Operating Officer, Pest Wizard Brands LLC
[Bio & Seminars]
Ryan Contreras, Ph.D.
Associate Department Head and Professor, Oregon State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Joe Farinacci
Director, New Market Development, BFG Supply Co.
[Bio & Seminars]
George Grant
GGSPro Technical Specialist Supervisor, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies
[Bio & Seminars]
David Gruen
Columbia River Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
[Bio & Seminars]
Benjamin Hoover, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainable Nursery Production, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
[Bio & Seminars]
Chelsea Ibarra
Deputy General Counsel, másLabor
[Bio & Seminars]
Curtis Jones
Co-founder and former co-owner/President, Botanical Interests Inc.
[Bio & Seminars]
Ivor Kincaide
Farmland Program Director, Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT)
[Bio & Seminars]
Broch Martindale
National Nursery & Greenhouse Strategic Account Manger, Corteva
[Bio & Seminars]
Andony Melathopoulos
Associate Professor, Pollinator Health Program, Oregon State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Kara Mills, Ph.D.
Lead Horticulturist, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
[Bio & Seminars]
Loren Oki, Ph.D.
Specialist in Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis
[Bio & Seminars]
Jason Padden
Sales Account Manager, Mycorrhizal Applications
[Bio & Seminars]
Elizabeth Peña
Value Stream Leader, Peoria Gardens Inc.
Lider de flujo de valor, Peoria Gardens, Inc. [Bio & Seminars]
Lider de flujo de valor, Peoria Gardens, Inc. [Bio & Seminars]
Zachary Peek
Owner, Atlas Consulting LLC
[Bio & Seminars]
Allison Pennell
Sales Representative and Horticulturalist, McHutchison Horticultural Distributors
[Bio & Seminars]
Rick Peters
President, The Peters Company
[Bio & Seminars]
Whitney Rideout
Program Manager, Industry and Agriculture, Energy Trust of Oregon
[Bio & Seminars]
Kathryn Rifenburg
Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Coordinator, Oregon Department of Agriculture
[Bio & Seminars]
Silvia Rondon, Ph.D.
Professor and Extension Entomology Specialist, Oregon State University; Director, Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center
[Bio & Seminars]
Timothy Schaal
CEO, Airtec Sprayers, Inc.
[Bio & Seminars]
Melissa Scherr, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Nursery Crops, Oregon State University Extension
[Bio & Seminars]
Maria Schmidlkofer
Attorney, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
[Bio & Seminars]
Sharon Selvaggio
Pesticide Program Specialist, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
[Bio & Seminars]
Al Shay
Senior Instructor, Horticulture Department, Oregon State University
[Bio & Seminars]
Chris Sheesley
President, In-Accord
[Bio & Seminars]
Nicholas Staddon
Company Spokesman / Plantsman, Everde Growers
[Bio & Seminars]
Danny Summers
Managing Director/Chief Instigator, The Garden Center Group
[Bio & Seminars]
Katie Tamony
Chief Marketing Officer, Monrovia Nursery Company
[Bio & Seminars]
Rich Thiebaud
Director of Sales, Landscape Management Network (LMN)
[Bio & Seminars]
Dr. Jerry Weiland
Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
[Bio & Seminars]
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Development, Zynnovation LLC
[Bio & Seminars]