September 25, 2020
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Virtual Symposium | 9:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
The theme this year is 'GROWING AND THRIVING".
Get caught up on all the latest research and development for nursery crops
REGISTRATION
Registration fees are kept low thanks to our partners
PROGRAM
ROOM 1 |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome from the Program Chair Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA |
9:10 a.m. | What's Bugging Your Nursery Crops? Jen Llewellyn, OMAFRA |
9:20 a.m. | Strange Brew Dusty Zamecnik, Hometown Brew |
9:40 a.m. | Safety & Efficiency: Get An Upgrade Jeanine West, PhytoServ |
10:00 a.m. | SPEAKER Q&A |
ROOM 2 |
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10:15 a.m. | Correcting Water Chemistry at Sheridan Mary-Jane Ash, Sheridan Nurseries |
10:30 a.m. | Operation Clean-Out Cara McCreary, OMAFRA |
11:00 a.m. | Resources to Improve Crop Protection Jason Deveau, OMAFRA |
11:30 a.m. | Automated Caliper Measurements and Registration Medhat Moussa, University of Guelph |
11:45 a.m. | SPEAKER Q&A |
11:55 a.m. | New Product Showcase - A word from our sponsors |
12:10 p.m. | BREAK FOR LUNCH |
ROOM 3 |
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12:30 p.m. | Microplants: Technology for Rapid Production Praveen Saxena, University of Guelph |
12:55 p.m. | Quercus – Diversity and ID Sean Fox, University of Guelph |
1:15 p.m. | Oak Wilt and Beech Leaf Disease Sharon Reed, OMNRF |
1:35 p.m. | IPM for Box Tree Moth Abbie Wiesner, University of Guelph |
1:50 p.m. | Improving Soil Health in the Nursery Ryan Munroe, Vineland |
2:05 p.m. | SPEAKER Q&A |
ROOM 4 |
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2:20 p.m. | Growers Board Announcements Andrew Barbour, Chair, Growers Sector Group of Landscape Ontario |
2:25 p.m. | Grower Good Ideas Aaron Bakker - JC Bakker & Sons - Mobile Water Jeff Winkelmolen - Winkelmolen Nursery - Efficient Spacing Jason Rekker - BTN - Standard Operating Procedures for Consistent Results Gerwin Bouman - Stam Nurseries - Modular Chemical Storage |
2:55 p.m. | Adjourn |
Jennifer Llewellyn
Dusty Zamecnik
Jeanine West
Mary-Jane Ash
Cara McCreary
Jason Deveau
Medhat Moussa
Praveen Saxena
Sean Fox
Sharon Reed
Abbie Wiesner
Ryan Munroe
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Please contact Amy Buchanan for more information.