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NYS 2025 Greenhouse and Growers School

• Thursday, January 23, 2025, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

   

The 2025 NYS Winter Greenhouse and Growers School will take place on January 23, 2025 with morning virtual and afternoon in-person classes available. Attend half day or full day. This class will allow attendees to earn NYS DEC Pesticide Recertification credits.

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Morning Program - 9:00 – 12:30 PM VIRTUAL

(View at your location, or at Roycroft Powerhouse, East Aurora, NY)

• Beneficial Insects and Biopesticides: A Biological Approach to Greenhouse Pest Management – Elwood Roberts, GGSPro Technical Specialist
• Navigating Neonics: Pest Management Strategies for New York – Allie Allgeyer, GGSPro Technical Specialist
• NYS Flower Industries Update - Sue Adams, NYSFI
• 21^st Century Water Molds – Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University
• Greenhouse Grower Update on Pests and Diseases – Michael Dorgan, NYS Ag and Markets

Afternoon Program - 1:00 – 4:30 PM IN PERSON

(Roycroft Powerhouse, 39 S. Grove Street, East Aurora, NY)

• Understanding Greenhouse Energy Use and Carbon Footprint: Audits, Benchmarking, and Monitoring – Neil Mattson, Cornell University
• New Year, New Arthropod Pests on the Horizon and New Approaches to Control Current Pest – Betsy Lamb, NYS IPM
• Invasive Species and the Greenhouse Industry –Rachel Taylor WNY PRISM
• Tips to Address Wildlife Damage for Nursery and Greenhouse Operations – Ryan Rockefeller, Biologist, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

View full detailed agenda here.

Lunch and breaks will be provided for all sessions.

Cost:

VIRTUAL (AM) only $30 *($25 for CCE Erie Ag Supporter)
IN-PERSON (PM) only $30 *($25 for CCE Erie Ag Supporter)
Both Programs $60 *($55 for CCE Erie Ag Supporter)

*(Ag Supporters only allow one $5 discount for the workshop to be applied to the full day or an am or pm session)

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Learn more about becoming a CCE Erie Ag Supporter here.

Growers may earn NYS DEC pesticide recertification credits by attending. Credits have been approved. Only those who register and stay for the entire course will receive a Recertification Course Certificate. There will be separate certificates for the morning and afternoon programs.

For more information about the programs and DEC pesticide credits contact sin2@cornell.eud, (716) 652-5400 ext 150.

For persons with disabilities requiring accommodation, please contact Sharon Bachman (716) 652-5400 x150 5 days prior to the event.

Last updated January 8, 2025