New York Winter Greenhouse & Growers School
- Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The 2026 NYS Winter Greenhouse and Growers School will take place on January 21, 2026 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.
Attendees will be required to sign in prior to instruction beginning.Anyone who arrives late will be encouraged to stay for the instruction but will be informed that DEC Recertification credits will not be awarded.Only those who stay for the entire course will receive a Recertification Course Certificate upon completion of the course.CCE Erie Ag Administrative Assistant will assist Sharon Bachman with distribution of course certificates at the end of the meeting.
Morning Program - 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM VIRTUAL
(View at your location, or at Roycroft Powerhouse, East Aurora, NY)
- Building Better Pest Programs - Targeted Timing and Life Cycles; Dr. Karen Stever – GGSPro Technical Specialist
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Grower Case Studies - Common, Uncommon & Complex; Dr. George Grant – GGSPro Technical Specialist
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NYS Flower Industries Update; Sue Adams
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Greenhouse Grower Update on Pests and Diseases; Michael Dorgan, NYS Ag and Markets
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Avoid Diseases to Have Fabulous Foliage and Flowers; Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University
Lunch 12:30 - 1:15 PM (provided for all in-person registrations)
Afternoon Program - 1:15 – 3:30 PM IN PERSON
(Roycroft Powerhouse, 39 S. Grove Street, East Aurora, NY)
- Efficient Technologies, Processes, and Practices to Optimize Energy Use and Related Costs
in Greenhouse Operations;
Gabriel Gurley, Cornell Agriculture Energy Program Manager
- Why Whiteflies and Aphids Thrive.....and How to Stop Them; Carol S. Glenister, Entomologist, IPM Laboratories, Inc.
- Pesticide Applicator Updates with Region 9 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Staff; Shawn Conrad, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Cost:
- VIRTUAL (AM) only $60 *($50 for NYSFI Members or CCE Erie Ag Supporter)
- IN-PERSON (PM) only $15 *($10 for NYSFI Members or CCE Erie Ag Supporter)
- BOTH PROGRAMS $75 *($60 for NYSFI Member or 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)
Register
https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/GreenhouseGrowers2026_214
Last updated December 9, 2025