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Session 1: 1/10/2023
1:00 PM Cutting out cut flower diseases*
Speaker: Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
2:00 PM Stump the professor (bring all your bulb questions!)
Speaker: Dr. Bill Miller, Professor in floriculture, Cornell University, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section
Session 2: 1/17/2023
1:00 PM A beneficial strategy: Promoting biological control in cut flower production*
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Lamb, Ornamentals IPM Coordinator, NYS Integrated Pest Management
2:00 PM What are biopesticides, and should I be using them in my cut flowers?*
Speaker: Dr. Amara Dunn, Biocontrol Specialist, NYS Integrated Pest Management
Session 3: 1/24/2023
2:00 PM USDA-NRCS High Tunnel Initiative
Speaker: Dianna Stanton, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
2:45 PM Choosing the right cut flowers for your farm
Speaker: Hannah Volpi, Farmer Florist – Founder, Owner, Operator of Foxi Flora
Session 4: 1/31/2023
1:00 PM Tarping and soil health
Speaker: Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Regional Vegetable Specialist, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
2:00 PM Tunnels low to high: maximizing season extension for cut flowers on limited land
Speaker: Dr. Melanie Stock, Assistant Professor and Urban & Small Farms Extension Specialist, Utah State University, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Session 5: 2/7/2023
1:00 PM Cut flowers: Pests love them too!*
Speaker: Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist and Associate Agricultural Program Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
2:00 PM New cut flower varieties to grow
Speaker: Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist, Ball ColorLink
Session 6: 2/14/2023
1:00 PM Ways to market and diversify your cut flower operations
Speaker: Lindsey Pashow, Agriculture Business Development and Marketing Specialist, Harvest NY, Cornell Cooperative Extension
2:00 PM Optimizing irrigation water quality in tunnels
Speaker: Dr. Jingjing Yin, Regional Commercial Horticulture Educator, Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
* NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for the following categories: 1A, 3A, 3C, 24 & 25.
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Last updated January 3, 2023