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EASTERN REGION AREA MEETINGS PLANNED
Midwestern Area Meeting
Area Meeting Chair Nancy Tures reports that a Midwestern Area Meeting will be held on August 19, hosted by Kankakee Nursery in Aroma Park, IL <LINK>. The educational program will include Chris Pilon of Waste Management Recycle America discussing the current recycling landscape. He will address how it applies to growers including what they can do to recycle. Don Orton will give an IPM talk on when to propagate bug free without chemicals by using Coincide. Chris Threadgill of Valent will give a talk titled “Key factors to consider when developing a pre-emergent herbicide program for field grown and container grown ornamentals.” There will be a budding demonstration and tour of Kankakee Nursery. For registration details, contact Nancy Tures at 815-648-4011 or e-mailto: grtflgrwr@yahoo.com
New England Area Meeting
Mark Bridgen reports that the IPPS Eastern Region will be holding a one-day area meeting in cooperation with the 2008 New England Greenhouse Conference (NEGC) on Wednesday, November 5, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. IPPS President, Brian Maynard, described this collaborative activity as a “new, exploratory venture for the IPPS.” The NEGC will be held from November 5-7 in Worcester, Massachusetts. This biennial event is the largest, nationally-recognized floriculture industry show in New England. Seminars at the NEGC feature international and nationally recognized speakers from industry and academia and usually attract more than 2,000 participants.
During the first day of the NEGC, on November 5, intensive pre-conference seminars are scheduled. One of the workshops this year is an IPPS Area Meeting and will focus on plant propagation. Dr. Maynard, President of the IPPS, Eastern Region will open the conference with a brief introduction to the IPPS. Then, Dr. Bob Geneve, co-author of Hartmann & Kester’s Plant Propagation book and Professor of Horticulture at the University of Kentucky, will speak on Seed Propagation for Greenhouse Growers. Dr. Nora Catlin, an Extension Specialist from Cornell, will speak on Disease Management for Greenhouse Propagation and Bill Cullina, past Director of Horticultural Research for the New England Wild Flower Society and author of 5 books, will lecture on Propagating Wildflowers. Following lunch, Dan Gilrein, an entomologist from Cornell and a very entertaining speaker, will discuss Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse Propagation. Finally, at the end of the afternoon, Dr. Jamie Gibson, Corporate Manager for quality control and technical services for Conrad Fafard, Inc., will talk about Stock Plant Management to Enhance Cutting Propagation.
To register for this IPPS Area meeting, visit the NEGC website: www.negreenhouse.org or contact Margot Bridgen
For more information, contact:
Margot Bridgen, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
IPPS Eastern Region, North America
1700 North Parish Drive
Southold, NY 11971
Phone: 631-765-9638
Fax: 631-765-9648
E-mail: Margot Bridgen
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