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Greenhouse Management Workshop
February 26 -27, 2008
Wooster, OH
Three tracks: culture, management, and hydroponics
Information will be delivered with presentations, hands-on exercises, and facility tours.
Hydroponics presentations:
- Organic Production (Balduff)
- Hydroponics Production (Frantz)
- Food Safety (Keener)
- Marketing Forum (Fox)
Culture and management hands-on sessions:
- Major plant nutrient disorders (McMahon)
- Pest and beneficial insect identification (Canas)
- Reading pesticide labels and best greenhouse sanitation practices (Kick-Rraack and Lewandowski)
- Managing Hispanic work force (Pasian)
- Greenhouse management software (Frantz and Ling)
- Improve production efficiency by knowing your greenhouse environment (Froelich and Ling)
Speakers
- Mr. Jeff Balduff, CropKing.com
- Dr. Luis Canas (OSU)
- Ms. Joanne Kick-Rraack (Ohio State University Extension (OSUE)),
- Ms. Julie Fox, OSUE
- Dr. Jonathan Frantz (USDA/ARS)
- Mr. Steve Froelich (Hydrosun Hydroponics Inc.)
- Dr. Merle Jensen, University of Arizona
- Dr. Kevin Keener (Purdue University)
- Dr. Dennis Lewandowski (OSU)
- Dr. Peter Ling (OSU/OARDC)
- Dr. Robert McMahon (OSU/ATI)
Pesticide applicator certification credit will be offered.
The program information above is subject to change. Final program information will be available on 1/15/2008 at
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ling/announce.html
For more information contact:
Dr. Peter Ling, ling.23@osu.edu
