Calendar of EventsGreater Cleveland Flower Growers Association January 10, 3:00 PM. The association will have a special Bonus program on "Greenhouse Cost Accounting101 or How Listening to My accountant Kept My Business Alive". Speaker Tom Zbiegien, Controller from BFG Supply. Location: Tom's Country Place, 3442 Stoney Ridge Road, Avon OH. The main program that day is the Perennial School from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM for which there is a $35 charge. The Bonus program is free at 3:00 PM. ----- 000 -----
Greenhouse Engineering Workshop – energy management Date: January 31- February 1, 2006 Workshop description The workshop is designed to provide the latest information on energy management for efficient greenhouse heating operations. Major topics to be included are: energy conservation, heat delivery, new boiler technologies, alternative fuels, and management strategies to increase greenhouse profitability. Information will be delivered through presentations and interactive “Ask the experts” sessions to address general and specific needs of the workshop participants. Send in your specific questions Workshop participants are encouraged to send in specific energy related questions that will be addressed during the workshop. Please send in your questions before 1/23/2006. You Will Learn
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Program: 1/31/06 9:00 AM Registration and coffee 2/1/06 8:00 AM Coffee Instructors: Dr. Michael Brugger, Associate Professor, OSU/OARDC. Boiler technology, heat delivery system, management strategies of floor heat. Mr. Randy Monhemius. Business Specialist, USDA Rural Development Program. Guarantee loan and grant programs for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems. Dr. Harold Keener, Professor, OSU/OARDC. High efficient agri-fuel combustion technology using shelled corn as an alternative fuel. Mr. Anatol Kwartler, The Will-burt Company. Commercial coal combustion technologies from Stoker to atmospheric fluidized bed. Dr. Michelle Jones, Assistant Professor, OSU/OARDC. Effects of ethylene on plant and how to identify them. Dr. Peter Ling, Associate Professor, OSU/OARDC. Greenhouse energy management strategies to improve energy efficiency. Mr. Tom Machamer, Owner, Cedar Lane Farms Inc. Grower’s two years experience of operating a fluidized bed coal combustion unit. From old Stoker to the new atmospheric fluidized bed coal combustion unit. Mr. Curt Martin, Greenhouse Industry Manager, Hamilton Engineering. Advances of boiler technology and how to get the most out of your boilers. Dr. David Mears, Professor II, Rutgers University. Energy conservation and alternative energy for controlled environment plant production. Mr. Kurt Parbst, President, Ludvig Svensson Inc. How to select energy curtain and tips for effective operations. Dr. Claudio Pasian, Associate Professor, OSU/OSUE. Horticultural considerations to improve crop production including crop selection, growing under lower temperatures, with a special discussion on effects of using elevated CO2 to improve plant growth. Registration Early Bird Fee: $100 on or before January 23, 2006. Regular Fee: $120 after January 23, 2006 (Fees include lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday) Tuesday dinner: $15.00 includes tax and gratuity. Meal not included in registration fee. Course Coordinator Dr. Peter P. Ling, OARDC/OSU The workshop is sponsored by The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
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