The 2019 Greenhouse Growers Expo , in partnership with the Great Lakes Fruit , Vegetable , and Farm Market Expo , will be held Dec. 10 - 12 , 2019 , at the Devos Place Conference Center in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Working side - by - side with the Western Michigan Greenhouse Association and the Metro Detroit Flower Growers Association , the Michigan State University Extension Floriculture and Greenhouse Production Team has developed a program of 15 educational sessions on commercial plant life production techniques , pest management and nosology , marketing and retail strategies , and MSU inquiry updates . The docket have presentation by green industry experts , as well as MSU mental faculty and Extension educators , and has been designed specifically for horticultural master and enthusiasts .
agriculturalist of all experience levels will benefit from presentations on commercial flora production techniques . Will Healy , a nationally recognized technical expert from the Ball Horticultural Company , provides a framework for teach mass how to water containerize craw expeditiously and effectively . Plant growth governor ( PGR ) guru Joyce Latimer from Virginia Tech shares her insights in a two - session series on using PGRs to maximize craw tone . unseasoned works propagation and handling Spanish pointer are represent by John Dole of North Carolina State University and Roberto Lopez from MSU . school term let in :
The marketing and retail data track sport a full-bodied lineup of industry experts speaking on hot matter that include present-day container combining , pricing strategies , societal media practice and online retail merchandising . Featured speakers include Bridget Behe of MSU , Kari Mazzaferro from Scotts MiracleGro , Ariana Torres from Purdue University and Daedre McGrath and Heidi Lindberg from MSU . Be certain to becharm these sessions :
Have you ever put forward a sample distribution to a lab and wonder if you were doing it right ? A panel consisting of Garrett Owen , Laura Miles , Heidi Lindberg and Jeremy Jubenville from MSU will discuss collect and defer industrial plant , insect and atmosphere samples for symptomatic analysis .
Once you ’ve successfully diagnosed a problem , be sure to catch nationwide renowned insect and disease management experts Raymond Cloyd from Kanas State University and Mary Hausbeck from MSU . Both experts will be on hand to talk about the bedrock of systemic insecticides , floriculture disease direction and integrate pesticide into biologic control condition programs . These sitting admit enquiry - based recommendations and practical advice :
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