The NC Commercial Flower Growers Association is sponsoring a greenhouse production track on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Green and Growin' Show in Greensboro, NC.  The classes are held at the Sheraton Four Seasons hotel, exit 217 off of Business Interstate 40.  

Each of the classes has pesticide recertification credit, so you can obtain 6 hours.

You can either register at the door or pre-register at www.ncnla.com.  The cost of the program is $50.  There are actually 8 different educational tracks on Wednesday.  You can move among any of the classes.  See listing at www.ncnla.com.

Greenhouse Program Highlights.

This series of three presentations are designed to update you on the latest management strategies of controlling insect, disease and plant growth.  

     
8:00 Brian Whipker, NCSU, What is New With Plant Growth Regulators

9:00 Kelly Ivors, NCSU, What is New with Disease Control

10:00 Steven Frank, NCSU, What is New With Insect Control

11:00 Kelly Ivors, NCSU, Limiting Your Losses from Downy and Powdery  Mildew
Taking an integrated approach to limiting your plant losses from the dreaded mildews is your best bet. Cultural, chemical and biological control   tactics for use in greenhouses will be discussed and highlighted.

1:00 Steven Frank, NCSU,Insecticide Resistance Management in Greenhouse Production
Insect and mite pests can develop resistance to pesticides very rapidly in greenhouses.  In addition, resistant pests can arrive in your greenhouse    onplant material from other facilities. Practical advice on how to reduce   development of insecticide resistance and manage resistant pests.

2:00 Brian Whipker, NCSU, Reading The Leaves: Crop Diagnostics
Plants can tell you a lot about what is going on.  Learn the signs and symptoms to help you diagnosis abiotic plant disorders caused by nutritional, cultural or environmental conditions - while distinguishing them  from  insect  and disease problems.