East Texas Nursery and Greenhouse Conference

Join your fellow nursery and greenhouse growers for the 2008 East Texas Nursery and Greenhouse Conference on October 28th at the Harvey Convention Center in Tyler, TX. Again this year we will also be having a Hispanic Worker Conference. I hope that both of these conference will meet the pest management education needs of your greenhouse or nursery.

When: October 28, 2008, 8 a.m.
Location: Harvey Convention Center, Tyler
Fee: $30 before October 24, $40 onsite
Registration: The registration is being handled by Texas AgriLife Extension Conference Services (click here to register). Payment can be made by check or credit card.
CEUs: 5 TDA CEUs (3 general, 1 IPM, 1 Law and Reg) - submitted for approval

Nursery and Greenhouse Conference

Pest management issues impacting nursery and greenhouse producers
Dr. Scott Ludwig, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

What's new in ornamental fungicides?
Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University

Management of downy and powdery mildew
Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University

Enhancing effectiveness of pest control by natural enemies & biological insecticides
Dr. Carlos Bográn, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Hiring a legal workforce
Dr. Marco Palma, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Update from the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Dr. Kevin Ong, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Feral hog control: What is legal and what is not
Dr. Billy Higgenbotham, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Hispanic Workers Conference

Principles of effective crop management I
Dr. Claudio Pasian, The Ohio State University

Principles of effective crop management II
Dr. Claudio Pasian, The Ohio State University

Sanitation and how to avoid and prevent pest/disease problems
Dr. Carlos Bográn, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Detection and basic diagnosis of pests and diseases
Dr. Carlos Bográn, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Safe and effective pesticide applications
Dr. Carlos Bográn, Texas AgriLife Extension Service