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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th @ NATURAL BEAUTY
8:00 AM
Networking & Trade Show
8:50 AM
Official greeting and announcements from CGW President, Brian Karthauser
9:00 AM
Fertilizer Panel Discussion
Using The Right Plant Food
Beautiful, healthy plants translate into sales, and plant performance can make or break your season. Join us as we dig into the many factors growers must consider when trying to leverage the performance of their plants. This special panel will consist of experts from the leading fertilizer producers of our industry:
ICL, Jack's, Plant Prod (Plantex), DCM, Florikan, & Plant Marvel
Moderated by Chris Williams, K&W Greenery - CGW VP
10:00 AM
Coffee break. Vendor Speed Introductions & Raffle!
10:45AM
Guest Speaker Mike Gooder
Plantpeddler
Building Better Begonias
Plantpeddler owner Mike Gooder will talk about maximizing greenhouse efficiency, crop uniformity, disease management, and marketability. The focus moves to optimizing production protocols to reduce shrinkage, shrink crop finish times, and maximize retail bench appeal. Mike Gooder will share some of his tips and tricks to producing a high quality begonia that customers cannot resist.
11:30 AM
Hall of Fame Introductions
12 Noon
Lunch, Trade Show & Guided Greenhouse Tour
Enjoy a delicious lunch and guided tour of the Natural Beauty Greenhouses.
Don't forget to visit the tradeshow!
1:30PM
Guest Speaker Chris Fifo
Darwin Perennials
Perennials Showcase
Chris was a grower at Swift Greenhouses for over 30 years and has now been a Product Representative at Darwin for over 6 years, so he brings his extensive knowledge of the perennial category to our conference this season. He'll be covering top sellers and must have new varieties, a First Year Flower Tool, and basic culture.
2:15 PM
Final Break
2:30PM
Guest Speaker Caleb Wilson
Syngenta
Pesticide Stewardship
Midwest Ornamental Territory Manager Caleb Wilson will focus on the responsible, safe, and effective lifecycle management of chemical and biological crop protection products. He'll cover how to maximize pest control efficiency while minimizing risks to human health, non-target organisms, and the surrounding environment.
3:15 PM
Closing remarks by CGW President Brian Karthauser
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