Greenhouse Production of Vegetable Transplants and Leafy Greens Workshop, Virginia

Greenhouse Production of Vegetable Transplants and Leafy Greens Workshop, Virginia, 2013  Southern Piedmont AREC, Blackstone, VA May 2, 2013 COST: $10 per person To reserve your seat, please contact hmccann@vt.edu or  clgregg@vt.edu For the workshop agenda, please click "read more"

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AGENDA

9:00 Welcome and Introduction – Cynthia Gregg and Haley McCann

9:05 – 10:30 Vegetable Transplant Basics for Greenhouse Production – Joyce Latimer, Greenhouse Specialist, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

10:30-10:45 Break

Greenhouse Pest Management

10:45 – 11:30 Disease – Steve Rideout, Extension Specialist, Pathology, Eastern Shore AREC

11:30 – 12:15 Insect and mite pests – Paul Semtner, Extension Specialist Emeritus, SPAREC

12:15-1:00 Lunch (included in registration)

1:00 – 1:45 Construction of Hydroponic Systems – Chris Mullins, Extension Specialist,

Horticulture, Virginia State University, & producer (TBA)

1:45 – 2:30 Hydroponic Production of Lettuces and Other Leafy Greens – Chris Mullins

2:30 — 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:30 Marketing Options – Dixie Dalton, Agri-Business Professor, SVCC

3:30 – 4:00 Wrap Up Questions and Answers

 

TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT PLEASE CONTACT

Haley McCann

Extension Agent, ANR

Nottoway County

P.O. Box 22

Nottoway Courthouse, VA 23955

434-645-9315

hmccann@vt.edu

OR

Cynthia Gregg

Extension Agent, ANR

Brunswick County

100-A Tobacco Street

Lawrenceville, VA 23868

434-848-2151

clgregg@vt.edu