Educational Webinars

2022 Plant Health Management Week

Day 1
Impacts of Water Quality on Pest Management with Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D.
Raymond A. Cloyd, Ph.D. professor and extension specialist in Horticultural Entomology/Plant Protection, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. Raymond’s professional specialty areas include: plant protection, biological control, plant-insect interactions, insect ecology, pesticides, integrating pesticides with biological control agents, and sanitation.

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Day 2
Disease Management with Carrie Lapaire Harmon, Ph.D.
Carrie Harmon, Ph.D. has worked in diagnostics for 20 years and currently leads a research, teaching, and extension program that focuses on disease diagnosis, assay development, and diagnostic training. Dr. Harmon teaches online courses in plant disease diagnosis and applied disease management, provides hands-on diagnostic training to traditional students and professionals, and conducts research to improve plant disease detection and diagnosis. Additionally, her research has included comparative analyses and development of ring testing procedures for the improvement of disease detection and diagnostics.

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Day 3

Plant Growth Regulators with Roberto Lopez, Ph.D.
Roberto Lopez, Ph.D. is an assistant professor and controlled environment/floriculture extension specialist with a 45% research, 30% teaching, and 25% extension appointment in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University. His research focuses on propagation and production of young and finish plants (floriculture, leafy green, and culinary herb crops) in greenhouses, growth rooms/containers, warehouse-based plant factories, and vertical farms.

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2022 Cannabis & Hemp Week

Day 1 of Cannabis & Hemp Week with Aaron Van Wingerden.
From Ornamentals to Hemp
Aaron will share his experiences as the founder of Royale Botanicals, a wholesale industrial hemp cultivation facility with its own, bred-in-house genetics. In this interactive webinar, he will tackle similarities and differences between growing ornamentals and hemp: cultivating superior hemp genetics; promoting the superiority of clones over seedlings; and tackling the hemp industry as a whole.

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Day 2 of Cannabis & Hemp Week.
Cannabis Economics & What Growers Need to Know
Join the authors of “Can Legal Weed Win? The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics” for some unadulterated facts about the new legal segments of an old industry. Dan Sumner and Robin Goldstein will give a whirlwind tour of the economic past, present, and future of legal and illegal cannabis.

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Day 3 of Cannabis & Hemp Week.
Panel Discussion
An interactive conversation with Editorial Director Abby McGarry and a panel of growers, including Colin Clark, owner of Never Winter Botanicals; Travis Higginbotham, vice president of production at Harborside Inc.; Sean Sangster, regional director of cultivation at Curaleaf; and Javier Garces, horticulture advisor at Treadwell Farms.

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Big Grower Executive Webinar 2021

OUTLOOK 2022:
What’s on the Horizon in the Coming Year for the Economy, Consumers and Legislation

Presenting the fourth annual Big Grower Executive Webinar! Hear exclusive insight from Dr. Charlie Hall, Craig Regelbrugge and Dr. Bridget Behe as they examine the up-to-the-minute issues facing our industry and help growers make sense of these complicated topics and how they could influence the industry in the coming year.

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Hydroponic Production Systems for Leafy Greens and Herbs

Many factors play into selection of hydroponic systems for greens and herbs: cost, maintenance, ease of use, crop performance and automation. In this webinar, Neil Mattson discussed the most common systems including deep water culture, nutrient film technique, vertical towers and aeroponic systems. Pros and cons of each system, factors to consider and tips for success including care and management.

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Pest Management: The Fundamentals of Sanitation in Greenhouse Production Systems

An effective integrated pest management (IPM) program begins with proper sanitation practices in the greenhouse. During this one-hour webinar, watch and learn about what you can do to keep your greenhouses clean and minimize the impact of insects on your crops.

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2021 Cannabis & Hemp Week

The 2021 Cannabis and Hemp Week has wrapped up featuring experts in the cannabis and hemp industries. Presented by Cannabis Product News, Hemp Production News and GPN, Cannabis and Hemp Week featured three 1-hour interactive webcasts addressing the latest issues facing growers. Speakers shared the latest insights, production tips and guidelines to growing successfully.

To view the sessions on-demand, click on the following links:

Sponsored by:

Arbojet, Beaver Plastics, Griffin, SunGro

Case study: The Garden Gateway of Utah

This webinar is a case study of how growing media with active ingredients improved the health and quality of crops and reduced the use of fungicides. Hear from Moose Mountcastle as he describes how he identified a problem, what he did to test to find the best growing media for his crops and how PRO-MIX became the obvious choice for The Garden Gateway. Ed Bloodnick, Director of Grower Services for Premier Tech, manufacturer of PRO-MIX, will explain the science behind these products and how PRO-MIX with the Active Ingredients BIOFUNGICIDE and MYCORRHIZAE can make a difference for your crops.

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The Best of California Summer Trials 2021

Available On-Demand!

Learn to grow what’s new for 2022! McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture have traveled the trials and narrowed down the best-of-the-best from each breeder’s 2022 collections, to bring us a 1-hour review that highlights the leading profit-makers and game-changers for the upcoming seasons. This webinar features Allison Pennell and Joe Rawley with GPN’s Tim Hodson moderating.

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New Varieties Week

Now Available On-Demand! GPN’s New Varieties Week, featuring 60-minute webcasts by companies presenting their new varieties for 2022! During the webcasts, you’ll hear from Suntory Flowers, Proven Winners, Benary, Westhoff, Dümmen Orange, PanAmerican Seed, Ball FloraPlant and Selecta as they present their new introductions for the 2022 season. Click on each link to Watch Now!

Suntory Flowers
Proven Winners
Benary
Dümmen Orange
Westhoff
Ball FloraPlant and Selecta
PanAmerican Seed

Sustainable Development 101: How to enhance and grow your product offering

Available on-demand

This webinar is a practical overview on identifying opportunities for sustainable design and best practices on overcoming key barriers to integrating alternative solutions in your growing operations. Our speakers will explain five of the key principles on how to maximize your product value and offer real-life case studies.

OVERVIEW
We know sustainable products are a growing business opportunity, but what is the best way to go about incorporating alternatives into your business? Better yet, what’s the risk if you don’t? A successful pathway to devising a fit-for-purpose product portfolio while reducing your carbon footprint can take shape in a variety of ways. While it’s not a one-size-fits-all, there are a few key elements that can help when considering and prioritizing activities to accelerate your product value offering. Every industry presents unique barriers, but also creative solutions! In the horticulture space, the opportunity to look at internal processes, product components and increased storytelling can really set your products apart among competitors. We’ll take a closer look at specific examples represented in the value chain and apply various lenses to help provide guidance on ways to maximize product messaging. Solutions exist within your suppliers, customers – and your customer’s customer – so let us help you guide the way.

Sponsored by:

The HC Companies

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