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2023 Farwest Seminar Feedback
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Wednesday, August 23
The Art and Science of Pricing Products (Speaker: Bridget Behe, Ph.D. | Wed, Aug 23 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Grow Profits Using Job Costing to Identify and Eliminate Waste in Your Company (Speaker: Rich Thiebaud | Wed, Aug 23 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Biochar in Propagation Substrates: Good or Bad? (Speaker: Ben Hoover | Wed, Aug 23 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Crop Protection and Cultural Considerations When Propagating (Speaker: George Grant | Wed, Aug 23 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
20/24 Vision for Garden Retailing (Speaker: Danny Summers | Wed, Aug 23 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Stressed Out: How to Diagnose, Treat, and Avoid Environmental Stress in Landscape Plants (Speaker: Linda Chalker-Scott | Aug 23 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Transforming vs. Evolving: Turn Your Vision into Dramatic, Measurable Results Using Policy Deployment (Speaker: Rick Peters | Wed, Aug 23 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
A Milkweed Contamination Study Spotlights Pollinator-Safe Growing – An Oregon Nursery Shows the Way (Co-Presenters: Sharon Selvaggio and Sam Bidwell | Wed, Aug 23 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Keynote Address (Katie Tamony | Wed, Aug 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Selecting Plants for Success! (Speaker: Ben Hoover | Wed, Aug 23 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Solving Pest Problems – an Overview of the Oregon IPM Center (Spanish Only) (Speaker: Silvia I. Rondon | Wed, Aug 23 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Fixing Workplace Conflict (Speaker: Chris Sheesley | Wed, Aug 23 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Profiting With Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (Solution Center | Speaker: Mary Choate | Wed, Aug 23 @ 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm)
Succession Planning WORKSHOP (Part 1 Speaker: Maria Schmidlkofer | Wed, Aug 23 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm)
Succession Planning WORKSHOP (Part 2 Speaker: Ivor Kincaide | Wed, Aug 23 @ 2:30-3:30 p.m.)
Landscape Zombies! Myths That Refuse to Die (Speaker: Linda Chalker-Scott | Wed, Aug 23 @ 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
Save Energy, Save Resources, Save Money: A Grower Panel Discussion About Efficiency Project Implementation (Moderator: Whitney Rideout, Panelists: Mark Bigej, Kyle Fessler, Chris Robinson| Wed, Aug 23 @ 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
Make Signs People Will Read (Solution Center | Speaker: Bridget Behe | Wed, Aug 23 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
H-2A 101: What Your Business Needs to Know (Speaker: Chelsea Ibarra | Wed, Aug 23 @ 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm)
What Do Washing Dishes and Sanitation for Plant Production Have in Common? (Speaker: George Grant | Wed, Aug 23 @ 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm)
Thursday, August 24
10 Effective Ways to Communicate the Value of Your Products (Speaker: Katie Tamony | Thu, Aug 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
People, Plants and a Backyard – An Exploration of How and Why We Interpret Urban Landscapes the Way We Do (Speaker: Alan Shay | Thu, Aug 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Soil Oxygen: The Real Limiting Factor For Trees (Speaker: Wei Zhang | Thu, Aug 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
What it Takes To Build A Robust IPM Program & Resistance Management (Speaker: Brock Martindale | Thu, Aug 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
The Shoppers Journey (Speaker: Bridget Behe | Thu, Aug 24 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
The UC Landscape Plants Irrigation Trials (Part One) (Speaker: Lorence Oki | Thu, Aug 24 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Trial Garden Report: Best in NEW Annuals and Perennials for Spring 2024 (Speaker: Allison Pennell | Thu, Aug 24 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Phytophthora Root Rot – Understanding a Complex Problem (Speaker: Dr. Jerry Weiland | Thu, Aug 24 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Prune Clematis Like a Pro! (Pruning Demo) (Solution Center | Speaker: Linda Beutler | Thu, Aug 24 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am)
Green Pests that Plague Production: Algae, Moss, Liveworts and Nostoc (Speaker: Dr. Ann Chase | Thu, Aug 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Indoor Gardening: The Hottest in Lawn & Garden Retail (Solution Center | Speaker: Joe Farinacci | Thu, Aug 24 @ 11:45 am - 12:15 pm)
Topiary Demo (Solution Center | Speaker: Todd Nelson | Thu, Aug 24 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)
Defining and Building Your Culture to Create a Thriving Team (SPANISH ONLY)(Speaker: Elizabeth Peña | Thu, Aug 24 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Butterfly Bush: Sterility and Availability (Thu, Aug 24 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Marketing to Capture Consumers Environmental Focused Purchasing Habits (Speaker: Andony Melathopoulos | Thu, Aug 24 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm)
The Climate Ready Landscape Plants Project (Part TWO)(Speaker: Lorence Oki | Thu, Aug 24 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm)
Above- & Under-ground Partners: What Urban Trees are Missing (Speaker: Wei Zhang | Thu, Aug 24 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm)
Pesticides and Water Quality (Co-Presenters: Kathryn Rifenburg and David Green | Thu, Aug 24 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm)
Friday, August 25
Values as a Business Model: The Story of Botanical Interests (Speaker: Curtis Jones | Fri, Aug 25 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Mycorrhizae: Benefits and Use in Grower Operations and the Landscape (Speaker: Jason Padden | Fri, Aug 25 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
Biopesticides: The Ideal Team Players in Plant Health Programs with a Focus on Biofungicides (Speaker: Michael Brownbridge | Fri, Aug 25 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am)
másLabor Drop-In OFFICE HOURS (Speaker: Chelsea Ibarra | Fri, Aug 25 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
A Plantsman’s Notebook: New Plants and a Reminder of Some ‘Smokers’ We Often Forget About (Speaker: Nicholas Staddon | Fri, Aug 25 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Flathead Borers in Nursery and Orchards (Speaker: Melissa Scherr | Fri, Aug 25 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am)
Pollinators of the Rogerson Clematis Garden (Solution Center | Speaker: Linda Beutler | Fri, Aug 25 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am)
Discover the 50% Off Solar Project USDA REAP Grant Program (Solution Center | Speaker: Zachary Peek | Fri, Aug 25 @ 11:45 am - 12:15 pm)
Reduce the Cost of Spraying Your Nursery (Solution Center | Speaker: Timothy Schaal | Fri, Aug 25 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)
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