By Aspen Deno
Greenhouse and nursery producers will have a chance to learn about a wide range of topics at the 2015 Greenhouse Education Conference.
The workshop will be Oct. 7 at the Beck Agricultural Center, 4540 U.S. 52 W, West Lafayette. The event will start with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.
Topics covered will include marketing, worker protection, water, nutrition, pesticides, growth regulators and production.
Presenters include Fred Whitford, Purdue Pesticide Programs clinical engagement professor, Roberto Lopez, associate professor of horticulture; and Paul Fisher, professor of horticulture at the University of Florida.
Pesticide applicator recertification credits are available. Those seeking credits must bring a $10 payment for the credit and private applicator card.
Early registration is open until Sept. 15 and is $35 for the first attendee from a company and $20 per additional attendee from the same company. After Sept. 15, the cost is $45 for first attendee and $30 per additional. Registration costs includes lunch.
Source: purdue.edu