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Pest Management
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8:00 AM - 5:15 PM
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Room: 201
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8:00 AM
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8:20 AM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Root Mealybugs
Speaker:
Brian Kunkle, University of Delaware
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8:20 AM
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8:40 AM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Fire Ants
Speaker:
Jason Oliver, Tennessee State University
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9:00 AM
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9:20 AM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Red-headed Flea Beetles
Speaker:
Brian Kunkle, University of Delaware
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9:20 AM
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9:40 AM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Ambrosia beetle
Speaker:
Jason Oliver, Tennessee State University
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10:00 AM
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10:15 AM
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Break
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10:15 AM
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10:35 AM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Root Aphids
Speaker:
Brian Kunkle, University of Delaware
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10:35 AM
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10:55 AM
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Managing Common Broadleaf Weeds of Nursery & Landscape
Speaker:
Chris Marble, University of Florida
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1:00 PM
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1:20 PM
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Managing Common Turf Diseases in the Landscape
Speaker:
Kassie Conner, Auburn University
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1:40 PM
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2:00 PM
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Airblast Sprayer Residual
Speaker:
David Held, Auburn University
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2:00 PM
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2:20 PM
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Managing Common Grassy Weeds of Nursery & Landscape
Speaker:
Chris Marble, University of Florida
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2:20 PM
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2:40 PM
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Managing Common Plant Diseases in Nursery & Landscape
Speaker:
Kassie Conner, Auburn University
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2:55 PM
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3:50 PM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Flathead Borer
Speaker:
Karla Addesso, Tennessee State University
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3:50 PM
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5:15 PM
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Managing Insect Pests of Nursery & Landscape: Crapemyrtle Bark Scale
Speaker:
Mengmeng Gu, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Business and Culture (204B)
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9:00 AM - 4:40 PM
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Room: 204B
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9:00 AM
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10:20 AM
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Taking Care of Crew Leaders (employee retention)
Speaker:
Parke Kallenberg, Sperber Companies
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10:20 AM
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12:00 PM
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Labor: New Ways to Find Quality Employees
Speaker:
Parke Kallenberg, Sperber Companies
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Business and Culture (204A)
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Room: 204A
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9:00 AM
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10:20 AM
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Knowing Your Number
Speaker:
Kate West, Advance Consulting Group
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3:10 PM
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3:50 PM
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H-2A & H-2B: What Your Business Needs to Know
Speaker:
Tom Bortnyk, masLabor
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4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Elevate Your Business: Boss LM
Speaker:
John Richter, Boss LM
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Plant Conference
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Room: 202AB
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9:00 AM
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9:25 AM
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Fruit & Veggie Considerations for Retail
Speaker:
Kathryn Fontenot, LSU AgCenter
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9:25 AM
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10:00 AM
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Annual and Perennial Plant Trials and Noted Performers at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station
Speakers:
Jeb Fields, LSU Agricultural Center, Jason Stagg, LSU Agricultural Center
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10:00 AM
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10:20 AM
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Encore Azaleas: New Varieties and Best of the Rest
Speaker:
Buddy Lee, Plant Development Services Inc.
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10:20 AM
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10:40 AM
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Break
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10:40 AM
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11:20 AM
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Blooms, Birds and Butterflies--A Dazzling Look at Proven Winners Plants in the South
Speaker:
Norman Winter
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11:20 AM
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12:00 PM
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Great Shrubs and New Offerings from Spring Meadow Nursery / Proven Winners
Speaker:
Judson Lecompte, Spring Meadow Nursery/ Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs
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1:30 PM
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2:00 PM
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The Newest in Southern Living Plant Collection Varieties
Speaker:
Buddy Lee, Plant Development Services Inc.
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2:00 PM
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2:20 PM
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LSU AgCenter Louisiana Super Plants Update
Speaker:
Jeb Fields, LSU Agricultural Center
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2:20 PM
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2:50 PM
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Industry Trends in Plant Purchasing / Crazy Consumer Interest in 2020 and 2021
Speaker:
Heather Kirk-Ballard, LSU AgCenter
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3:10 PM
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4:00 PM
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Ball Horticulture – New Varieties and Plants for Consideration
Speakers:
Michele Andre, Ball Horticultural Company, Sabrina Childs, Ball Horticultural Company
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4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
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The Plants and the Plans at Bellingrath Gardens
Speaker:
Todd Lasseigne, Bellingrath Home and Gardens
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4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
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Distyliums, Roses and A Few More Notes
Speaker:
Allen Owings, Bracy's Nursery, LLC
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