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2024 Winter Cut Flower - Webinar Series

• Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
• Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

CCE Orange County would like to invite local residents to participate in the upcoming 2024 Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series, hosted by the CCE Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture program. 

All sessions are provided via Zoom. Advanced registration is required to obtain the Zoom links. Webinars will be recorded and all the recordings will be sent to registrants for future review.

NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for the following categories: 1A, 3A, 3C, 24 & 25.

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Costs

For residents of the four counties of the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program (Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Washington Counties), $20 per session or $60 for all five sessions

For residents of all other areas, $25 per session or $75 for all five sessions

Partial scholarships are available to extension educators from Cornell Cooperative Extension and other states. Contact Dara Boudreaux at tff24@cornell.edu for more scholarship information.

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Schedule & Information

Session 1: 1/9/2024

1:00 PM Soil Health Assessment: Using a Soil Health Framework to Guide Soil Management Decisions

Speaker: Robert Schindelbeck, Extension Associate and Director of the Soil Health Lab, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

2:00 PM Managing Diseases of Dahlia, Zinnia, Sunflower, and Snapdragon Cut Flower Crops*

Speaker: Dr. Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathologist, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University

3:00 PM Growing Ranunculus in High Tunnels

Speaker: Jennifer Marks, Owner, Farmer and Florist of Trademarks Flower Farm, Clifton Springs, NY

Session 2: 1/16/2024

1:00 PM Growing Cut Flower Tulips in Crates

Speaker: Dr. Bill Miller, Professor in floriculture, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

2:00 PM Overwintering Flowers for Early Season Blooms in the Northeast

Speaker: Joy Longfellow, Cut Flower Product Technician, Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Session 3: 1/23/2024

1:00 PM Growers’ Roundtable

Speakers: Lori Davis, Empty Pocket Farm, Cobleskill, NY; Amy Hoge, Bark Hill Farm, Hebron, NY;

Erin Luciani, Lot 32 Flower Farm, Greenwich, NY; Kenyon Parsons, Parsons Farm, Sharon Springs, NY; Rebekah Rice, Nine Mile Farm, Delmar, NY

Session 4: 1/30/2024

1:00 PM Cut ‘em Out! Pests in Cut Flower Production*

Speaker: Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist and Associate Agricultural Program Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

2:00 PM New Cut Flower Varieties and Market Trends for 2024

Speaker: Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist, Ball ColorLink

Session 5: 2/6/2024

1:00 PM How Much is That Bunch of Flowers? Thoughts on Cut Flower Pricing

Speaker: Steve Hadcock, Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Market Development Educator, Team Leader of Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension

2:00 PM Cut Flower Business Legitimacy, Off Season Activities, Resources, and Applying for Grants

Speaker: Lindsey Pashow, Agriculture Business Development and Marketing Specialist, Harvest NY, Cornell Cooperative Extension

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If you need assistance with registration, please call 518-765-3518 or email cce-caahp@cornell.edu.

For program questions, contact: Jingjing Yin, jy578@cornell.edu or 518-429-8608.

Fee

$20 or $25 for one session, $60 or $75 for all sessions (location based discounts& pricing)

Register

https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=182

Location

This event is online

Last updated December 14, 2023