BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County//NONSGML Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Events//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL: VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD: PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE DTSTART:20260120T080800 DTEND:20260120T160400 SUMMARY:2026 Long Island Greenhouse & Floriculture Conference DTSTAMP:20110121T170000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T150326 CREATED:20221208T101033 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:23754 LOCATION: URL:http://ccesuffolk.org/events/2026/01/20/2026-long-island-greenhouse-floriculture-conference DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed. We are at full capacity and are not accepting walk-ins. This one day educational conference and trade show for greenhouse growers and industry professionals will address current issues and updates. 8:30-9:00AM Registration, Coffee, Visit Trade Show 9:00-9:10AM Welcome, Announcements, and General Updates Nora Catlin, Cornell University 9:10-9:55AM Turning The Page on Conventional Chemistry: An Alternative Approach to Pest Management George Grant, GGSPro Technical Services Manager, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies As regulatory restrictions, resistance pressure, and societal perspectives against conventional chemistry continue to expand, growers need effective alternatives for reliable insect and mite control without compromising crop quality or affordability. This presentation will provide solutions that alleviate reliance on historically “go-to” chemical options by integrating broad-spectrum microbial-based pesticides and biological control agents. Ornamental and edible producers will gain insight into how biopesticides and BCAs target specific life stages of common ornamental pests and how to use that knowledge to improve timing and selection when building crop protection programs. 9:55-10:10AM Updates From Long Island Farm Bureau Bill Zalakar, Executive Director, LI Farm Bureau Policy and legislation changes have the potential to greatly impact your businesses. This presentation will cover current issues and other updates from Long Island Farm Bureau. 10:10-10:15AM Announcements and Updates from LIFGA Long Island Flower Growers Association Hear what’s new with the Long Island Flower Growers Association. 10:15 -11:15AM Coffee Break and Visit Trade Show 11:15AM-12:00PM Greenhouse Research Update Neil Mattson, Cornell University Several ongoing research topics will be discussed, including: plasma activated water to improve seed germination and vigor, initial results from the NYS greenhouse energy benchmarking project, dynamic lighting strategies during liner propagation of vegetative annuals, and alternative substrates to peat (hemp straw and willow). 12:00-12:25PM Boost Training with Spanish-Language Resources Raúl E. Lemus Garza, Bilingual Project Specialist, Cornell Integrated Pest Management Learn about practical Spanish-language resources and programs that can enhance employee training in Integrated Pest Management and improve understanding across your team. Resources that help educate workers on pest identification, cultural practices, and pesticide safety will be reviewed. 12:25-1:25PM Lunch 1:25-2:10PM Tabletop Vegetables: An Introduction to Kitchen Minis Dylan Sedmak, Vegetable Portfolio Manager, PanAmerican Seed With the Kitchen Mini tabletop collection from PanAmerican Seed, consumers are able to harvest veggies almost anywhere; no garden, no problem. In this talk, an introduction to the program will be given, with tips on growing culture, variety selection, and retailing. 2:10-2:40PM Emerging Greenhouse Pests and How to Stop Them Jared Dyer, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County This presentation will cover some recently problematic pest problems for ornamental crops including Lewis mite and Thrips parvispinus. Tips for scouting, identification, and management, including results from recent trials will be shared. 2:40-2:55PM Birds, Bees, and Beyond: An Update on Some Pesticide Regulations Dan Gilrein, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County This presentation will briefly cover some new regulations that affect pesticide use in our region including the NY Birds and Bees Act further restricting neonicotinoid use, and the Federal Endangered Species Act that may impact some greenhouse, nursery, and landscape businesses. 2:55-3:15PM This and That: Highlights from Recent LIHREC Research Nora Catlin, Cornell University Get an inside look at several recent growing media and growing media amendment trials conducted at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center. 3:15-4:00PM The New, the Bad, and the Ugly Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University Participants will learn how to recognize new and common plant diseases that occur in ornamental plants as well as what management strategies can be used.The most effective cultural controls and pesticides to use, based on research data, will be discussed. 4:00PM Final Announcements and Adjourn CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR n/a