New for 2009 

 

Committee Members:

Jim Hruskoci, North Central Region, and National Chair           jhruskoc@unlnotes.unl.edu

R. David Myers, Eastern Region Vice-Chair                            myersrd@umd.edu

Norman Nagata, Western Region Vice-Chair                           nagatan@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Brian Jervis, Southern Region Vice-Chair                                brian.jervis@okstate.edu

 

2009 AM/PIC  Pre-conference Horticulture Tour

This year’s pre-conference Horticulture Tour will require tour participants to arrive at the Conference headquarters Hotel, the DoubleTree by Thursday night, Sept. 17, 2009.  This will allow family members of tour participants to remain at the DoubleTree until the tour returns on Sept. 19th.

The tour will involve stops throughout the Willamette Valley for 2 days, staying the night of Sept. 18 in Salem, Oregon.  Tour stops will feature sights of commercial horticultural interests.  Details will be made available as the tour develops.  The Horticulture Committee would like to thank Oregon Educator Derek Godwin for helping to make tour arrangements.

Tour participants need not make their own hotel reservations for the nights of Sept. 17, 18, and 19, but will be made in advance by NACAA for Tour participants.  Tour participants should plan to make their own, standard hotel reservations for the Conference beginning Sunday night, Sept. 20th.

 

The committee currently has a total of approximately $1000 to use toward expenses for this tour.  The funds will be used to help offset some of the lodging expense for the nights of September 18 and 19 and will be allocated to NACAA members.  You will be billed for the difference in room charges at check out.  NACAA members are encouraged to share a room, for the maximum benefits to you for the available tour funds.  NACAA members staying with family members will be allocated 1X funds toward their room charge as opposed to 2X for 2 NACAA members sharing a room.

 

Additional charges associated with this tour, that will need to be covered by the NACAA member include meal expenses, and travel costs associated with van rental and fuel charges.  Members are encouraged to seek sponsorships through your contacts with potential donors.  The more funds that can be raised through sponsorships, the more we will have to work with to cover our expenses for this tour. 

 

Update:

The overnight stay in Salem, will most likely be at the Phoenix Inn Suites (Select the North Salem on their website - http://www.phoenixinn.com/ ).   Rates are $70 for Single and $89 for Double occupancy.  Again - you are NOT to make your own room reservation, we have a block of rooms reserved.

 

We plan to rent 3 vans which seat 9 -10 adults comfortably, and as of 6-11-09. we are pretty much at capacity. Please plan to pack an overnight bag to take on the tour van for the overnight trip down to Salem on Friday.  We hope to make arrangements with the Double Tree to store the bulk of the balance of our luggage with them for our return.  Realize we will also have to essentially check out of the Double Tree Friday morning before the trip, then check back in on Saturday evening, possibly check out again or switch to a different room on Sunday morning for the balance of the conference.

Dress is definitely casual and comfortable - especially if it is hot - some folks have worn shorts in the past.  I usually wear a polo shirt and casual kakis.

Jim

 

 

 

 

2009 AM/PIC Horticulture Workshops and Professional Improvement Seminars - Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, 1:30 - 5:00 PM.

A total of 5 concurrent sessions of Horticulture seminars will be featured during the Professonal Improvement sessions at this year's AM/PIC in Portland, Oregon.

Sessions are grouped according to subject matter.

 

 

Session A

Master Gardener Session - Moderator:  Robert Call

Location:

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation topic:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Ellen Bauske

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER EDUCATION – IT WORKS!

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Keith Mickler

WINTERSCHOOL ON THE ROAD: A COOPERATIVE EFFORT

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Charles C. Mitchell, Jr.

APPLIED RESEARCH WITH MASTER GARDENERS

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   BREAK

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Rob Call

"A TASTE OF TECHNOLOGY" ADVANCED MASTER GARDENER TRAINING

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Mark D Heitstuman

A REGIONAL APPROACH TO MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER TRAINING IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Adrian Hunsberger

IMPROVING PROFESSIONALISM OF THE GREEN INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA: A CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HORTICULTURE

Session B

Lawns and Landscapes Session - Moderator:  Brian Jervis

Location:

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation topic:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Todd Hurt

TREE PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING ACTIVITIES

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Karla Kean

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN URBAN TREE RISK ASSESSMENT

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Joe Broesder

CARAGANA HEDGROW REGENERATION DEMONSTRATION

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   BREAK

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Dr. Stephen C. Brown

IMPROVING ALASKAN AVIATION SAFETY WITH TURF AIRSTRIPS

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Mr Larry Sagers

TEACHING WATER CONSERVATION THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Mary Small

CSU LAWNCHECK: PROVIDING A HIGH DEMAND SERVICE AND RAISING NEW REVENUE

Session C

Fruit Production - Moderator:  Jim Hruskoci

Location:

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation topic:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Erwin Elsner

STRETCHING THE LIMITS OF RIESLING GRAPE PRODUCTION IN NORTHWEST MICHIGAN

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

William Lantz

BLOSSOM REMOVAL IN ANNUAL PLUG PLANTED DAY NEUTRAL STRAWBERRY PLANTS

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

R. David Myers

ORCHARD MULTI- FRUIT COVER SPRAY CALENDAR

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   BREAK

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Elvin Andrews

BLACKBERRIES GROWING ENTERPRISE IN LANIER COUNTY

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

John Ed Smith

THE GEORGIA BLUEBERRY INDUSTRY: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Chuck F Schuster

USING HOT WATER TO CONTROL INSECTS AND MITES ON NURSERY PROPAGATION PLANTS.

Session D

Public Education and Outreach - Moderator:  Norman Nagata

Location:

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation topic:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Donald Rainey

SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA: THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Maggie Shao

SOWING SEEDS FOR A NEW FUTURE JAIL HORT PROGRAM: A  VENTURE WITH UTAH STATE UNI. EXTENSION AND SALT LAKE CO. JAIL

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Brian Clark

FINDING NEW CLIENTS IN AN URBANIZING COUNTY

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   BREAK

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Terry Delvalle

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Rebecca Finneran

BUILDING A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN HORTICULTURE DISPLAY GARDEN

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Norman M. Nagata

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE CYCAD SCALE (AULACASPIS YASUMATSUI) WITH LADY BEETLES (RHYZOBIUS LOPHANTHAE)

Session E

Vegetable and Greenhouse Production - Moderator:  Jennifer Schutter

Location:

Time:

Presenter:

Presentation topic:

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Dr. Julie R Kikkert

IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SWEDE MIDGE IN CRUCIFEROUS CROPS

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Jennifer Schutter

MISSOURI GROWN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Thomas Dudek

THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR GREENHOUSE CROP GROWERS

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   BREAK

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tim Baker

INTRODUCING HIGH TUNNEL TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS TO AMISH AND MENNONITES

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Virginia Rosenkranz

GROWING EDIBLE FLOWERS PROFITABLY

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Scott Stoddard

SWEETPOTATO STORAGE TRIALS: VARIETY DIFFERENCES, STORAGE CONDITIONS, AND FERTILIZER EFFECTS.

 

 

 

Horticulture and Turfgrass   2008 Committee Report to Members

 

Jim Hruskoci

Nebraska

 

Committee Members:

Jim Hruskoci, North Central Region, and National Chair

R. David Myers, Eastern Region Vice-Chair

Jo Ann Robbins, Western Region Vice-Chair

Brian Jervis, Southern Region Vice-Chair

 

Participation in the Horticulture and Turfgrass committee activities of the NACAA provides members with excellent professional improvement opportunities in all areas of horticulture, from landscaping and turfgrass to commercial fruit and vegetable production, and more.

 

The goal of this committee is to attract membership attendance to the AM/PIC of individuals with horticulture interests.  Whether your job responsibilities in horticulture are full or part time, we believe there is something at the NACAA AM/PIC for you.  While many horticulture members have the option of attending the ASHS meetings held at approximately the same time, we believe the AM/PIC can provide a more direct application to meet your horticulture professional improvement needs and at a more affordable cost.

 

The committee plans a Horticulture Pre-conference tour for the Saturday prior to the AM/PIC.  The tour is funded by NACAA members, unless commercial donors can be found.  For the second year Ball Horticulture partially supported the tour, saving members some money on lodging costs.  Thanks go out to North Carolina Educator Terry Garwood for helping to plan and organize the tour, as well as Michael Hylton who also helped make arrangements and for serving as our local host.  Fourteen NACAA members attended the pre-conference tour which was held Saturday, July 12.  Tour stops included

a mushroom farm of Deb and Randy Bettini and the New Garden Nursery both near Greensboro, the Metrolina Greenhouses and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Huntersville and Belmont, and finally the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden.

 

The Horticulture/Turfgrass committee meeting/workshop was held Monday, July14.  Topics discussed included planning the 2009 Conference pre-tour and fund raising efforts.

 

There was overwhelming interest on the part of members to make horticulture presentations, with a total of 18 presentations given during the Horticulture/Turfgrass seminars held on Tuesday, July 15^th.  Presentations were divided into separate concurrent tracks by topic and these included:  Master Gardeners, Lawns and Landscaping, and Fruits, Vegetables, and more.  Presentations ran 30 minutes in length, were synchronized with the other talks, so those in attendance could move freely from one track to another in nearby rooms.