Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 9:00am to 12:45pm
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Horticulture In-Service:
This program is being organized for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach staff focusing on Horticulture and located in county offices and ISU campus. Please register below.
| Horticulture In-Service | |
| 18 March 2021 (Thursday) | |
| 9am | Welcome; Horticulture update (Jeff Iles); ANR update (Jay Harmon) |
| 9:30am | Keynote - Aaron Steil, Reiman Gardens (Gardening trends) |
| 10:00am | Start 15 minute sessions on following topics |
| 10:00 - PIDC Update (Laura Iles &Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca) | |
| 10:15 - Turf research update (Adam Thoms) | |
| 10:30- Veg and organic update (Ajay Nair and Kathleen Delate) | |
| 10:45 - Field updates (Joe Hannan and Patrick O'Malley) | |
| 11:00 - Greenhouse research update, trends (Chris Currey) | |
| 11:15 - Wine and fruit update (Aude Watrelot and Joe Hannan) | |
| 11:30am | 5 minute break |
| 11:35am | Breakout rooms with a max of 5 per room |
| Participants will discuss two questions: | |
| 1. Priorities in county offices for Horticulture (both consumer and commercial) | |
| 2. Resources needed to fulfill those priorities | |
| 11:50am | Everyone comes back and groups report |
| 12:20pm | Highlight resources that are available to county (Cindy Haynes) |
| 12:35pm | Closing session with questions and feedback (Ajay Nair and Jeff Iles) |
| 12:45pm | Adjourn |
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