2021 Horticulture In-Service
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 9:00am to 12:45pm
Event Type:
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.
Tentative Agenda:
| 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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