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2025 CCE Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The third annual Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series begins on January 7, 2025 and continues over 5 weeks on Tuesdays.
This is a very popular series of online events you won’t want to miss, with topflight speakers, a wide variety of subjects concerning growing cut flowers and plenty of interaction between speakers and attendees.
Webinars will be recorded, and all the recordings will be sent to registrants for future review.
Session 1: 1/7/2025, 1:00pm EST
1:00 PM - Botrytis Management of Cut Flowers - Dr. James Faust, Professor of Floriculture Physiology, Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, Clemson University
2:00 PM - Tips on Propagating Plants That are Grown for Cut Flowers - Dr. Mark Bridgen, Professor of Plant Breeding, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University
Session 2: 1/14/2025 1:00pm EST
1:00 PM - Growing Early Season Flowers in High Tunnels - Jennifer Marks, Owner, Farmer/Florist of Trademarks Flower Farm, Clifton Springs, NY
2:00 PM - Cover Crops for Sustainable Flower Production - Dr. Joseph Amsili, Extension Associate, Soil Health Program, School of Integrative Plant Science Soil, Crop Science Section, Cornell University
3:00 PM - Cover Crop Trials on Flower Farms - Dr. Jingjing Yin, Regional Commercial Horticulture Educator, Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, CCE
Session 3: 1/21/2025 1:00pm EST
1:00 PM - The Art of Drying and Pressing Flowers with Old Tavern Farm - Lena Bruursema, Head Flower Farmer of Old Tavern Farm, Saratoga Springs, NY
1:30 PM - New Varieties for 2025 that Will Help You Stand Out in the Market - Dave Dowling, Cut Flower Specialist, Ball ColorLink
2:00 PM - Improving Postharvest Longevity of Dahlia and Zinnia Cut Flowers - Dr. Ana Maria Borda, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Plant and Environmental Science Department, Clemson University
Session 4: 1/28/2025 9:00am EST
9:00 AM - The Challenges of Lisianthus Commercial Cultivation in Taiwan - Dr. Yen-Hua Chen, Associate Researcher, Floriculture Research Lab, Crop Science Division, Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan
10:00 AM - Wildcrafting and Ethical Use of Invasive Plants, Vines, and Shrubs - Rebekah Rice, Owner/Farmer of Nine Mile Farm, Delmar, NY
11:00 AM - Growing Cut Flowers in Containers - Mark Yadon, V.P. and Head Grower of Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, Williamsville, NY
Session 5: 2/4/2025 1:00pm EST
1:00 PM - Cut Out Cut Flower Diseases!* - Dr. Margery Daughtrey, Plant Pathologist, School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell
2:00 PM - Bad Bugs Bothering Blooms* - Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist and Associate Agricultural Program Director, CCE of Suffolk County
* NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided.
Fee
$20
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Location
This event is online
Last updated January 23, 2025