POST CONFERENCE MATERIALS
For a listing of all attendees — including guest speakers and exhibitors — please click below.
For copies of presentations, please click on the title and speaker below:
Thursday, Feb. 24:
- Grafted Vegetables, John Bagnasco
- Marketing Update, Amy Pettit
- Tailoring IPM for YOU!, Janice Chumley and Lydia Clayton
- How to Plant a Tree Upside Down, Cindy Bowhay
- The Story Behind the Plants, John Bagnasco
Friday, Feb. 25:
- Rhodiola Rosea as a New Alaska Crop, Stephen Brown
- It's 8:30 a.m. — Do you know where your PPE is?, Janice Chumley and Lydia Clayton
- Finding and Trialing New Plants, Pat Holloway
- How to Evaluate and Sell Your Business, Rita Jo Shoultz
More presentations will be uploaded upon receiving permission from speakers. Please check here often for updates. Thank you!
Click on the following links for more information about the Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference:
Alaska Peony Growers Winter Conference
The Alaska Peony Growers Winter Conference takes place in February. For information and registration, click here.
Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference Agenda
Thursday, Jan. 24
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8:00 – 8:30 |
Registration | |
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8:30 – 8:45 |
Introduction, Steven Seefeldt, Agriculture and Horticulture Agent, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Tanana District, Fairbanks | |
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8:45 – 9:00 |
Welcome and State of Extension, Fred Schlutt, Vice Provost and Director, UAF Cooperative Extension Service State Office, Fairbanks | |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Grafted Vegetables, John Bagnasco, President and Host, GardenLife Radio Show, Vista, Calif. | |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Break — Please visit the trade show. | |
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10:30 – 10:50 |
Heating with Wood Pellets — An Economic, Renewable and Clean Burning Alternative, Chad Schumacher, General Manager, Superior Pellet Fuels, LLC, Fairbanks | |
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10:50 – 11:20 |
Marketing Update, Amy Pettit, Marketing Development Specialist, Alaska Division of Agriculture, Palmer | |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund Information, Amanda Swanson, ARLF Loan Officer, Alaska Division of Agriculture, Palmer | |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
USDA-FSA, Lloyd Wilhelm, County Executive Director, USDA Alaska Farm Service Agency, Delta Junction | |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch on Site | |
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1:00 – 2:00 |
Mycorrhizae: Only Works When Used Correctly, David Ianson, Environmental Program Specialist, Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District, Palmer | |
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2:00 – 2:30 |
Tailoring IPM for YOU!, Janice Chumley, Alaska Pest Management Program Coordinator, and Lydia Clayton, Agriculture and Horticulture Agent, both of UAF Cooperative Extension Service Kenai Peninsula District, Soldotna | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | How to Plant a Tree Upside-Down: Cindy Bowhay, Owner, Glacier Gardens, Juneau | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Break — Please visit the trade show. | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 |
ADEC Pesticide Information, Mariah Ervin, Environmental Program Specialist, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Control Program, Wasilla | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 |
The Story Behind the Plants, John Bagnasco, President and Host, GardenLife Radio Show, Vista, Calif. | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 |
Disease Management, Julie Riley, Horticulture Agent, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Anchorage District | |
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Friday, Jan. 25
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7:30 – 8:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 – 8:30 |
Rhodiola Rosea as a New Alaska Crop, Stephen Brown, Agriculture and Horticulture Agent, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Mat-Su/Copper River District, Palmer |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
It's 8:30 a.m. — Do you know where your PPE is?, Janice Chumley, Alaska Pest Management Program Coordinator, and Lydia Clayton, Agriculture and Horticulture Agent, both of UAF Cooperative Extension Service Kenai Peninsula District, Soldotna |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
Finding and Trialing New Plants, Pat Holloway, Professor, UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Fairbanks |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | How to Evaluate and Sell Your Business, Rita Jo Shoultz, Owner and Operator, Alaska Perfect Peony, Fritz Creek |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Break — Please visit the trade show. |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Using LEDs for Lighting Greenhouses, Meriam Karlsson, Professor of Horticulture, UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Fairbanks |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Hydroponics, Shoshana Kun, Johnson's Family Farm, Fairbanks |
| 11:20 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion: Next Year's Conference, moderated by Steven Seefeldt, CES; Cyndie Warbelow-Tack, Owner and Operator, The Plant Kingdom Greenhouse and Nursery, Fairbanks; Stephen Brown, CES; Julie Riley, CES; Lydia Clayton, CES; and others |
| ~ AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ~ |
Trade Show
Including:
• Horticultural vendors from within and outside of Alaska
• Horticulture industry support agencies and non-profits
• Wholesale catalogs of bedding plant plugs, cuttings, perennials, liners, roots, trees and shrubs
Trade Show Vendors, contact
UAF Cooperative Extension Service
Tanana District
P.O. Box 758155
Fairbanks, AK 99775-8155
907-474-1530
Speaker Highlights
John Bagnasco
John Bagnasco has been in the gardening industry for more than 45 years, starting with a horticulture degree from Michigan State University and followed by a stint at Frank’s Nursery and Crafts in Detroit. After publishing his first book Plants for the Home, Vol. I, in 1976, he moved to California to become regional manager and buyer for the Nurseryland Division of Sunbelt Nursery Group. He then became the head buyer for Armstrong Garden Centers based in Glendora, Calif.
John had a part time affiliation with Creative Promotions for 10 years before joining them full time in October 2000 as a senior editor and radio personality for Garden Compass. He is currently the president and host of the nationally syndicated GardenLife Radio Show, which reaches 1.1 million listeners every weekend. He is also the president of www.GardenTube.com, a youtube type site for gardeners. Along with Alice Doyle from Log House Plants and Tim Wada from the Plug Connection, he is a partner in SuperNaturals Grafted Vegetables, LLC. John has also taught horticulture classes at Palomar College and San Diego State University. He is also a rose breeder and host of the DVD The Essential Guide to Roses.
Rita Jo Shoultz
Rita Jo Shoultz has enjoyed the challenges of gardening in Alaska for 46 years. In 1996, she opened Fritz Creek Gardens, a retail nursery where over the years she offered more than 800 varieties of Alaska Hardy® perennials, trees, shrubs and roses.
In October, she sold FCG and will talk about evaluating your business, business plans and selling your business. Currently, Rita Jo, her husband Leroy and son Shannon own and operate a peony farm in Fritz Creek, called Alaska Perfect Peony, with 15,000 plants in the field now.