Agenda for the Second Annual Cut Flower Conference
- 8:00 - 8:30 Registration at Guggenheim Pavilion, Carey Institute
- 8:45 - 9:30 Carolyn Snell, Cut Flowers on Snell Family Farm, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Northeast Regional Director located in Buxton, Maine
- 9:30 - 10:15 Judson Reid, High Tunnel Nutrient Management, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
- Coffee Break - Please visit the exhibitors! (25 mins)
- 10:40 - 11:40 Chris Wien and Friends, Dahlia Production, Cornell University, Professor Emeritus and Farm TBD
- Visit exhibitors and walk over to lunch (20 mins)
- 12:00 Lunch at Carriage House Restaurant - included in admission price
- 1:00 - 1:45 Bryan Brown, Weed Management on Small Farms, Weed Specialist, NYS IPM
- 1:45 - 2:30 Lily Calderwood, Lavender and Mint SARE Research Update, Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Break- Please visit the exhibitors! (15 mins)
- 2:45 - 4:00 Farmer to Farmer Panel Discussion -- Geared toward beginners, 5 cut flower growers will discuss production, post-harvest, and marketing challenges as well as success stories.