Workshops, Classes, Conferences

The following are workshops or classes which may be of interest to Nursery producers.

OktoberPest

Fall returns.  Along with a crisp feel to the air and burnished leaves, this time of year also signals the return of OktoberPest, a month-long workshop series devoted to helping greenhouse, nursery, and Christmas tree growers learn more about integrated pest management.  This is the eleventh year of OktoberPest and this year’s line-up of seminars promises to offer classes that really hit the mark.

 The first workshop, Looking for Trouble, will show growers tools and techniques for monitoring key pests in Christmas tree and nursery production.  Nursery growers and owners won’t want to miss What Next?  This workshop highlights new pest and regulatory challenges for nursery producers and solutions available now. Our third workshop, Weed Wars, targets weed management, the pest area where the most labor and pesticides are often used in a nursery and will focus on key strategies for designing an efficient weed program. Our last session of the month, Basic Training, will add to our growing number of classes offered in Spanish. This session will help Spanish-speaking employees learn more about the basic concepts of Integrated Pest Management.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn critical information to help you improve your operations. We’ve dropped the price of our classes to $25/workshop.  More information on the overall series, individual agendas, and the registration flyer are at the links below. All workshops will be held Thursday mornings at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center, 15201 NE Miley Rd, Aurora, Oregon.

Contact: Robin Rosetta, OSU         robin.rosetta@oregonstate.edu

2011 OktoberPest Flyer and Registration Form:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/OctoberPestflyer2011.pdf


2011 OktoberPest Pest Management Workshop Series Agenda
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/OktoberPest_agenda_2011.pdf

Oct 6  Looking for Trouble Workshop agenda:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/Looking_For_Trouble_OktoberPest_Agenda2011.pdf

This workshop is eligible for 2 hours of Core and 1 hour of "other" pesticide license recertification credit hours

Oct. 13   What Next? agenda:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/What_Next_OktoberPest_Agenda2011.pdf

This workshop is eligible for 2 hours of Core and 1 hour of "other" pesticide license recertification credit hours

Oct. 20   Weed Wars agenda:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/Weed_Wars_OktoberPest_Agenda2011.pdf
We have applied for three pesticide license recertification credit hours for this session.

Oct. 27   Basic Training in Integrated Pest Management (in Spanish)
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/Basic_Training_OktoberPest_Agenda2011.pdf
We have applied for three pesticide license recertification credit hours for this session.

Oct. 27 Conceptos básicos sobre el Manejo Integrado de plagas (Español)
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/OktoberPest_Spanish_IPM_10272011.pdf

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