Monday, July 8

NC Landscape Contractors Day

Join us for 5 technical category and 2 business category recertification credits!

By N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center

Date and time

Monday, July 8 · 7:30am - 4:10pm EDT

Location

Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center

455 Research Drive Mills River, NC 28859

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Agenda

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Check-in

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Landscape like a Pro: Safety and Best Management Practices

Luke Owen

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Abiotic Stress to Woody Ornamentals: Diagnosis and Response

Sam Marshall

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Break

10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Daily IPM Practices

Jamie Bookwalter

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM

Diseases of Woody Ornamental Plants

Rachel Douglas- Consumer/Commercial Horticulture Agent

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

Catered Lunch

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Succession Planning for your Business

Stephen Bishop- Western Director NC Farmlink

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Effective Backpack Sprayer Calibration

Charlie Clark- NCDA West Pesticide Inspector II

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Using Fungicides Properly in the Landscape

Inga Meadows- Extension Specialist Pathology/Entomology

About this event

8 hours 40 minutes

When: 7:30am - 4:10pm

Where: Mountain Horticultural Crop Research and Extension Center

455 Research Drive, Mills River NC, 28759

Cost: $15.00 (Registration includes lunch)

Join us for a slate of both techinical and business credits for your NC Landscape Contractors License annual recertification. Talks will range from disease/pest management, dealing with abiotic disorders in the landscape, business succession planning to maintain future viability of your business, properly calibrating equipment, and more! A total of 5 technical credits and 2 business credits will be allocated by attending the whole workshop.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to Luke Owen either by email at lcowen@ncsu.edu or by calling (828)-255-5522.

Organized by

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center

Buncombe County Center

49 Mount Carmel Rd, Suite 102

Asheville, NC 28806

OPEN MON-FRI: 8A-5P

(828) 255-5522

https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/

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