Education Sessions

January 30th, 2019

Trade Show

January 31st - February 1st, 2019

Mobile Convention Center

Mobile, AL

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Wednesday, January 30

Creating a Modern Workforce: A 21st Century Approach to Management			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 201C
Speaker: Neal Glatt, GrowTheBench.com

Fifteen Things All Successful Companies Have In Common			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 201B
Speaker: Tom Grandy, Grandy & Associates

Improve Your Bottom Line and Customer Retention by Selling Route Density			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 201A
Speaker: Anne Mino, Advance Consulting Group

Leadership vs. Management			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 202A
Speaker: Parke Kallenberg, Advance Consulting Group

Onboarding Employees			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 203A
Speaker: Scott Arciniega, Advance Consulting Group

Using Technology to Streamline your Green Industry Business			9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 202B
Speaker: John Richter, Richter Landscape Company

Pest Management			9:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Room: 204A

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Worker Protection Standards Update and Record Keeping Review Speaker: Sonja Thomas, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Key Insect Pests in Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Crops Speaker: Blake Layton, Mississippi State University

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Weed Control In Turf & Landscapes Speaker: Ron Strahan, LSU AgCenter

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Common Ornamental Diseases Speaker: James Jacobi, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Plant Conference			9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: 204B

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Interest in Tea: Growing, Selling, Retailing Speaker: Yan Chen, LSU AgCenter

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

MS Medallion Plants – 2018, 2019, 2020 Speaker: Gary Bachman, Mississippi State University

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

LSU AgCenter Louisiana Super Plants Speaker: Jeb Fields, LSU AgCenter

10:40 AM - 11:15 AM

New and Exciting in the World of Horticulture Speaker: David Creech, SFA Gardens

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Gulf Coast Appalachia: Bringing the Mountains to Mobile Speaker: Bobby Green, Green Nurseries & Landscape Design

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Walking Around the Nursery Speaker: Maarten van der Giessen, van der Giessen Nursery

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM

Plants, Plants and More Plants Speaker: Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter (retired)

3:10 PM - 3:45 PM

What is New from Ball Horticulture Speakers: Sabrina Childs, Ball Horticultural Company, Michele Andre, Ball Horticultural Company

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Star Roses and Plants – New and Exciting Speakers: Dave Shanklin, Star Roses & Plants, Jim Darden, Star Roses & Plants

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

The Functional (or Multi-Functional) Landscape Speaker: Rick Webb, Louisiana Growers

Design 1: The Fundamentals			9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: 203B
Speakers: Bill Slack, Landscape Design Workshop, Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop, Vicki Proano, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop

5 Ways to Earn an Increase from Existing Clients			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 202A
Speaker: Parke Kallenberg, Advance Consulting Group

Do Your Contracts Provide Adequate Protection?			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 201A
Speaker: Joe Leavens, Balch & Bingham LLP

Employee Engagement			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 203A
Speaker: Anne Mino, Advance Consulting Group

Gaining Influence: Three Essential Things Millenials Need to Advance			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 201C
Speaker: Neal Glatt, GrowTheBench.com

Nursery Crop Insurance & Green Industry Market Forecast			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 202B
Speakers: Jeanne Lindsey, USDA RMA, Kevin Burkett, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

The Price is Right...or Is It?			10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 201B
Speaker: Tom Grandy, Grandy & Associates

Getting Everybody on the Team Helping with Sales in a Fun Way			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 202A
Speaker: Parke Kallenberg, Advance Consulting Group

Managing Millenials: How to Effectively Work With the New Generation			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 201C
Speaker: Neal Glatt, GrowTheBench.com

Operations Improvement			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 203A
Speaker: Scott Arciniega, Advance Consulting Group

Profit is Important, But Cash Flow is Critical			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 201B
Speaker: Tom Grandy, Grandy & Associates

TBD			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 202B

Two-Wire Irrigation Troubleshooting and Concept Part 1			1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 201A
Speaker: Hunter Industries

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale			1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: 204A

1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Crapemyrtles: New Cultivars, Insect & Disease Problems, and Intro to Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Speakers: Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter (retired), Gary Knox, University of Florida/IFAS, Mengmeng Gu, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

3:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale: Landscape & Container Management Strategies and Alternative Hosts Speakers: Yan Chen, LSU AgCenter, Erfan Vafaie, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Mengmeng Gu, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Building Effective Management Skills			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 201B
Speaker: Tom Grandy, Grandy & Associates

The Importance of Planting Depth & Why Hire an Arborist			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 202B
Speaker: Chris Francis, Chris Francis Tree Care

The New Way to Communicate in Business			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 201C
Speaker: Neal Glatt, GrowTheBench.com

Time Management			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 203A
Speaker: Scott Arciniega, Advance Consulting Group

Two-Wire Irrigation Troubleshooting and Concept Part 2			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 201A
Speaker: Hunter Industries

What Makes Your Company Unique?			3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 202A
Speaker: Anne Mino, Advance Consulting Group

Thursday, January 31

Design 3: The Ultimate Landscape Design			9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: 203B
Speakers: Bill Slack, Landscape Design Workshop, Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop, Vicki Proano, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop

Friday, February 1

Design 4: Profitable Planting Design; Shrubs, Trees and Seasonal Color			9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: 203B
Speakers: Bill Slack, Landscape Design Workshop, Richard Ludwig, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop, Vicki Proano, Landscape Design & Graphics Workshop