Education Sessions

January 30th, 2019

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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

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