AGENDA

8-10 a.m.
Vendor set-up.

10:10-11 a.m. - "Water Wars: Are you Ready?"
Stuart Warren, professor/chair
Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
Kansas Sate University

11-11:30 a.m. - "Marketing Horticulture"
Larry Ryan, CEO
Ryan Lawn and Tree

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - "Holiday Decorations and Flowers: Building Pride in Our Neighborhoods and Communities"
Alan Stevens, director
Kansas Sate University Research Extension

12:15-1 p.m. - "Success in the Green Industry: What Employers Really Want"
Dalton Hermes, CEO
Hermes Landscaping Inc., and Hermes Nursery

1:30-2:30 p.m. - "How Insecticides Work"
Raymond Cloyd, professor, entomology
Kansas State University

2:30-3:15 p.m. - "Mythbustin' Lawncare"
Rodney St. John, assistant professor, turfgrass science
K-State Research and Extension Center, Olathe

3:15 - 4 p.m. - "Exotic Pest Threats in the Midwest
Collin Wamsley, state entomologist
Missouri Department of Agriculture

4:15-4:45 p.m. - "Make Money with Your Passion"
Donna Duffey, professor/chair, entrepreneurship
Johnson County Community College

4:45-5:30 p.m. - "Invasive Horticultural Plants for Small Landscapes"
Jeff Vogel, program manager, plant protection and weed control
Kansas Department of Agriculture

5:30-6 p.m. - "Landscape Industry Certification"
Jane Male and Frank Male
MAGICouncil

6-7 p.m. - "Overview of the Worker Protection Standard, INcluding Compliance Tips, Pesticides and Water Quality, and Pesticide Labeling"
Royan Teter, chief, pesticides team
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7