Getting Started in the Greenhouse Business: Essential Information for Extension Educators and Producers
January 26, 2004, Indiana Horticultural Congress, Adams Mark Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sponsored by: Purdue's Professional Development Program for Sustainable Agriculture
Funded by USDA/North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education <www.sare.org/ncrsare/>
Organizers: Liz Maynard and Chris Gunter, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Program
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker and Affiliation |
Mailing address, phone, email |
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9:20 |
Welcome |
Liz Maynard, Northwest Commercial Hort. Program, Purdue University |
1401 S. US Highway 421, Westville, IN 46391; 219-785-5673; emaynard@purdue.edu |
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9:30 |
Overview of the Greenhouse Business in Indiana |
Allen Hammer, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
625 Agriculture Mall Drive, W. Lafayette, IN 47907; 765-494-1335; hammer@hort.purdue.edu |
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9:45 |
Business Planning Basics |
Maria Marshall, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University |
Krannert Building, 403 W. State St., W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2056; 765-494-4268; mimarsha@purdue.edu |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30 |
Planning for a Greenhouse Business |
Brian Whipker, Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University |
Kilgore Hall, Box 7609 Raleigh, NC 27695-7609; 919.515.5374; brian_whipker@ncsu.edu |
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11:30 |
Marketing Greenhouse Products |
Robin Brumfield, Rutgers University |
55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520; 732-932-9171 ext. 253; Brumfield@Aesop.Rutgers.edu |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 |
Building the Greenhouse |
Larry Houser, Speaking from Experience |
8355 E. 250. S., Zionsville, IN 46077. ph: 317-733-0693 cell phone: 317-590-9092 lho2436619@aol.com |
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1:40 |
Regulations and Laws Relating to Greenhouses |
Liz Maynard, Northwest Commercial Hort. Program, Purdue University |
1401 S. US Highway 421, Westville, IN 46391; 219-785-5673; emaynard@purdue.edu |
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Managing the Greenhouse Environment: |
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2:00 |
Temperature, Humidity and Water |
Rob Eddy, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
625 Agriculture Mall Drive, W. Lafayette, IN 47907; 765-496-3710; eddy@hort.purdue.edu |
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2:20 |
Growing Media and Mineral Nutrition |
Chris Gunter, Southwest Purdue Ag. Program and Liz Maynard, Northwest Commercial Hort. Program, Purdue University |
4369 N. Purdue Rd., Vincennes, 47591; 812-886-0198; gunter@hort.purdue.edu |
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2:40 |
Pests and Diseases |
Dan Egel, Southwest Purdue Ag. Program, Purdue University |
4369 N. Purdue Rd., Vincennes, 47591; 812-886-0198; egel@purdue.edu |
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3:00 |
Break |
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Crop Profiles |
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3:20 |
Spring Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets and Patio Plants |
Liz Maynard, Northwest Commercial Hort. Program, Purdue University and Butch Zandstra, Zandstra's Greenhouse |
1401 S. US Highway 421, Westville, IN 46391; 219-785-5673;
emaynard@purdue.edu |
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3:40 |
Herbaceous Perennials |
Larry Houser, Speaking from Experience |
8355 E. 250. S., Zionsville, IN 46077. ph: 317-733-0693 cell phone: 317-590-9092 lho2436619@aol.com |
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4:00 |
Garden Mums |
Adam Henning, Henning's Greenhouses, DeMotte |
7160 W. 1400 N., Demotte, IN 46310; 219-987-2195; fax same |
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4:20 |
Ornamental Pot Crops |
Allen Hammer, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
625 Agriculture Mall Drive, W. Lafayette, IN 47907; 765-494-1335; hammer@hort.purdue.edu |
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5:00 |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
Jim Barbour, Purdue Extension, Marion County |
6640 Intech Blvd., Suite 120, Indianapolis, IN 46278-2012; 317- 275-9305; jbarbour@purdue.edu |
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5:20 |
Adjourn |
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