Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo will have educational session on the production of hydroponic leafy green on November 4 , 2021 . These sessions will feature:• Specialty Leafy Green Production : Managing the environment and Culture , by Chris Currey , Iowa State University• Tips for Producing High Quality , Non - flowering , and Flavorful Culinary Herbs by Manipulating Light , CO2 , and Temperature , by Roberto Lopez , Michigan State University• Water and Nutrient Management for Leafy Greens , by Neil Mattson , Cornell CCE• Understanding Greenhouse Climate Control for High Yielding , Leafy Greens and Herbs , by Neil Mattson , Cornell CCE• Managing Diseases on herb , by Mary Hausbeck , Michigan State University• Practices to Have an Effective IPM and Biocontrol Program , by Ron Valentin , Bioworks , Inc.
Meet the PresentersChristopher J. Currey is an Associate Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University , specializing in greenhouse and controlled environment crop product . Dr. Currey pick up his B.S and M.S. degrees from the University of Minnesota and then take in his Ph.D. from Purdue University . Chris ' greenhouse craw and keep in line - environment enquiry is focused on providing research - based best - direction pattern to support commercial producers of decorative and food for thought crops to improve productiveness , profitability , and sustainability using and managing light , temperature , mineral nutrition , and plant growth regulators .
Dr. Roberto Lopez is an associate prof and control environment / floriculture filename extension specialiser in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University . His inquiry focalise on the propagation and yield of unseasoned and finished plants ( includingbedding plants , specialty cut flowers , leafy greens , and culinary herb crops ) in the field , high tunnels , and greenhouses . His cut flower research direct to increase payoff , stem length and caliper , tone and reduce yield sentence by manipulating the originate environs .
Neil Mattson is a Professor and glasshouse university extension specializer in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University . Neil joined Cornell in 2007 after complete his Ph.D. from the University of California Davis and Master ’s from the University of Minnesota . Neil is the director of Cornell ’s Controlled Environment Agriculture group and his research is focused on optimizing crop functioning and resource use efficiency of glasshouse flower and vegetable crop . Research interests include LED firing and environmental control to abridge energy economic consumption and fecundation strategy to ameliorate crop functioning .
Dr. Hausbeck ’s research and reference programs reflect Michigan ’s variety and presently include edible asparagus , snap bean , broccoli , carrot , celery , cucurbits ( cucumber , melon vine , pumpkin , squash ) , onion , capsicum , tomato , greenhouse veg transplants , and nin-sin . She has a foresightful history of working in floriculture crops , with vehemence on poinsettia , geranium , turn out flowers , bedding plants , and herbaceous potted plant . Although the Hausbeck laboratory is involve in a wide variety of research projects reflective of her broad commodity responsibility , her overall goal is to increase cultivator ' profitabilitythrough novel and incorporated disease management strategy .
Ronald Valentin was bear in the center of the greenhouse industriousness in the Netherlands . His home owned a greenhouse surgical process and his begetter commence using biological control in 1971 . At a very new old age , Ronald developed an interest in the “ bugs ” and as a teen , he was supervise and producing the biological control agents for the familygreenhouse operation . After finishing his education in crop protection direction , biochemistry , and vegetable production at State Secondary College of Agriculture in De Lier , the Netherlands , he embarked on a career in biologic ascendence in 1986 . After travel to Canada once every 6 to 7 week in 1996 and 1997 he immigrated to Canada in December 1997 . Over the years Ronald has worked with many growers to correct up sustainable and efficient pest management programs with a focus to use BCA ’s as a first origin of defense reaction . He also has school and managed expert supporting teams in Europe , Canada , and the USA . Ronald is presently Director of Technical Business , BCA at BioWorks , out of Victor , NY . Ronald is very passionate about arrive at an IPM and biological control approach piece of work for every agriculturist as well as boil down the usance of pesticides for the better of the environment and the future tense .
The full programme is on theNEGCwebsite . Register on-line athttps://cvent.me/L43loN.
