Upcoming Events

The 2012 Landscape Integrated Pest Management Seminar provides landscape and nursery professionals with research-based information on plant selection, pest control, and current pesticide recommendations.

The Entomology Short Course is an intensive day-long course designed for green industry professionals to increase their knowledge of insects. Participants will learn to identify common insects that are found in plant production, landscapes, and turfgrass; both insect pests and beneficial insects will be discussed. Prediction of pest activity through phenology and Growing Degree Days will be reviewed and management of pests using an IPM strategy will be discussed. Pesticide Recertification credits and ISA CEUs will be available for participants.

Winter Tree and Shrub Identification is targeted to green industry professionals who often give estimates in the winter months. Proper identification of woody ornamental plants on customers’ properties is important to knowing the level of care those plants require, resulting in more accurate, more profitable estimates. The class starts with a classroom session to go over the basic points of winter botany, followed by a hands-on session outdoors.

Pesticide Storage: Pesticide Selection to Preserve Beneficial Insects in the Landscape (2 category credits; 10, 18, 23 private)

2 core and 2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class. See the brochure for location details, registration information and cost.

The 2012 Four-State Turf and Ornamentals Conference will have 12 one-hour presentations offered in two tracks; Track 1- Turf Topics, and Track 2- Ornamentals Topics. Participants are free to elect and attend presentations according to their personal interest and need for recertification credits. Lunch, break snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The Pesticide Applicator Short Course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories 06: Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07: Lawn & Turf; 23: Parks & Schools Pest Control.

Welcome to the 2012 Professional Pest Manager’s School. With 30 category and 10 core credit offerings, we believe the school will help you keep up with changes in regulations and product information. Credit for MD applicators is being sought.

The South Central Landscape & Turf Conference provides licensed Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicators with the opportunity to earn pesticide core credits plus credits in categories 06, 07, 18, and 23. This annual event attracts over 100 turf and landscape professionals from throughout Pennsylvania.

This session will focus on pruning small trees and shrubs, including training young shade trees. It is geared toward landscape professionals who care for a variety of plants in the landscapes they manage. The workshop will start in the classroom with an introduction to plant structure and growth as it relates to pruning as well as proper use of tools. Then participants will head outdoors for hands-on pruning experience.

Learn how you can accept mobile payments and make it easier for customers to pay for your local food. This webinar will provide information on the tools available to accept mobile payments for farm markets, farmers markets, roadside stands, and agritourism businesses. The webinar will share information about current tools and applications available to allow you to accept payment via smart devices. We will also share highlights about future trends in the payment industry.

2 core and 2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class. See the brochure for location details, registration information and cost.

This short course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories: 06 - Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07 - Lawn & Turf; and 23 - Parks & Schools Pest Control.

This short course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories: 06 - Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07 - Lawn & Turf; and 23 - Parks & Schools Pest Control.

Today, homeowners and agencies understand the best tree care comes from trained and knowledgeable arborists. The green industry has responded to this demand for trained professionals by creating certification programs. Presently the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certifies thousands of arborists and Landscape & Nurserymen Associations certify horticulturalists. These numbers grow each year.

The Somerset Turf Conference & Mini-Trade Show is an annual event for the landscape and turf industry in Central and Western Pennsylavnia. Core and Pesticide credits in Categories 06, 07, 18, 23, & 09 are awarded to applicators during the day, after attending educational sessions.

In 2012 we are excited to once again welcome the Northwest Golf Course Superintendents Association (NWGCSA) to our list of sponsoring organizations for this event. This organization, in addition to our continual sponsors, Allegheny College and the Keystone Athletic Field Manager (KAFMO), makes this the premier Green Industry Conference in Northwest Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Western New York. World renowned speakers and over 30 commercial exhibitors will be present for this day-long Green Industry extravaganza.

Central Susquehanna Turf & Ornamental is being provided to promote horticultural improvement, professionalism, and camaraderie in Central Pennsylvania. It is hoped that this conference is just one small step in encouraging the further study of horticulture, arboriculture, and turf science within the industry.

Get connected with the food industry’s new online mobile web app. Make it easy for the increasing number of mobile users to find your farm, farmers’ market, winery, retail store, restaurant or other food business. Benefit from the latest technology available to you free through the growing national MarketMaker network.

Adam Martin of Martin's Flowers & Shrubs, North Belle Vernon, hosts the 2012 Western Pennsylvania Spring Greenhouse Night-Lighter. If you are a commerical greenhouse, garden center, or nursery operator in Western Pennsylvania, don't miss this tour of a very successful greenhouse operation. Following the tour, we will drive to a nearby restaurant for dinner and presentations on plant disease management and marketing to younger generations. This is a great way to meet and learn directly from others in the greenhouse business.

You need this seminar if you are... Fighting Invasive Exotics, Licensed Pesticide Applicator, Supervisor of IVM Programs. This seminar will provide excellent insight and useable information for Vegetation Managers in Roadside, Public Utility, DOTs, Municipalities, Native Species Land Reclamation, and Non-Agriculture Industrial sites.

This one-day workshop is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s landowners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or not, can provide benefits.

This one-day workshop is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s landowners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or not, can provide benefits.

Anyone can say anything about a business or product at any time. Social media provides more outlets for sharing that message. This webinar will provide tips and best practices for developing and maintaining a reputation in the social media world. It’s important to respond to positive and negative feedback, but responses need to be carefully considered. Learn more in this webinar.

You need this seminar if you maintain landscapes professionally, train your grounds crews, are a tree board member. This seminar provides a biological background to woody plant wound response, and teaches practical pruning methods for structurally reliable results.

The Pesticide Core Credit Recertification Meeting is designd for growers, farmers, and green industry professionals to stay updated on Core pesticide safety information and is approved for 4 core pesticide recertification credits by Pennsylvania Department eof Agriculture.

Keeping track of one or more Twitter or Facebook accounts can be tedious. Thankfully, there are several tools that can be used to monitor what’s being said about any topic or to post information for multiple accounts. This session will describe computer-based tools such as HootSuite and TweetDeck as well as mobile apps that can be used to manage a company’s social media presence.

The Pesticide Core Credit Recertification Meeting is designd for growers, farmers, and green industry professionals to stay updated on Core pesticide safety information and is approved for 4 core pesticide recertification credits by Pennsylvania Department eof Agriculture.

A home gardeners educational event featuring Paul Epsom. Paul's talk, "How I'm Creating My 'E' Garden," will focus on Paul's' idea of a successful garden - one that is Effortless, Environmental, Enabled, Edible, and Extraordinary. Participants will choose an additional four out of eight workshops to attend throughout the day. A plant sale and flea market will also be operating all day.

This program, developed in cooperation with Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Pennsylvania Environmental Council, will focus on designing, installing and caring for landscapes that benefit our local environment by reducing stormwater, flooding, and water pollution.

This is your opportunity to learn aspects of natural resource management by using tools such as the PMPC and local ordinances. Ask the experts your burning questions!