Cornell University is partnering with the University of Vermont and the University of Maine to offer a webinar series on scouting for disease, insect, and weed pests of greenhouse ornamentals.
The OptimIA project is a multi-state university research and Extension collaboration among controlled-environment plant physiologists, agricultural engineers, and agricultural economists.
During these presentations, nationally recognized researchers, hosts, and speakers offer how-to advice based on AFE-funded and other research projects.
With the terms of a new agreement, OHP also receives exclusive access to the Certis pipeline of new technologies for the nursery, greenhouse, and ornamental markets.
The new engineered foam growing media is designed especially for precision vegetative propagation and facilitates easy, breakage-free sticking of cuttings.
The operation is the first U.S. ornamental greenhouse producer to achieve the worldwide standard of good agricultural practices, certifying that its products are grown in a safe, responsible, and sustainable manner.
The line includes HydraFiber Ultra Specialty Short Fiber and HydraFiber TruRoot + Peat, both of which are designed to easily fill trays and liners and bond tightly.
While a decrease in insects as the weather cools is a plus to many people, greenhouse growers should keep in mind that beneficial insects could use a little help.
