2020 Piedmont Landscape and Green Industry Conference
February 11, 2020
7:30 am-3:30 pm
Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center
1192 US 64 W Business
Pittsboro, NC 27312
7:30 a.m.-Check-in begins
8 a.m. Welcome
Matt Jones and Stacey Jones
8:15 a.m. – Keeping Ahead of the Curve – New Plants for Exceptional Landscapes
Mark Weathington Director, NC State University JC Raulston Arboretum
9:30 a.m. – How To Run A Landscape Or Small Business In The Green Industry
Paige Moody President, Arbor Enterprises
10:45–11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – Pollinators: How to Bee Active
Ryan Adams Extension Associate, Center for Integrated Pest Management, NC State Extension
12:30 p.m. – Lunch (included in registration fee)
1:30 p.m. – Turf Jeopardy!
Matt Lenhardt Horticulture Extension Agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center
2:45 p.m. – How the Agricultural Services Program Can Assist Nursery/Greenhouse Growers Recruit Labor
Tim Dollyhite & Drew Long NC Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions
3:30 p.m. – Wrap-up and evaluations
NC LCLB Landscape contractor (3 Landscape Technical, 2 Business) and 3 N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide continuing education credits (3 D, L, N X) have been applied for; final confirmation pending.
