Day 1: Wednesday, October 7
Speakers from across Canada and around the world bring expertise to our forum.
Note: sessions and speakers are subject to change.
Download the detailed program overview for both days
Ballrooms are located on the main level.
Meeting rooms are located on the second floor.
Please refer to the floor map for room location.
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Bits and Bites: IPM Tools & Equipment
9:30 am - 11 am | Room 201/202
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Practical IPM session for greenhouse vegetable and floriculture growers covering fogging equipment, microbial insecticide and fungicide applications, and spore trapper use. Topics include equipment selection, troubleshooting, application best practices, and real-world tips to improve pest and disease management success.
Speakers: 9:30am - "Use the Force, Luke": Wielding the Jedi lightsaber in controlled environment agriculture Genevieve Marchand | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada 10:00am - Thrips-Busters: Who you gonna call when cuttings are creepy (with parvi) Rose Buitenhuis | Vineland Research & Innovation Centre 10:30am - UV-C: The Mildew Assassin Matt Korpan | Center for Horticultural Innovation
Floriculture Production
9:30 am - 11 am | Room 207/208
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Speakers: 9:30am - "Use the Force, Luke": Wielding the Jedi lightsaber in controlled environment agriculture Genevieve Marchand | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada 10:00am - Thrips-Busters: Who you gonna call when cuttings are creepy (with parvi) Rose Buitenhuis | Vineland Research & Innovation Centre 10:30am - UV-C: The Mildew Assassin Matt Korpan | Center for Horticultural Innovation
Fruit & Vegetable Propagation
9:30 am - 11 am | Ballroom C
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Speakers: 9:30am - "Use the Force, Luke": Wielding the Jedi lightsaber in controlled environment agriculture Genevieve Marchand | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada 10:00am - Thrips-Busters: Who you gonna call when cuttings are creepy (with parvi) Rose Buitenhuis | Vineland Research & Innovation Centre 10:30am - UV-C: The Mildew Assassin Matt Korpan | Center for Horticultural Innovation
Organic Vegetable Production
9:30 am - 11 am | Ballroom D
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This session will focus on strawberry propagation and the use of lighting technologies to improve both fruit and vegetable propagation success under certain lighting systems. Designed for propagators and greenhouse growers, the discussion will cover practical insights and experience with lighting strategies, environmental management, and production techniques that support healthy, efficient propagation.
Speakers: 9:30am - "Use the Force, Luke": Wielding the Jedi lightsaber in controlled environment agriculture Genevieve Marchand | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada 10:00am - Thrips-Busters: Who you gonna call when cuttings are creepy (with parvi) Rose Buitenhuis | Vineland Research & Innovation Centre 10:30am - UV-C: The Mildew Assassin Matt Korpan | Center for Horticultural Innovation
