Landscape, Nursery Conference To Focus UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) People associated with the ornamental horticulture industry, including educators, business owners and practitioners, can gather information and ideas at the 55th Annual Pennsylvania Land scape and Nursery Conference, Feb. 9-10 at The Peon Stater Con ference Center Hotel in State College. The conference, sponsored fay Penn State Cooperative Extension, the Penn State department of horti culture and the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Associa tion, will feature workshops on a variety of topics, including mark eting on the Web, store design, plant disease management, pro duction practices and plant selection. “We’ll have topics to appeal to all types of horticultural busines ses,” said Jim Sellmcr, assistant professor of ornamental horticul ture in the College of Agricultural Sciences. “Entrepreneurs and pro fessionals can find specific answers to business problems, dis cover new marketing strategies and make personal contacts.” A half-day prc-confcrcncc starts at 1 pjn. Tuesday, Feb. 8, featur ing four concurrent workshops. The sessions are “Recruiting, Hir ing and Retaining Employees,” “An Introduction to Computer- Assisted DeaypaT“Cre»ting Your Own Web Plant Disease: Hands-On Workshop." ' - The conference events begin Vjfednesday, Feb. 9 at 8:30 ajn. “Business Success Through People-Oriented Management," presented by Robert Milligan, pro fmsor of agricultumljcsourcc and nftnagerial economics at Cornell Keisity, and Bctsoe*Erven, pro rof agricultural dhvitonmen taj, and development economics at Attention, teachers! • t; *SS££ .' xf^- A PROGRAM y., TEACHERS '} IE DANON COUNIIES Take a look into the future at a special 3-day Seminar, How do we save the t>ood and develop a vision lor the future ol I. incaster and Lebanon Counties? Seminar dates: March 1 • March 23 • April 13 Learn from experts at this workshop for master teachers. The seminar includes hands-on activities, a county-wide field trip to examine environmental concerns and an extensive packet of teaching materials. Learn about these important issues: Land use • Clean air • Waste management • Clean water Deadline for application is January 28,2000 To become the Master Teacher from vour district, contact vour school district superintendent. For information about the seminar, contact Dawn L. Weaver, Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. Phone: 717-291-8701; e-mail: dweaver@lnpnews.com Sponsors of “A Look into the Future" include Financial support from Engle-Hambnghl and Davies, Inc, Insurance AReal Estate, Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lebanon County Planning Department, Lancaster-Lebanon I.U. 13, Histone Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, The Hourglass Foundation,Citizens for Responsible Growth and Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. JittriliacTicrr £$ foumal Lancaster New Era Sunday news Ohio State University. Four concurrent sessions will be held throughout the day, beginning at 10 am. Presentations include: •10 a.m.: “Retail Store Design,” “Insect Pests of Herba ceous Perennials," “Marketing at the Retail Level,” and “Marketing on the Internet.” • 11 am.: “Plant Combinations for Gardens in die Northeast,” “Landscape and Irrigation Design Software,” “Planning Irrigation; How Much Water is Needed? Is it Available?” and “Tax Issues in the Green Industry.” • 2 pm.: “Container Gardens of Distinction: Designing with Spe cialty Annuals and Tender Peren nials," “Water Garden Design and Installation," “Use of By-product Materials as Soil Amendments in Nursery Production,” and “Estate Planning Means Getting Organized.” • 3 pjn.: “Trends in Perennial Marketing and Production," “The Garden Path as a Way to Good Design," “Eating Your Veget ables: Wildlife Management in the Nursery,” and “Going MAD: Mer gers, Acquisitions and Divesti tures for Small to Mid-Size Land scape Companies.” •4:15 pjn.: “Shopping as an Emotional Experience," “The Electronic Paintbrush," “Boring bisects of Woody Ornamentals," and “E-Commerce: Buying and Selling via the Internet." At 1 pjn. Wednesday, the Pen nsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association will stage its awards presentation. At 5 pjn., there will be a special membership meeting of the American Nursery and Landscape Association. At 5:30 pjn., a reception is scheduled, fol lowed by roundtable discussions on various issues concerning the horticultural industry from 8 pjn. to 10 pm. The second day, Thursday, Feb. 10, starts at 8:30 ajn. with “New Plants for a New Century,” pre sented by Batty Yinger, new pro duct resources manager for Hines Horticulture Inc. in Lewisbcrry. Interested members also can attend the Pennsylvania Nursery and Landscape Association meet ing and breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., Feb. 10. Four concurrent sessions will be held throughout the rest of the day. Presentations include: • 10 ajn.: “Grow, Market and Use Specialty Annuals for the Summer Border,” “Pest Manage ment in Commercial Environ ments,” “The Ins and Outs of Nursery Crop Insurance,” and "Top 20 Crabapplcs for Today’s Landscape, and Other Choice Plants.” •11 a.m.: “Media and the Gar den Center," “Brush Control Strategies,” “An Update on the Use of Mushroom Compost as a Container Amendment," and “The Sun Still Rises in the East: Another Century of Plant Hunting in Asia." • 2 p.m.: “Marketing as if Your Life Depended on It," “Artillery Fungus in the Landscape," “Best Management Practices for Con tainers,” and “An Update on Inva sive Plants in the Landscape." • 3 p.m.: “Perennials That Think They Are Annuals/Long Blooming," “How to Set the Price, Bill and Collect for Landscape Design," “An Update on the Use of Paper Pots in Production," and “Pennsylvania Gardener Selects Program/Pcnn State Arboretum.” Professionals interested in becoming a Pennsylvania Certi fied Horticulturalist (PCH) can take the PCH Exam on Thursday froth 10 a.m. to noon. Thursday at noon, Penn State Cooperative Extension agents and faculty will update participants on programs and personnel supporting the state’s horticultural industry. A separate hands-on education al training event designed for land scape and nursery crew chiefs and supervisors is scheduled for Wed nesday and Thursday, Feb. 9-10, at the Ag Arena. Concurrent sessions will take place at 8:30 am., 10 aan., and 11:15 a.m., and at 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. Topics addressed in these workshops include assess ing hazardous trees, leaf disease diagnosis, ornamental entomolo gy, tractor safety, pruning trees and shrubs, and chemical hand- FARM EQUIPMENT NH silage wagon 816, variable speed, 12 ton gear, excel cond. 717-375-2189 Case 870 diesel w/cab, $6,600.814-467-8839 Vermeer Stump Grinder Model 252 Exc Cond No Reasonable Offer Re fused Lancaster Co 717-786-8293. JD 2840 with loader $8,900 one owner, local trade. Runs good. Zelsloft Eq. 800-919-3322. 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