Southern Forest Nursery Conference
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Agenda
Start Date: July 16, 2011Location: Sheraton Read House Hotel, Chattanooga, TN
Hosted by the Native Forest Nursery Chatsworth, GA
| Monday, July 16th | |
| 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Auburn University Forest Nursery Management Cooperative Meeting (Coop members only) |
| 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Registration for Southern Forest Nursery Conference (Sheraton Read House Hotel) |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Social and icebreaker: Open to all Southern Forest Nursery Conference attendees (Sheraton Read House Hotel) |
| Tuesday, July 17th | |
| 6:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet (included with registration) |
| 7:00 | Registration |
| 8:00 | Welcome/Housekeeping |
| 8:15 | The History of the Nursery Industry – Don Shadow, 4th generation nursery producer in middle Tennessee |
| 9:00 | Chilling Hours: Myths and Realities – David South, Auburn University (Retired) |
| 9:30 | Rhizoctonia Foliage Blight Control – Tom Starkey, Auburn University Southern Forest Nursery Management Coop |
| 10:00 | Vendor Introductions |
| 10:10 | Break |
| 10:30 | Insects and their Life Cycle: You Had Better Understand Them – Jason Oliver, Tennessee State University |
| 11:00 | Fumigation Research & Review – Scott Enebak, Auburn University Southern Forest Nursery Management Coop |
| 11:30 | Root Architecture – Kas Dumroese and Susana Sung, USDA Forest Service |
| 12:00 | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 1:00 | Seed Bed Densities – Chris Rosier, International Forest Company |
| 1:30 | Seedling Storage – Richard Garrett, State of Maryland |
| 2:00 | Panel: Nursery Do’s & Dont’s |
| 2:45 | Methyl Bromide & Buffer Update – Scott Enebak and TriEast representative |
| 3:00 | Dendrochronology: What the Trees We Grow Will Tell Us One Day – Henri Grissino-Mayer, University of TN |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
| Dinner on Your Own | |
| Wednesday, July 18th | |
| 6:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet (included with registration) Field Trip During the field trip, the following research studies will be presented: • Pendulum AquaCap on Loblolly Pine • Tolerance of hardwoods of various seed size to Pendulum AquaCap • Sowing density study • Sowing depth study • Morning-glory trial – Pendulum • AquaCap vs. Dismiss vs. Broadstar |
| 7:00 | Buses depart for tour of Native Forest Nursery, Chatsworth, GA |
| 12:00 Noon | Lunch at East Tennessee State Nursery, Delano, TN followed by nursery tour |
| 3:00 | Return to Hotel |
| 7:00 – 9:00 | Dinner & Entertainment on the Bluff at Lookout Mountain (included with conference registration). Additional adult tickets available on registration form and children under 12 eat for free. |
| Thursday, July 19th | |
| 6:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet (included with registration) |
| 8:00 | Containerized Seedling Production – Wayne Bell, International Forest Company |
| 8:30 | Importance of Water Quality in Plant Production – John Rutter, University of Georgia |
| 9:00 | Propagation of the More Difficult Hardwood Species – Greg Hoss, State of Missouri |
| 9:30 | History of Southern Nurseries – Jim Barnett, Southern Research Station (retired) |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | H2B Worker Litigation Update: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Dan Bremmer, AGWorks |
| 11:00 | NRCS Programs: Impact on Future Reforestation Programs – Tim Albriton, Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| 11:30 | Business meeting |
| 12:00 | Close of Meeting |