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Thursday, February 4
8:00 AM Registration and coffee
8:25 AM Opening Remarks - Cheryl Boyer
8:30-9:00 AM Garden Center Trends for 2016
Cheryl Boyer, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Nurseries and Garden Centers, Kansas State University
9:00-10:00 AM Retail Marketing and End Cap Optimization Strategies
David Patrick, Two West, Inc.
10:00-10:20 AM Break with refreshments
10:20-11:00 AM The Gardens at Kansas State University
Scott McElwain, Director of the K-State Gardens
11:00-12:00 PM Social Media Marketing: Which Benchmarks Matter?
Scott Stebner, Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement, Kansas State University
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch provided
1:00-2:00 PM The Nuts and Bolts of Greenhouse and Nursery IPM
Eric Rebek, Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
2:00-3:00 PM Prairie Star Flowers: Past, Present and Future
Cheryl Boyer, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Nurseries and Garden Centers, Kansas State University
3:00-3:20 PM Break with refreshments
3:20-4:20 PM Systemic Insecticides and Pollinators
Raymond Cloyd, Professor and Extension Specialist in Entomology, Kansas State University
4:20-4:25 PM Closing Remarks
8:25 AM Opening Remarks - Cheryl Boyer
8:30-9:00 AM Garden Center Trends for 2016
Cheryl Boyer, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Nurseries and Garden Centers, Kansas State University
9:00-10:00 AM Retail Marketing and End Cap Optimization Strategies
David Patrick, Two West, Inc.
10:00-10:20 AM Break with refreshments
10:20-11:00 AM The Gardens at Kansas State University
Scott McElwain, Director of the K-State Gardens
11:00-12:00 PM Social Media Marketing: Which Benchmarks Matter?
Scott Stebner, Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement, Kansas State University
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch provided
1:00-2:00 PM The Nuts and Bolts of Greenhouse and Nursery IPM
Eric Rebek, Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
2:00-3:00 PM Prairie Star Flowers: Past, Present and Future
Cheryl Boyer, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Nurseries and Garden Centers, Kansas State University
3:00-3:20 PM Break with refreshments
3:20-4:20 PM Systemic Insecticides and Pollinators
Raymond Cloyd, Professor and Extension Specialist in Entomology, Kansas State University
4:20-4:25 PM Closing Remarks