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On the Road Again: Taking Hands-on Greenhouse IPM Workshops to the Growers

90. On the Road Again: Taking Hands-on Greenhouse IPM Workshops to the Growers Elizabeth Lamb 1 , Brian Eshenaur 1 , Neil Mattson 2 , John Sanderson 3 , and Karen Dean Hall

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On the Road Again: Taking Hands-on Greenhouse IPM Workshops to the Growers

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  1. 90 On the Road Again: Taking Hands-on Greenhouse IPM Workshops to the Growers Elizabeth Lamb1, Brian Eshenaur1, Neil Mattson2, John Sanderson3, and Karen Dean Hall 1New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 2Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, 3Department of Entomology, Cornell University, 4New York State Flower Industries Objectives: Provide IPM information to ornamental growers: Reach growers that we have not reached through on-campus programming Use a format that encourages active learning and practice change Background: A 2007 survey of 384 NYS greenhouse ornamental producers showed that the majority of them use some IPM practices but that there is still the need and desire for IPM training in disease and insect identification, use of cultural and biological control, and production practices related to water and nutrient use that affect pest management. An annual half-day, hands-on training program for ornamental growers, called IPM In-depth, was started on the Cornell University campus in association with the Floriculture Field Day in 2008. Three new topics are presented each year. This project takes the IPM In-depth concept and format and translates it into a traveling training opportunity. • Format: • Three 1-hour modules per program (see notebook for examples of handouts): • Entomology, Plant Pathology, Crop Production • Followed by a tour of a local greenhouse • Cooperation with County Extension Educators • They provide location, local advertising, registration, refreshments/ • lunch, help identify greenhouse for tour, and can charge whatever • they feel is appropriate for the location/clentele. • Cooperation between Cornell Department of Entomology, Cornell Department of Horticulture, NYS Flower Industries, NYS IPM • We provide the expertise, equipment and supplies Program locations Impacts: 14 locations, 16 programs, over 250 participants (2009-2012) Primary audience was retail and wholesale greenhouse growers but increasing numbers of greenhouse vegetable growers and new/potential farmers.  82% had not been to previous IPM In-depth programs on campus (compared to 27% of those attending the on-campus program) 52% had not been to other IPM programming 84% reported intent to change practices at their operation based on what they had learned Acknowledgements Funding for this project was provided by the New York Farm Viability Institute

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