Greenhouse Management Workshop: Sustainable & Safe Crop Production
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Concurrent session 1: Ornamental Crops—Reducing Chemical Inputs
Calcium Chloride for Fungi Control, Uttara Samarakoon, OSU
Silicon Application for Crop Health, Jennifer Boldt, USDA-ARS
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, Michelle Jones, OSU
Biology and Ecology of Fungal/Oomycete Pathogens, Francesca Hand, OSU
Grower Talk on Nutrient Discharge Management, Speaker invited
Concurrent session 2: Food Crops—Hydroponic Food Safety GAPs**
Presented by: Melanie Ivey, Sanja Ilic, and Beth Scheckelhoff, OSU
Introduction to GAPs: Basics of Biology of Foodborne Pathogens
General Considerations in Hydroponics
Water Quality: Postharvest, Post Storage, Transport, and Traceability
Developing Your Food Safety Plan, SOPs, and Checklists
Panel Discussion
Tour: Commercial Greenhouse
** A Certificate of Completion will be provided to those who attend the entire concurrent session in person. Online attendees will need to complete an online quiz to receive the certificate of completion. Note: A certificate of completion is not the same as GAPs Certification.