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Certification
Webinars
2020 Webinars
The Nursery & Landscape Association of North America (NLAE) is a professional society dedicated to supporting the professional needs of the chief staff executives (and their staff) of North America’s green industry organizations. The following webinar is co-sponsored by the entire NLAE group with a special shout out and thank you to: Landscape Ontario.
If you choose to watch Choose to Grow Forward and earn one VCH CEU, you must answer the following question and include it and the answer on your CEU report form: Identify the three Professional goals Phil Harwood with GrowTheBench speaks to as important goals for working through our current challenges.
Webinar: Choose to Grow Forward
Moderator: Jacki Hart | Consulting by Hart
Speakers:
Jeffrey Scott | Jeffrey Scott Consutling
Jim Paluch | JP Horizons
Mark Bradley | LMN
Phil Harwood | GrowTheBench
Visit this page again for additional recorded webinars to watch, learn and earn one VCH CEU. The VNLA will post more recorded webinars as soon as possible.
2019 Webinars
Green Roof Systems: A decade of research and extension programming at the University of Maryland , featuring Dr. Andrew Ristvey.
In the years after the turn of the millennium, green roof systems became a popular method of green infrastructure. Green roofs supported government agency objectives to protect waters of the United States and filled a niche for urban storm water reduction where other management options like bio-retention or detention ponds were less favorable. A new industry grew from the increased interest in green roof installation. This brought some effective ideas and products, some not so effective. The Green Roof Research and Extension program at the University of Maryland was established to provide scientific research and outreach that would assist the industry in the development of technology, and government agencies in the establishment of green roof performance standards.
Dr. Andrew Ristvey is a University of Maryland Extension Specialist in Commercial Horticulture. His research and outreach programs include ornamental nursery nutrient and irrigation management, alternative specialty crops, and green roof/urban agricultural systems. Click here to view the webinar.
Qualifies for one VCH CEU.
Cleaning Irrigation Pipes in Greenhouses & Nurseries | Featuring Dr. Rosa Raudales
Rosa will discuss how to identify and manage microbial and chemical causes of clogging in irrigation systems. Rosa Raudales is an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Connecticut. Rosa has a Ph.D. in Horticulture, a M.Sc. in Plant Pathology and a B.Sc. in Agricultural Science and Production Systems. The Raudales research and outreach program focuses on root-zone management in soil-less systems, safe and efficient use of low-quality water, development of nutrient programs to match water quality and crop needs, preventing waterborne diseases and preventing clogging of irrigation systems.
Click here to view the webinar.Qualifies for one VCH CEU.
2018 Webinars
Aquatic Weed ID and Management, featuring Dr. Laurie Fox
Dr. Laurie Fox’s presentation will help landscape and nursery professionals identify common Virginia aquatic weeds and best methods for management. Dr. Fox is a Horticulture Associate at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center with a focus on water quality and sustainable landscapes. Click here to view the webinar.
Qualifies for one VCH CEU.
Higher Sales Begin with Better Marketing, featuring Dr. Bridget Behe
Dr. Behe will present information pertinent to nursery producers, landscape managers, retailers and Virginia Cooperative Extension agents. Click here to view the webinar.
Qualifies for one VCH CEU.
The Right Plant for the Right Place, featuring
Dr. Niemiera will cover the many aspects that need to be considered when answering the question: “What plant(s) should I put in my landscape?” Considering these aspects will result in an aesthetic as well as a functionally and environmentally sound landscape. Click here to view the webinar.
Qualifies for one VCH CEU
2017 Webinars
The 2017 lunch and learn educational series provides VNLA members and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) staff one-hour, live webinars at noon on the third Thursday of each odd month. Participants can listen and question experts in landscape, nursery and plant breeding; receive continuing education credits for certification; and gain new business and horticulture knowledge. Each webinar will be recorded and available to VNLA members as continuing education.
Dr. Charlie Hall at the 2017 VNLA Field Day: "Time of Opportunity in Midst of Uncertainty" (1 hour)
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Dr. Charlie Hall at the 2017 VNLA Field Day: Developing a Value Proposition that Resonates with Future Consumers
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Marcus vandeVliet, at the 2017 VNLA Field Day: Employee Accountability
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Lunch & Learn |
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| 19-Jan | Laurie Fox Ph.D., Horticulture Associate, Virginia Tech & Virginia Witmer, Outreach Coordinator, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Virginia Department of Environmental QualitySponsored by conserVAlandscape.com conservation • management • communicationsClick Here to view this recorded Webinar | Natives and New VA Native Guides increasing popularity of natives, new VA native plant guides and marketing campaign, natives relative to production, design, maintenance, stormwater BMPs, and pollinators |
| 16-Mar | Micah B. Raub, has served for the past 8 years as the Program Coordinator of the Worker Protection, Business Licensing and Pesticide Product Registration programs. In his position, Mr. Raub has served as the state lead for the Worker Protection Standard Click here to view the recorded Webinar | Worker Protection- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Many of these changes became effective January 2, 2017. Review of key changes to the revision with a focus on changes to worker training, the display of pesticide information, the new application exclusion zone, new respirator requirements and new records retention timeframes. Click here to view the PDF files of the PowerPoint Presentation |
| 18-May | Brienne Gluvna Arthur - Originally from southeastern Michigan, Brie Arthur studied Landscape Design and Horticulture at Purdue University. She has more than a decade of experience in plant production at leading nurseries, including Plant Delights and Camellia Forest.
Today, she conveys her love of plants and design through her writing, speaking, film production and consulting. Brie is an inspired, creative advocate for the value of horticulture in our lives – both for the green industry and the public |
Edibles and Landscape
- Brie has fine-tuned her signature design technique of Foodscaping, a sustainable landscape practice. Working with public school systems and suburban developments, Brie is the changing the way green spaces are designed and utilized. Encouraging everyone to "think outside of the box," learn how pairing edibles in a traditional ornamental landscape increases bio-diversity and adds purpose to everyday spaces. The best edible and ornamental plants are featured to inspire attendees to create purposeful landscapes that engage people of all ages. Organic growing insights are shared to encourage professionals and homeowners to embrace sustainable practices Click here for a detail background at related topics |
| 11-Jul | Dr. Peter Schultz received his B.S. in Entomology from the University of California at Davis in 1968, M.S. in Biology from Midwestern State University in 1972, and Ph.D. in Entomology in 1978 from Virginia Tech. He also served in the U.S. Air Force as an entomology training instructor from 1969-1973. He has worked at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Virginia Beach since 1973; the first 5 years as a state nursery inspector and thereafter as the "station" entomologist. He became an Associate Professor of Entomology when the AREC merged with Virginia Tech in 1985 and was promoted to Professor in 1996. His research has focused on developing integrated pest management strategies on insect pests of ornamental plants in commercial nurseries and landscapes. His current research has been on developing novel strategies for management of ambrosia beetles. Since 1992, he has also served as the Director of the Hampton Roads AREC. He served as Eastern Branch President in 2006, and chaired the Awards Committee, Local Arrangements Committee; elected Member-at-large, He also served on the ESA Nominations and Membership Committees.
Click here to view the recorded webinar |
"Ambrosia Beetle and Emerging Pests"
Dr. Shultz's webinar will focus on sharing the novel ways to better manage ambrosia beetles in the nursery.In addition, Dr. Schultz will update the group on the distribution of crape myrtle bark scale and its possible implications to the Virginia green industry. |
| 21-Sep | Jeff Derr / Jacob Barney - "Invasive Plants & the Horticulture Trade" Click here to view the recorded Webinar | Invasive Plants & the Horticulture Trade |
| 16-Nov | "Lunch & Learn: Boxwood Blight and Rose Rosette Disease"
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Click here to view the recorded Webinar
Description: Dr. Chuan Hong's presentation will provide updates on boxwood blight and rose rosette disease with emphasis given to scouting, diagnosis, and management of both (re)emerging diseases.
Dr. Hong joined the faculty of Virginia Tech in 1999 and was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2010. One of his program focuses is emerging diseases such as boxwood blight and rose rosette disease. He has (co)authored over 200 scientific publications and numerous extension/educational articles. Who: Dr. Hong will present information pertinent to nursery producers, landscape managers, and Virginia Cooperative Extension agents Where: Online webinar: Listen and participate from your desk or mobile device. Qualifies for 1 CEU for Virginia Certified Horticulturist Virginia Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution |
Rose Rosette / Emerging Pests |
Each webinar is approximately 45 minutes with 5-10 minutes of Q & A. View each webinar and receive one CEU for your Virginia Certified Horticulturist credential.
2016 Webinars
Click topic below to view the recorded webinar
(NOTE: These Recorded Webinars are only available to Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association (VNLA) members and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) staff)
Business Management - 20 Key Business Metrics, by Marcus VandeVliet, on January 21, 2016(NOTE: first 2 minutes and 15 seconds are audio only, then video starts, only missing the intro screen)
Breeding New Plants that Work, by Ryan Contreras, Oregon State University, March 17, 2016
Source Water Quality Used for Irrigating Ornamental Crops by Anthony LeBud, NCSU, May 19, 2016
5 Questions to Ask Your Social Media Manager, by Dr. Cheryl Boyer, Kansas State University, July 21, 2016
Urban Nutrient Management - Where We Are & Where We Are Headed, by Dr. Mike Goatley, VA Tech, September 15, 2016
Tried and True IPM Techniques that Improve your Nursery's Bottom Line, Dr. Amy Fulcher, University of Tennessee, November 17, 2016
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| The 2016 lunch and learn educational series provides VNLA members and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) staff 6 bi-monthly, one-hour, live webinars at 12:00 PM on the third Thursday of each odd month. Participants can listen and question experts in landscape, nursery, and plant breeding; receive continuing education credits for certification; and gain new business and horticulture knowledge. Each webinar will be recorded and available to VNLA members as continuing education. | |||||
| Jan 21 | Marcus vandeViet, MV Enterprises | Business Management - 20 Key Business Metrics | How can you manage your business if you don’t measure everything. Key information and metrics will improve owner decisions from day-to-day operations all the way through to long term business strategy. Business metrics should include profitability, but the real question is where is the profit being generated, and by whom? What impacts profits in production? Are we managing our sales people and process? How effective is our marketing and advertising? This webinar will cover what metrics to focus on, and how to generate accurate and current information. | ||
| Mar 17 | Ryan Contreras, Oregon State University | Breeding New Plants that Work | Ryan Contreras is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University where he runs the Ornamental Plant Breeding program. His program breeds a diversity of nursery and landscape crops from Acer to Vaccinium with goals such as sterility, improved adaptability, and new combinations of ornamental traits. Ryan also has an active teaching program including woody plant identification and plant growth & development. If you find yourself in the Willamette Valley, Ryan’s program welcomes visitors year round! | ||
| May 19 | Dr. Anthony LeBude, North Carolina State University | Source Water Quality Used for Irrigating Nursery Crops | Dr. LeBude will discuss results from his North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association grant-funded irrigation tour of nurseries this past summer. Come learn about irrigating with high or low pH water and some plant problems they might contribute to during production. Additionally he will discuss some possible solutions to common pond management problems observed while in the field. | ||
| July 21 | Dr. Cheryl Boyer and Mr. Scott Stebner, Kansas State University | 5 Questions to Ask Your Social Media Manager | How do you know if your return on investment for social media marketing efforts are working? What key performance indicators should you look at? What is considered “industry average”? In this webinar we’ll share 5 tips to help you understand how your business is faring in the social media landscape. | ||
| Sept 15 | Dr. Mike Goatley, Virginia Tech | Urban Nurtient Management - Where We Are & Where We Are Headed | This webinar will detail the current status of nutrient management recommendations, new chemistry and strategies in fertilization, and simple ways that landscapers can positively impact water quality in their overall lawn and landscape management programs. | ||
| Nov 17 | Dr. Amy Fulcher, University of Tennessee | Tried and True IPM Techniques that Improve your Nursery's Bottom Line | Dr. Fulcher will share tried and true techniques from the nursery scouting program starting with monitoring flatheaded apple tree borer infestations and interpreting granulate ambrosia beetle trap information to maximize control of these and other pests. Dr. Fulcher will also discuss a novel approach to pesticide applications, the 1/2 rate program. Through the ½ rate program, growers in several states have seen that they can spray less pesticide without sacrificing pest control. A series of nursery-based examples on recognizing fertilizer-related plant problems will show how detecting problems early and accurately interpreting the problem can help growers avoid costly production issues. Resources that are available to growers who are interested in adopting IPM will also be featured. | ||
| This Webinar series is coordinated by | Jim Owen, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Nursery Crops Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Cell: 757.374.8153 Tel: 757.363.3904 Fax: 757.363.3950 Lab: 757.363.3906 Email: jsowen@vt.edu Skype/Google: nsy.prod.vt Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VTOrnamentals Web: http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/hamptonroads/ | http://www.hort.vt.edu/ |
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