2025 Chatham Landscape and Green Industry Conference

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center
1192 US 64 W Business, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Fall Armyworm Caterpillar

Photo: Dr. Matt Bertone, NC State University

AUDIENCE

The Chatham Green Industry and Landscape Conference provides continuing education and re-certification credits for green industry professionals, including landscapers, grounds and turf managers, and greenhouse and nursery producers. Home gardeners, HOA grounds managers, and anyone interested in these topics are also welcome to attend.

REGISTRATION

Register online by February 17, 2025.

The registration fee is $25, which  includes lunch catered by 39 West

CEUs

Attendence for the entire event is required to receive any credits

NC LCLB Landscape Contractor: 5 Technical

NC LCLB Landscape Contractor: 1 Business

NCDA&CS Pesticide: 4 N, O, L, X (Pending)

ISA Arborist: 3 (Pending)

AGENDA

7:00 – 7:20 a.m.- Check-in

7:20 – 7:30 a.m. – Welcome and Extension Resources                                                    Matt Jones, N.C. Cooperative Extension – Chatham County Center

7:30 – 8:25 a.m. – Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale                                                                          Travis Black,  Bartlett Tree Experts

8:30 – 9:25 a.m. – Firescaping: Managing Your Landscape to Reduce Vulnerability to Wildfire. Betsy Kraus, Kim Outing, Frances Smith

NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Chatham County

Join the EMG Volunteers of Chatham County for a workshop on how to reduce the risk of fires in your landscape. These EMG volunteers were part of a six-week training from the University of Georgia and NC State Extension on firewise landscaping, and now they are here to share this information with you! They’ll cover fire history and behaviour, plant flammability, plant selection, and home wildfire risk assessment.

9:30 – 10:25 a.m. – Planning for Your Landscape Business to Succeed                                        

Paige Moody, Arbor Enterprises

Employee retention, cash flow, weather, unexpected delays, or tragedy – these are all possibilities when you own your own business. Learn to plan, plan ahead, and have a Plan B and Plan C for the future.

10:30 – 11:25 a.m. – Lunch – 39 West

11:30 -12:25 a.m. – You Pick the Pests: Turf Insect Edition

Dr. Terri Billeisen NC State University

Participants vote for their top insect pests and priority areas. The presentation will address the top selected turfgrass insects and review biology, monitoring and management for each. Particular focus will be given to successful management approaches for cost-effective and environmentally-sound control. We will also review life cycle stages and how they can influence product selection and application timing

12:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Pesticide Equipment Calibration Workshop Kenny Bailey, Corey Deibel, Connor Peacock, and Allen West

N.C. Cooperative Extension – Cumberland County Center

This workshop will cover the importance and the process of calibrating pesticide application equipment. The program will start with an introduction of calibration principles, followed by a hands-on demonstration of calibrating a boom sprayer, backpack sprayer and a rotary spreader.

This is the second of a series of events with CEU opportunities offered in the region. 

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family and marital status, genetic information, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sexual identity (including pregnancy), and veteran status. NC State, N.C. A&T, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating. Persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency may request accommodations to participate by contacting Ginger Cunningham, County Extension Director, at 919.542.8202, ginger_cunningham@ncsu.edu, or in person at the County Extension Office at least 30 days prior to the event.