Make plans to attend our Virtual Conference

Nursery Management and MANTS is pleased to host our inaugural Increasing Profits Virtual Conference. There’s no need to leave the office to participate – simply log on, listen and learn. Register here.

Some of the brightest minds in the industry will share their insight and latest research on four vital topics: marketing; plant health; growing media; and perennial production. Nursery owners, managers and key staff will walk away from this conference armed with knowledge that will improve production and boost the bottom line.

Session topics

Marketing Ornamentals: Adding value through promoting novel plant attributes What tactics are you using to market plants?
In this session, learn how to promote certain plant attributes and how to get the end consumer to pay more for plants.
Speaker: Hayk Khachatryan, University of Florida

Plant Health: Better disease scouting for perennials
Scouting for disease is a critical step in the integrated pest management process. Adopting the correct scouting techniques will not only lead to healthier plants, it also will lead to more profits.
Speaker: Ann Chase, Chase Agricultural Consulting

Growing Media: What’s in your container?
Learn how soilless substrate relates to quickly producing a marketable crop while minimizing resources. Submit your question’s before June 20th by sending them to jsowen@vt.edu.
Speakers: Jim Owen and Jeb Fields, Virginia Tech

Perennial Production: Tips on producing profitable perennials
Discover the difference between traditional production methods versus quick-cropping perennials, as well as the advantages of using different types of starting materials and their true production costs.
Speaker: Paul Pilon, Perennial Solutions

Who should attend? 
Wholesale growers; retail growers; and rewholesalers are welcome to attend. Firms of all sizes will benefit from the speakers and the topics presented during this event.