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2016 Conference Agenda

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8:00 am - 8:10 am
​Welcome
Presented by Beate Popkin
8:10 am - 9:10 am
​Keynote Address:  Watershed-Friendly Landscaping
Presented by Owen Dell of Owen Dell & Associates, LLC,
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Education,
Corvallis, Oregon​
9:10 am - 9:50 am
Plants Under Stress: Cankers and Blights
Presented by Nicole Ward Gauthier,
UK Dept. of Plant Pathology
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Coffee Break & Trade Show
10:20 am - 11:00 am
​Maximizing Turfgrass Establishment Success: Variety Selection, Seeding Rates, Fertility, Herbicides
and Other Factors

Presented by Bob Hogan, The Hogan Company
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Herbacious Landscape Plants that Endure
Presented by Whitney Baker, Kelly Nursery
11:30 am - 11:50 am
​Assessing Flowering Woody Ornamentals for Bee Conservation
Presented by Bernadette Mach and Adam Baker,
Entomology graduate students at UK
11:50 am - 1:10 pm
Lunch Break & Trade Show
1:10 am - 2:10 pm
​Sustainable Landscape Management:
Plant and Soil Health, Weed Control, Water Use, Integrated Pest Management

Presented by Owen Dell
2:10 am - 2:50 pm
​The Lexington Tree Canopy Study: How Green Industry Professionals Can Use this Tool to Enhance Their Business
Presented by Jennifer Gulick, Davey Resource Group
2:50 am - 3:10 pm
​Coffee Break & Trade Show
3:10 am - 3:50 pm
Clumps, Clods and Crumbs: Soil Density in Urban Landscapes
Presented by Brad Lee, UK Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences
3:50 am - 4:30 pm
Invasive Plants in Our Landscapes:
Why They Threaten Our Environment, How to Eradicate Them, What to Plant in Their Place

Presented by Kent Slusher, Kentucky Division of Forestry
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CKOTA Horticulture Conference  -- Thursday, March 2, 2023 --  8:15 am – 4:40 pm
Doors Open at 8:00 am​

Scott County Extension Office
1130 Cincinnati Rd.
​Georgetown, KY 40324
CKOTA Mission Statement
​The purpose of the Central Kentucky Ornamental and Turf Association is to promote horticultural improvement, professionalism and networking; to encourage the further study of horticultural, arboricultural, and turfgrass sciences; and to analyze and disseminate information.
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