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2023 Conference Agenda

8:00 am - 8:25 am
Registration 
8:25 am - 9:15 am
Marcescence, Cladoptosis and Other Neat Things
Presenter:  Dr. Bill Fountain, UK Department of Horticulture, Emeritus
9:15 am - 10:05 am
Rewilding:  Get Wild! Connect People with Nature, Add Ecological Benefit, + Reduce Maintenance
Presenter:  Andrea Mueller, Inside Out Landscape Design
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Coffee Break & Trade Show
10:20 am - 11:10 am
Climate in the Bluegrass
Presenter:  Matt Dixon, UK College of Engineering, Senior Meteorologist
11:10 am - 11:40 pm
 Commercial Regulations for Lawn Care and Landscape
Presenter: Sergeant Jason Morris, Kentucky State Police
11:40 am - 12:50 pm
Lunch Break & Trade Show
12:50 pm - 1:40 pm
Management Practices to Enhance Your Weed Control
Presenter:  Dr. William Strunk, WKU Department of Plant Science
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm
Understanding Plant Morphology to Improve Beneficial Insect Habitat
Presenter:  Dan Stever, Lexington Lawn and Landscape
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
​Afternoon Break & Trade Show
2:45 pm - 4:05 pm
Biotic and Abiotic Problems in Trees and Plants
Presenters:
Julie Beale, UK Plant Pathology
Dr. Jonathan Larson, UK Department of Entomology
4:05 pm - 4:30 pm
Pesticide Regulation Update
Presenter:  Michael Williams, Division Director, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
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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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