Minnesota Christmas Tree Association Winter

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Minnesota Christmas Tree Association Winter Convention & Trade Show Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Saturday, March 9 2019 Minneapolis Marriott NW, 7025 Northland Drive, Minneapolis 55428 Friday Morning - March 8 from to 7:30 8:15 AM AM 8:15 8:30 AM AM

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Room 2 Breakfast

Welcome - Introductions PEOPLE'S CHOICE — RAISING THE 8:30 9:20 VISIBILITY OF CHRISTMAS TREES AT THE TRANSPORTING TREES AND AM AM STATE FAIR. Sherrill Schottler & Shawn EQUIPMENT- Minnesota State Patrol Schottler, St. Croix Valley Trees (STCVT) 9:20 9:45 AM AM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* APHIS UDATE - Inspection procedures and quarantines that effect the shipment of Christmas trees, boughs and materials for wreaths and garland IS YOUR SOIL RIGHT FOR THE TASK production. Pine shoot beetle, European OF GROWING GOOD TREES? Soil and and Asian Gypsy Moth, hemlock woolly foliage testing. Grab helpful 9:45 10:35 adelgid, elongate hemlock scale, handouts and sampling supplies for AM AM emerald ash borer and other invasive your 2019 soil and tissue samples. pests. Chris Clark, CCA, AgSource M. Essam Dabaan PSS/PPQ Officer Laboratories. Bonduel, WI USDA, APHIS, PPQ 900 American Blvd. E., Suite 101 Bloomington, MN 55420 Office: (952) 814-1072 10:35 11:00 AM AM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* ELONGATE HEMLOCK SCALE (EHS) AND GROWING THE TREES YOU PLANT 11:00 12:00 OTHER BUGS THAT CAN INFECT FIR. Dr. Mike Laine, Northern Minnesota AM PM Vera Krischik - University of Minesota Nursery, Floodwood, MN 12:00 1:00 PM PM Lunch

Minnesota Christmas Tree Association Winter Convention & Trade Show Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Saturday, March 9 2019 Minneapolis Marriott NW, 7025 Northland Drive, Minneapolis 55428 Friday Afternoon - March 8 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:25 PM 3:35 PM

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

2:00 CHOICES IN GROWING FIR. Species and hybrid differences, problems, PM requirements, ... Dr. Bert Cregg - Michigan State University - live via Zoom 2:25 PM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* 3:35 PM MNCTA Annual membership meeting 4:00 PM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* MINNESOTA GROWN Update and Q & A - highlights of the new website, the Christmas tree life cycle poster, feedback on a Christmas tree specific promotional item like Minnesota Grown branded tree tags, general questions. Karen Lanthier, 4:30 Member Services Coordinator and MARKETING & EXTERNAL RELATIONS PM COORDINATOR Danielle Daugaard, Marketing & External Relations Coordinator: Minnesota Grown, MN Dept. of Agriculture CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION BOARD Update and Q & A - The CTPB is 5:00 focused on improving the future of the industry by increasing the value and PM demand for cut Christmas trees through promotion, research and education. Marsha Gray, interim Executive Director, CTPB 6:30 PM Social Gathering - interact with members and guests -

5:00 PM 6:30 - ??? PM

Dinner

Minnesota Christmas Tree Association Winter Convention & Trade Show Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Saturday, March 9 2019 Minneapolis Marriott NW, 7025 Northland Drive, Minneapolis 55428 Saturday Morning - March 9, 2019 from to 7:30 - 8:30

8:30 9:20 AM AM

9:20 - 9:45

9:45 10:35 AM AM

10:35 - 11:00

11:00 12:00 AM PM

12:00 - 1:00

Room 1 Room 2 Breakfast - Welcome - Introductions Christmas trees 201 Getting the trees into the ground beyond "green end up", (species selection, size, sources, methods (both hand and machine), care of seedlings before and after planting.) 1 What to plant (species selection, size, sources) (Mike Laine & ??) 2 Getting ready (layout, site preparation, fertility, weed control) (?? & ??) 3 How to plant (hand and machine Service, safety, liability. issues for planting) (?? & ??) customers on farms and lots ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* Christmas trees 202 Getting trees thru life - good trees don't just grow, they need help, basic information on shearing, competition control (mowing and herbicides), soil nutrition, ...) . 1 Shearing (when and how, tools, Old Fashion, Natural, Organic methods) (?? & ??) Christmas Trees - Discussions related 2 Mowing (types of mowers, timing, to Growing, Marketing, Making and safety) (Neil Krueger & ??) Pricing trees and greenery that meet 3 Chemical control of weeds and other the changing concerns of the vegetation (David Hansen & Jerry customer. Joe Schoeneman, Sun Langemade) Valley Christmas Trees, Oregon, WI ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* Christmas trees 203 Marketing the trees - turning green trees into green backs 1 Choose and cut basics (Paul Schottler Serving Food at Your Farm or Lot & ??) Kathy Zeman, Executive Director 2 Wholesale basics (?? & ??) Minnesota Farmers' Market 3 Retail lot basics (Doug Hoffbauer & ??) Association Lunch - Growing Christmas trees in the Land of Lincoln Bill & Donna Holesinger - Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm, Fulton, IL

Minnesota Christmas Tree Association Winter Convention & Trade Show Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Saturday, March 9 2019 Minneapolis Marriott NW, 7025 Northland Drive, Minneapolis 55428 Saturday Afternoon - March 9, 2019 Mid-America Christmas Tree 1:00 2:00 Association (MACT) - Bill & Donna PM PM Holesinger - Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm, Fulton, IL TBA 2:00 2:25 PM PM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* 2:25 3:15 PM PM TBA TBA 3:15 4:00 PM PM TBA TBA