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

Room 1

Room 2 Breakfast

Welcome - Introductions MINNESOTA GROWN Update and Q & A - New website, Christmas tree life cycle 8:30 8:55 poster, Christmas tree specific AM AM promotional item like MN Grown tree tags, general questions. Karen Lanthier, & Danielle Daugaard,: MN Dept. of Agr. CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION BOARD TRANSPORTING TREES AND Update and Q & A - The CTPB is focused EQUIPMENT- Minnesota State Patrol on improving the future of the industry 8:55 9:20 by increasing the value and demand for AM AM cut Christmas trees through promotion, research and education. Gary Westlake, CTPB Board member, Westlake Tree Farms, Pottstown, PA 9:20 9:45 AM AM ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* APHIS UDATE - Inspection procedures and quarantines for the shipment of trees & boughs. Pine IS YOUR SOIL RIGHT FOR THE TASK OF shoot beetle, Gypsy Moth, hemlock GROWING GOOD TREES? Soil and foliage woolly adelgid, elongate hemlock 9:45 10:35 testing. Grab helpful handouts and scale, emerald ash borer and other AM AM sampling supplies for your 2019 soil and invasive pests. tissue samples. Chris Clark, CCA, M. Essam Dabaan PSS/PPQ Officer AgSource Laboratories. Bonduel, WI USDA, APHIS, PPQ 900 American Blvd. E., Suite 101 Bloomington, MN 55420 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 Minnesota Nursery, Floodwood, MN

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 12:00 1:00 PM PM 1:00 2:00 PM PM 2:00 2:25 PM PM 2:25 3:35 PM PM 3:35 4:00 PM PM 4:00 5:00 PM PM 5:00 6:30 PM PM 6:30 - ??? PM

Lunch CHOICES IN GROWING FIR. Species and hybrid differences, problems, requirements, ... Dr. Bert Cregg - Michigan State University - live via Zoom ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* MNCTA Annual membership meeting ********** Break - Visit Vendors ********* PEOPLE'S CHOICE — RAISING THE VISIBILITY OF CHRISTMAS TREES AT THE STATE FAIR. Sherrill Schottler & Shawn Schottler St. Croix Valley Trees (STCVT) Social Gathering - interact with members and guests 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 Service, safety, liability. issues for beyond "green end up", (species customers on farms and lots: Hope selection, size, sources, methods (both for the best but be prepared for the hand and machine), care of seedlings worst. before and after planting.) Dealing with non-family friendly 1 What to plant (species selection, size, behaviorsources) (Mike Laine & ??) Santa’s – 2 Getting ready (layout, site preparation, Parking – fertility, weed control) (?? & ??) Services 3 How to plant (hand and machine Petting zoos – Kathy Parker planting) (?? & ??) Signage ********** 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, ...) . Old Fashion, Natural, Organic 1 Shearing (when and how, tools, Christmas Trees - Discussions methods) (?? & ??) related to Growing, Marketing, 2 Mowing (types of mowers, timing, Making and Pricing trees and safety) (Neil Krueger & ??) greenery that meet the changing 3 Chemical control of weeds and other concerns of the customer. Joe vegetation (David Hansen & Jerry Schoeneman, Sun Valley Christmas Langemade) 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 ********* Permits, licenses and regulations for 2:25 3:15 growing, selling, and transportation of PM PM Christmas trees. TBA 3:15 4:00 PM PM TBA TBA