Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a pest management workshop on updated techniques for controlling diseases and insects in greenhouse and nursery environments on Jan. 26, 2017.

The workshop will take place at Battlefield Farms Inc. located at 23190 Clarks Mountain Road in Rapidan, Virginia from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Faculty from Virginia Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the University of Maryland Extension will lead the workshops.

Other topics to be covered during the event are conventional and biological control options available to growers, plant growth regulator basics with an emphasis on perennials, and nutrient and water efficiency on nursery crops. 

For more information, to register, and to request special accommodation contact Shawn Appling at 540-727-3435 or ashawn6@vt.edu.

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