Registration open for UC IPM workshop for retail nurseries and garden centers

The IPM Workshop for retail nurseries and garden centers is an opportunity to brush up on home, garden and landscape pests, pesticides, and resources to consult when customers’ pest questions arise. This hands-on workshop, co-sponsored by University of California Integrated Pest Management Program, UC Cooperative Extension, and the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, is designed especially for retail employees, managers, owners, and affiliates.

Register now for this hands-on, train-the-trainer workshop to gain new skills to better serve your customers and keep them coming back!

When: Thursday, January 28, 2016
Where: Ontario Airport Hotel and Conference Center in Ontario, Calif.
Time: 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Cost: $40 per person

Topics will include:

• Invasive Pests in California
• Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing (HLB)
• Helping Your Customers Understand Pesticides and Use
• Abiotic Disorders and Diagnosing Pest Problems

See the full agenda here.

5 CEUs available to CCNPro members. Your $40 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, materials, and access to training materials presented during the workshop.

Send a few, train many! The workshop will be a "train-the-trainer" seminar. That means attendees will receive materials so they can go back to their stores and train others on what they learned.

Registration is open exclusively for retailers nursery industry until Friday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. If you are not affiliated with the nursery industry but want to attend, please add your name to the wait list. 

The final registration deadline is 9 a.m, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.