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Speaker: Leonard D’Arrigo, partner/co-leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach, PLLC in Albany, NY
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Navigate through the complex maze of the H-2B visa program including an overview of visa requirements, procedures, compliance and employer obligations. Click for more details.Description: One of the most pressing issues facing seasonal businesses continues to be labor – specifically how to secure reliable employees to fill seasonal and permanent needs. Advertising does not always work and if you are lucky enough to hire a U.S. worker, they may not stay more than a few days. It is a myth that the only reason an employer would hire foreign workers is because it’s “cheap labor.” The reality is they cannot always find reliable U.S. options. In this webinar, we will navigate through the complex maze of the H-2B visa program to provide an overview of visa requirements, procedures, compliance and employer obligations.
Biography: L.J. D’Arrigo is Partner and Co-Leader of the Immigration Practice at Harris Beach, PLLC in Albany, NY where he specializes in employment-based immigration. L.J. is a recognized national leader in the processing of H-2B and H-2A visas for agricultural and seasonal employers. He maintains one of the largest attorney-managed H-2A/H-2B practices in the country. He is counsel to the largest commercial landscape company and the largest tree nursery in the U.S., as well as the country’s leading thoroughbred horse trainers. He provides guidance to congressional leaders and organizations on H-2 legislation and compliance issues throughout the country. L.J. was named one the Top 100 Influencers in Law for 2019 by the Business Journals.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Mandy Bayer, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Explore plant identification and plant use of ornamental plants for the landscape. Click for more details.Description: This webinar will explore plant identification and plant use of ornamental plants for the landscape. An emphasis will be on look-a-like plants and tips for telling plants with similar features apart.
Biography: Mandy Bayer has a BS in Landscape Contracting from Penn State, a MS in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Georgia. She specializes in container plant production and landscape horticulture.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Joseph Tychonievich, published author and freelance writer
Plants and their relationship with pollinators goes way beyond the honey bees and monarch butterflies everyone talks about. Click for more details.Description: Plants and their relationship with pollinators goes way beyond the honey bees and monarch butterflies everyone talks about. This talk will explore the fascinating relationships between plants and their pollinators and give you tools to grow plants in ways that support pollinators without compromising beauty and functionality.
Biography: Joseph Tychonievich is a life-long lover of plants and gardening. He got his degree in horticulture from Ohio State University and went on to work for specialty rare plant nurseries in Japan and Michigan. Joseph is the author of several books including The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone and Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style. is a regular contributor to gardening magazines like Fine Gardening, and is the editor of the North American Rock Garden Society quarterly journal. He currently lives and gardens in South Bend, Indiana, with his husband, two cats, a dog, and a truly excessive number of plants. You can connect with Joseph on Instagram @tychonievich.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Monique Allen, MCLP, AOLCP, CLD, MCC, The Garden Continuum, Inc
Money spent on recruiting can quickly become a wasted investment if you don't have a well-crafted retention strategy. Click for more details.Description: Money spent on recruiting can quickly become a wasted investment if you don’t have a well-crafted retention strategy. Monique will be sharing how creating a positive, powerful, and predictable internal system for onboarding, reviewing, rewarding, promoting, and valuing your team can ensure that you develop a joyful and satisfying work culture that includes psychological safety!
Biography: Monique Allen is the CEO of TheGardenContinuum.com, an award-winning, multiple seven-figure landscape company in Medfield, MA. She’s the founder of the Life-Scape Method and author of the book STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping. She has dedicated her career of over three and a half decades to spreading awareness about sustainable landcare while working tirelessly as an educator, landscape business coach, and industry advocate. You can connect with Monique on Instagram @monique.allen and LinkedIn @moniquetgc.
2 MCH credits available with summary submission. In order to receive credits you must select a registration option that specifically notes MCH in the title.
Speaker: Adam Wheeler, B.S. Urban Forestry and Landscape Horticulture, Broken Arrow Nursery
Join Horticulture Manager Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery for this informative and educational lecture that explores the unique and exceptional slide of our native flora. Click for more details.Description: Join Horticulture Manager Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery for this informative and educational lecture that explores the unique and exceptional slide of our native flora. Adam will present his current favorite native trees and shrubs for general garden use including design considerations, cultural requirements, and other critical details. A special emphasis will be given toward unusual variation and unexpected use. Both novice and experts alike will find value in the details provided.
Biography: Adam started work at Broken Arrow in 2004 after completing his BS degree in Urban Forestry and Landscape Horticulture at the University of Vermont. Adam manages plant propagation, container production, mail order and the acquisition and development of new plants. He is a past recipient of the Young Nursery Professional Award from the New England Nursery Association. He loves to share his passion for plants through photography and educational outreach. As a result, he lectures widely on a variety of subjects and is also an adjunct lecturer at Naugatuck Valley Community College and the Berkshire Botantical Garden. With his spare time he enjoys cultivating his eclectic collection of rare and unusual plants, rock climbing and competitive giant pumpkin growing.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: C.L. Fornari, The Garden Lady
Our clients want plants that come back every year, but often they don't understand that these don't bloom all summer and aren't very low-maintenance. Click for more details.Description: Our clients want plants that come back every year, but often they don’t understand that these don’t bloom all summer and aren’t very low-maintenance. This talk is about the perennials that are less needy in terms of spreading, deadheading and other tending, but bring something to the garden party even when they aren’t in bloom. You’ll hear about great plants and how to tend them, plus how to communicate to your clients about what’s needed for their gardens to be beautiful from early spring through fall. Your questions about perennials and perennial garden maintenance will be answered at the end of this talk.
Biography: C.L. Fornari is the author of eight books, including Coffee for Roses and The Cocktail Hour Garden. She speaks to groups virtually and in person nationwide, is the host of GardenLine on WXTK, and co-host of the Plantrama podcast. C.L. has worked for a family-owned, independent garden center for 25 years. In 2015 she started the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival: ten days of open gardens, lectures and garden-theme events. She and the festival were featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Mo Rocca in August of 2021. C.L. grows vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees and numerous other plants at Poison Ivy Acres on Cape Cod. Connect with her at www.GardenLady.com
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Mandy Bayer, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Success in the landscape, nursery and garden center industry begins with a comprehensive knowledge of plant material available. Click for more details.Description: Success in the landscape, nursery and garden center industry begins with a comprehensive knowledge of plant material available in the trade as well as being able to match site conditions with appropriate woody plants. “Right Plant, Right Place.” This talk will cover practical tips for tree and shrub ID using fruit, leaf, bark, flower, and buds. We will also discuss “look alikes” and discuss key features for differentiating.
Biography: Dr. Mandy Bayer is an Extension Assistant Professor of Sustainable Landscape Horticulture at UMass Amherst. She has a BS in Landscape Contracting from Penn State, a MS in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Georgia. Her research and extension outreach focuses on increasing the sustainability of built landscapes through improved landscape establishment and maintenance and improving ornamental plant production practices. She is particularly interested in improving irrigation and fertilizer use.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Trevor Smith, MCH, NOFA AOLCP, LEED GA, Weston Nurseries
We will take a stripped-down look at the human element and the role we play in the landscape. Click for more details.Description: Trevor Smith has taken his 20 years of field experience as an entrepreneur and regenerative landscape designer and created a guideline offering a unique way to approach land care. We will take a stripped-down look at the human element and the role we play in the landscape. Through personal stories and observations of hundreds of installed projects, Trevor covers topics such as:
Trevor shares practical experience and asks you to rediscover a connection with the land that just might remind you why you went into this line of work in the first place. Along the way, you will look anew at the natural world and learn about opportunities to make your impacts on the land positive ones.
Biography: Trevor specializes in green infrastructure, such as permeable pavers and rain gardens, as well as in landscapes designed to maximize Earth’s systems while balancing them with the needs and desires of her human inhabitants. Mr. Smith is equally driven by both the form and function of his landscape designs. He is passionate about the natural world which inspires his commitment to ecological principles and practices and devoted to creating beautiful landscapes that provide clients with an oasis to reconnect with the natural world. Mr. Smith holds several landscape certifications, including MCH, NOFA AOLCP, LEED GA, and he is also a past President of the Ecological Landscape Alliance and a current Trustee.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Anthony Will, Read Custom Soils
Take a closer look at certain engineered soils and how they improved storm water management while enhancing the appearance of the landscape. Click for more details.Description: Over a four-year period of construction, Read Custom Soils supplied a wide range of engineered soil products that were used to build the landscape on the grounds of Harvard University’s new John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences complex in Allston, Massachusetts. From lightweight soil for vegetated green roof areas to subsurface drainage layers, this LEED Platinum project is a showcase for modern landscape design and innovative materials.
This case study presentation will take a closer look at the engineered soils that were used and how they improved storm water management while enhancing the appearance of the landscape. Although the engineering and sciences complex is a multimillion dollar landscape project, most of the engineered soils used can be incorporated into any size project to enhance overall sustainability. It is worth noting that the goal of the entirely built landscape of the new Harvard campus is to mimic nature.
Specific topics to be discussed include:
Biography: Tony Will is the Director of New Product Development at Read Custom Soils, New England’s largest engineered soil manufacturer. With over 40 years of experience in the landscape materials business, Tony’s current focus is on innovative soil products that improve the performance of green infrastructure.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D., Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Think you've seen a murder hornet? Wondering what a spotted lanternfly is and why you should care? Click for more details.Description: Think you’ve seen a murder hornet? Wondering what a spotted lanternfly is and why you should care? Join us for a review of the most important pests on the state’s radar, and learn what’s really happening in Massachusetts, how to identify these and other high priority pests, and what you can do to stop their spread.
Biography: Jennifer Forman Orth is an Environmental Biologist for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, where she works on a number of botanical and entomological issues, including insect pests, mosquito control, invasive plants, and plant resources for pollinators. Jennifer completed her Ph.D. at UMass Boston, where she studied the odd breeding system of Japanese knotweed. She also has a master’s degree from Boston University’s Center for Energy and Environmental Studies.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Licenses credits are valid for: 25, 29, 32, 35, 36, 37, CORE (L) & Dealer
Speaker: Mandy Bayer, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Landscape plant success and establishment starts at planting. Click for more details.Description: Landscape plant success and establishment starts at planting. The presentation will discuss a two year study at the University of Massachusetts looking at the impact of root ball preparation technique on establishment of three native and three non-native shrubs. Preparation techniques included root ball shaving and removal of growing media along.
Biography: Dr. Mandy Bayer is an Extension Assistant Professor of Sustainable Landscape Horticulture at UMass Amherst. She has a BS in Landscape Contracting from Penn State, a MS in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Georgia. Her research and extension outreach focuses on increasing the sustainability of built landscapes through improved landscape establishment and maintenance and improving ornamental plant production practices. She is particularly interested in improving irrigation and fertilizer use.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Tawny Simisky, MS, Entomologist with UMass Extension
One thing you can always count on—insects feeding on trees and shrubs in our landscapes! Click for more details.Description: One thing you can always count on—insects feeding on trees and shrubs in our landscapes! There were some interesting insects reported by professionals and property owners in Massachusetts this year. We will review updates for the usual suspects and take a look at some perhaps lesser known species seen in 2021, time permitting. Accurately identifying insects is the first step in determining proper management strategies.
Biography: Tawny Simisky is an Entomologist with UMass Extension and the interim team leader of the Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry Program. She develops resources and educational programs for landscape professionals, arborists, and grounds managers. She provides diagnostic support to the UMass Plant Diagnostics Lab. Prior to this position, she worked with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Forest Health Program where she was involved with the eradication of the Asian longhorned beetle, monitoring the emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, and other forest pests throughout the state. She earned her M.S. Degree in Ecology and Environmental Science with a focus on Entomology from the University of Maine, Orono. While at UMaine, her research focused on biosurveillance to monitor for the invasive emerald ash borer using a native, ground-nesting and non-stinging wasp, Cerceris fumipennis, also known as the smoky-winged beetle bandit.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
License credits are requested for: 25, 26, 29, 32, 35, 36, 37, L (core), Dealer
Speakers: Richard Blair, AFIS, LUTCF, American National and Monique Ferraro, Cyber Counsel at HSB
Large scale enterprise cyber-attacks and data breaches hit the news every day. Small businesses are not immune. We just don’t hear about it. Click for more details.Description: Large scale enterprise cyber-attacks and data breaches hit the news every day. Small businesses are not immune. We just don’t hear about it. Hackers target small businesses because they tend to have weaker security and are easier to infiltrate. Those attacks can, and often do, cause extended business interruption and expenses that far exceed their existing resources. Join us to learn about the risks facing your business, hear about real claims examples and take away actionable steps to protect your business.
Biographies: Richard Blair has been an agent with Farm Family/American National for over 35 years, earning several company and industry awards along the way, including induction into the company’s Senior Agent Hall of Fame. He currently serves as the Massachusetts Property and Casualty liaison assisting new and veteran agents with the many coverage questions that arise in the daily course of business. Dick is an alumni of Essex Aggie and Paul Smith’s College. Prior to insurance, he made his living with a chain saw as a logger, wildland firefighter, and arborist, and still likes to dabble as a weekend saw warrior. He has been working along side his spouse, Lisa, who is also licensed and Plymouth County Farm Bureau administrator, for 36 years, and they have two outstanding children.
Monique Ferraro provides legal and technical expertise in support of HSB Global Cyber Products. Ms. Ferraro’s cybersecurity and privacy experience spans more than twenty-five years in digital forensics, ediscovery, information security and privacy. Ms. Ferraro holds a master’s degree and a JD. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Fellow of Information Privacy, Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM).
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D., Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Did you know that there are currently 140 non-native plant species prohibited from sale in Massachusetts? This presentation will cover the origin of Massachusetts' Prohibited Plant List. Click for more details.Description: Did you know that there are currently 140 non-native plant species prohibited from sale in Massachusetts? This presentation will cover the origin of Massachusetts’ Prohibited Plant List, how to manage several well-known invasive plants, and will also profile several high-priority invasive plants that nursery owners and landscapers need to be on the lookout for.
Biography: Jennifer Forman Orth is an Environmental Biologist for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, where she works on a number of botanical and entomological issues, including invasive plants, plant resources for pollinators, insect pests, and mosquito control. Jennifer completed her Ph.D. at UMass Boston, where she studied the odd breeding system of Japanese knotweed. She also has a master’s degree from Boston University’s Center for Energy and Environmental Studies.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Angela Madeiras, Ph.D., UMass Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab
This talk will discuss strategies for identifying and mitigating diseases of herbaceous ornamentals in managed landscapes. Click for more details.Description: This talk will discuss strategies for identifying and mitigating diseases of herbaceous ornamentals in managed landscapes.
Biography: Dr. Madeiras is a diagnostician and works with greenhouse crops, herbaceous ornamentals, vegetables, small fruit, and turf. She holds a Ph.D. in plant pathology from UMass Amherst.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Nicholas Brazee, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Due to the wide diversity of landscape trees and shrubs, there is a countless array of pathogens that we must recognize. This talk will focus on some of the most common and destructive disease-causing organisms that landscape professionals encounter in managed environments. Click for more details.Description: Due to the wide diversity of landscape trees and shrubs, there is a countless array of pathogens that we must recognize. This talk will focus on some of the most common and destructive disease-causing organisms that landscape professionals encounter in managed environments. The symptoms, signs and predisposing environmental stresses will be examined as we prepare for a new growing season.
Biography: Nicholas Brazee is as an extension plant pathologist at the University of Massachusetts. He directs the UMass Plant Diagnostic Lab, providing woody plant disease diagnostics and management support for green industry professionals. In addition, he conducts research on fungal pathogens of urban and landscape trees. Dr. Brazee has a Ph.D. in forest pathology from the University of Massachusetts.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Mandy Bayer, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Landscape plant success and establishment starts at planting. This session will discuss the current status of research on planting methods for improved plant establishment. Click for more details.Description: Landscape plant success and establishment starts at planting. This session will discuss the current status of research on planting methods for improved plant establishment.
Biography: Dr. Mandy Bayer is an Extension Assistant Professor of Sustainable Landscape Horticulture at UMass Amherst. She has a BS in Landscape Contracting from Penn State, a MS in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Georgia. Her research and extension outreach focuses on increasing the sustainability of built landscapes through improved landscape establishment and maintenance and improving ornamental plant production practices. She is particularly interested in improving irrigation and fertilizer use and landscape plant establishment practices.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Mailing Address
Mandy Bayer
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Bowditch Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Keynote Speaker: Ian Baldwin, Ian Baldwin Consulting
After an amazing 2020, and with data/trends/stories from 60+ GC clients, Ian will guide you through 2021 and beyond. 2020 showed us on-the-fly adaptions together with permanent changes. Click for more details.Description: After an amazing 2020, and with data/trends/stories from 60+ GC clients, Ian will guide you through 2021 and beyond. 2020 showed us on-the-fly adaptions together with permanent changes. 2021 is not going to be like it was in 2019, there’s NO going back to what worked for 40 years. There are going to be serious winners (and losers) from the lessons learned in 2020 and Ian will share the “need-to-knows” and the “must-do’s” to survive and thrive. The consumer has changed, the way we buy, sell and think business has changed. The supply chain is challenged and a whole new demographic is knocking on our industry’s gate to be let in – but they don’t want to buy like we have always sold… The opportunity for local, independent garden-retailers is as good as it has ever been in Ian’s 35+ years in the industry, but only for the bold and the brave.
Biography: Ian has a Hort degree and an MBA from England, working in the industry all his life. He has lived in CA for 34 years and is an American citizen. Ian has been a business consultant for independent garden retailers for over 30 years all across N. America and has a long list of GC clients. He is an author and speaker, he created and presented the Garden Center University program for 14 years, ran tours of England’s Garden Centers for 16 years, analyzed the National Gardening Survey and runs two retail network groups. His new program, The 5 Numbers Project (T5NP) has 54 members in 23 states, totaling over $350 million in retail sales volume. Members submit 5 numbers monthly, online and anonymously to compare their MTD and YTD #s with their own previous years and with a national GC database for their region or their size across the country. In T5NP, “We measure What Matters.”
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Kelly Perry, MCH, Swan Point Cemetery
Practical tips for tree and shrub identification. Click for more details.Description: Practical tips for tree and shrub identification.
Biography: Kelly Perry is the director of horticulture, greenhouse operations and educational outreach for Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island. Swan Point is a 200-acre Victorian-era garden cemetery and arboretum. Kelly has been an MCH for 26 years and is proud to serve MNLA as a member of the MCH board.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: C.L. Fornari, The Garden Lady
Our clients want plants that bloom all summer, and we want to provide them with annuals that add color and flower power to their gardens and containers all summer long. Click for more details.Description: Our clients want plants that bloom all summer, and we want to provide them with annuals that add color and flower power to their gardens and containers all summer long. This talk will provide a list of annual plants that will reliably bloom from installation until first frost. You’ll learn which varieties to select for annual beds, to combine with perennials, for filling pots and window boxes, and for specialty plantings such as cutting gardens. Hear about fertilization, maintenance and other practices that lead to success. Discover varieties that can be planted and ignored, and see selections that do best in particular situations such as shade, dry areas, and large or small gardens.
Biography: C.L. Fornari speaks to the public and professionals in the green industry about plants, gardens and horticulture. She writes a regular column for Garden Center Magazine, is the author of eight books, host of GardenLine on WXTK, and co-host of the Plantrama podcast. She has worked at Hyannis Country Garden, a family owned IGC, for twenty-five years. C.L. works with landscape professionals, assisting with design and practical information, to help them please their clients. She can be found online at www.gardenlady.com.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Susan Finn, Rise Above Noise—Digital Marketing Strategist
A nurture sequence is an automated series of emails that someone receives when they subscribe with you. It starts to build trust with your audience and nurture them down the funnel. Click for more details.Description: A nurture sequence is an automated series of emails that someone receives when they subscribe with you. It starts to build trust with your audience and nurture them down the funnel. When you do it well, a welcome email series is your best opportunity to say hello and turn leads into customers. The open and click-through rates of your welcome email are going to be the highest you get on any email campaign. In this session, you will learn about creating a lead generator—a free piece of content that you give away to your visitors in exchange for their email address, a sign up form to collect email addresses from potential customers, a clear messaging plan to create content that communicates with intent and purpose, and a five-part automated welcome sequence—a powerful way for you to build trust with your new contacts and help you to nurture your relationship.
Biography: Susan Finn believes that marketing is an act of service for those who are currently searching for exactly what you offer. She guides service-based professionals to manage their online marketing so they consistently attract more prospects to grow their business.
Susan runs her business, Rise Above Noise – Digital Marketing Strategy, from her home office loft in Westport, MA where she lives with her husband and their German shepherd dog, Kenai.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Trevor Smith, MCH, AOLCP, LEED GA, Land Escapes
When going on a site visit, what do you do? From the moment you pull up, do you have a check list? A routine? A spiel? If you are there for a native planting bed do you look at the downspouts? How about the lawn? Click for more details.Description: When going on a site visit, what do you do? From the moment you pull up, do you have a check list? A routine? A spiel? If you are there for a native planting bed do you look at the downspouts? How about the lawn? Do you look at the house to see if a new addition has recently been put on? Why would you? What does any of that have to do with anything? More than you think. Knowing what to look for during a site visit is the first step to a successful installation. It can also build credibility with the client and lead to thousands of dollars in additional sales. Trevor Smith will take you through his process, show you what to look for, what to do about it, and how you can turn those observations not only into successful installations but into credibility, reputation and sales.
Biography: For 20 years Trevor has been working to improve our planet and our community through landscape design and education. A former president of the Ecological Landscape Alliance, Trevor works to bring vital information, resources and educational materials to the landscape design community. Trevor is a regular contributor to landscape magazines and newsletters, and a regular speaker at industry events. As a company, Land Escapes Design Inc. has led the way in GSI in New England as well as regenerative land care.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
Speaker: Joshua Bruckner, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect and emerging threat in the US. SLF targets over 70 different plants and trees, including environmentally and economically valuable crops. Click for more details.Description: Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula, “SLF”) is an invasive insect and emerging threat in the US. SLF targets over 70 different plants and trees, including environmentally and economically valuable crops. While SLF has not been established in Massachusetts, it has been found in several municipalities and many nearby states. Learn about SLF’s biology and lifecycle, the history of the invasion, and control efforts in Massachusetts and the US.
Biography: Joshua Bruckner is the Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. His work concerns raising awareness of invasive insects throughout the state, with a focus on spotted lanternfly. He has worked at MDAR for four years and holds a master’s in biology from Clark University.
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
License credits are requested for: 25, 29, 32, 35, 36, 36, L (core), Dealer
Speaker: Dan Pestretto, Systems Organized by Design
Generally, the hardest working person in every landscape business is the owner. And the person with the most at risk … the same. Click for more details.Description: Generally, the hardest working person in every landscape business is the owner. And the person with the most at risk … the same. Every consultant out there tells you to “work on your business and not in it.” What does that really mean? The other thing they all say is the best businesses are systemized. Pretty obvious, right? It’s one thing to say, and another to do. Consultants tell you what to do. This course will tell you HOW to do it. Instead of giving you a whole lot of fish, we are going to teach you how to fish. In this class you’ll get “The 5 Step Business Systemization Plan”, the perspective you need to tackle systemization, and over 200 Landscape Business Systems and objectives that you can start tailoring to your business after the class.
Biography: Dan Pestretto is the founder of Systems Organized by Design (SOD) and an EMyth-certified business coach. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture, is certified in New York and Florida as a horticulturist (past), and has held a pesticide supervisory Connecticut license (past). He is also a certified Houzz marketer and author of “Heart: Building A Great Brand in the Digital Age.” A third-generation landscape professional, he has been in the industry his whole life, and is a 30-year veteran as an owner and manager of landscaping companies in different parts of the world. As he says, “I have had skin in the game.”
1 MCH credit available with summary submission.
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