Welcome to the American Floral Endowment’s Grow Pro Webinar Series! Throughout this series, our nationally recognized researchers, hosts, and speakers will offer \u2018how-to\u2019 advice based on AFE-funded and other research projects to help the industry navigate through these ever-changing growing challenges. The webinar topics are current and offer long-term opportunities for growers to focus on increased profit, greater sustainability, and improved labor efficiency. Each session includes a presentation and interactive Q&A. To see the full series calendar visit endowment.org\/GrowPro.
\nThe May 18th session of our series focuses on growing media.<\/p>\n
Growing media seems to change constantly as growers seek a medium to grow plants successfully at the least costs. There have been major changes in growing media in the last 10 \u2013 15 years.<\/p>\n
Topics will include:<\/p>\n
What is important in a good growing media?
\nAre there new components that growers should consider and are the components sustainable?
\nWhat should growers be asking their suppliers when selecting a high-quality growing media?<\/p>\n
Speaker: Brian Jackson, NC State University<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to the American Floral Endowment’s Grow Pro Webinar Series! Throughout this series, our nationally recognized researchers, hosts, and speakers will offer \u2018how-to\u2019 advice based on AFE-funded and other research projects to help the industry navigate through these ever-changing growing challenges. The webinar topics are current and offer long-term opportunities for growers to focus on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1040,"template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[23],"class_list":["post-2561","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-on-line-webinars"],"yoast_head":"\n