Registration is open for the 23rd Annual Nursery Field Day. It will be held Friday, September 20th, 2024 from 8a-3:30p at Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park in Collettsville. Talks will cover a wide variety of topics in the morning with hands on demonstrations in the afternoon. There is scheduled time to visit and network with vendors & sponsors between the morning and afternoon sessions.

Registration Information

Early Bird Registration (through Sept. 13th) $30 per person

Late Registration (after Sept. 13th; must pay in- person with cash or check) $40 per person

For registration information go to https://go.ncsu.edu/nurseryfieldday24 or use the QR code below. Call 828-757-1290 for information.

To mail in registration, click below.

23rd Annual NFD Printable Form

Agenda: Morning Session

7:30-8a: Registration**

8-8:15a: Welcome & General Announcements

8:15-9:15a: Managing Cover Crops in Field Nursery Production, Anthony Witcher, Tennessee State University.

9:20-10:20a: Optimizing Airblast Sprayers for Nursery Crops, Mark Ledebuhr, Application Insight, LLC.

10:30a-11a: Sponsored Break and Networking

11a-11:30a: Abiotic Disorders of Ornamental Plants: Diagnosis & Management, Sam Marshall, NC State Extension.

11:30a-1p: Networking Lunch & Trade Show

Agenda: Afternoon Session (Breakout sessions, hands-on, runs concurrently)

1:15p-3:15p

Correct Tree Planting and Pruning, Barb Fair, NCSU

Backpack Sprayer Calibration, TBD

Abiotic Disorders of Ornamental Plants (Hands on, field-based continuation from morning session), Sam Marshall, NCSU

3:15p: Adjourn and Pesticide Credits

*This event is rain or shine. No refunds will be issued after Monday, September 16th.

**Late Registration starts at 5p on Friday, Sept. 13th. Fee is $40 and must be submitted on the day of the event. Cash or check only. Make checks payable to Caldwell County Nursery Association.