HFRR Seminar Schedule: Fall 2005

All HFRR faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend our seminars this fall beginning on Tuesday, October 4.
You will benefit by learning more about a wide variety of topics in Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources, and
your support of our speakers and graduate students is truly appreciated.

Note: All seminars this spring will be on Tuesdays at 4 pm in Throckmorton 2024. Refreshments are served at 3:45.
Watch for the flyers posted around our Department in the days prior to each seminar. 

October 4              Pest Management in Horticulture: Dealing with "Bugs" in Ornamental Cropping Systems.
                                Ray Cloyd, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences,
                                University of Illinois-Urbana.  

October 11              Greenhouse Tospovirus. Lea Westervelt, Greenhouse Operations, HFRR.

 October 18             Sedgwick County Extension Horticulture Program - Program Development and Outreach.
                                Bob Neier, K-State County Extension Agent, Wichita,KS                 

 October 25             Biomass Availability for Energy Needs in Europe and Spain. Leire Iriarte, Adjunct Professor,
                                Forest Scientist, Madrid, Spain.

 November 1           Graduate Student Presentations:  Calcined Clays as Media Amendment in the Greenhouse Industry.
                                Rose Ogutu, M.S. Candidate, HFRR. How Do Customers Access Extension Horticulture Information??
                                A Case Study of the River Valley Extension District. David Lott, M.S. Candidate, HFRR.

 November 8           Plant Materials Centers: Seeking Vegetative Solutions to Conservation Problems. Richard Wynia, Manager,
                                NRCS Plant Materials Center, Manhattan, KS.