
2021 Summer Meeting Program
THE SCHEDULE:
Thursday, July 22
12:00-6:00 pm - Vendors set-up
Friday, July 23
8:00 am - Registration Opens
8:30 - 9:30 am - Welcome - Vendor and Farm Introduction
9:45 - 10:45 am - Concurrent sessions
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Hiring Employees. Speaker: Ruth Ann Roney, Tuttle's Orchard
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Steps to Help Have Sleigh Rides; Not Ambulance Rides. Speaker: John Nagy, Indiana Farm Bureau
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Developing a Succession Roadmap. Speaker: Maria Marshall, Purdue University
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Winter Field Trips. Speaker: Kerry Dull
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Speed, Quality, Price. Choose any two. Speaker: Lance Sambol, Sambol's Tree Farm
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Wreath Production at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Susan Allgood, Dull's Tree Farm
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Farm Tour/Demonstrations.
11:00 - 12:00 noon - Concurrent sessions
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Square/POS. Speaker: Ruth Ann Roney, Tuttle's Orchard
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Steps to Help Have Sleigh Rides; Not Ambulance Rides. Speaker: John Nagy, Indiana Farm Bureau
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Developing a Succession Roadmap. Speaker: Maria Marshall, Purdue University
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Marketing/Branding 101. Speaker: Dana Dull
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New Grower's Seminar Part 1. Speaker: Bill Cackler, Cackler Family Farms
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Wreath Making Demo. Jessica Vandenmark, Dull's Tree Farm
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Farm Tour/Demonstrations.
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Incorporating Soil Tests into Site-Specific Management. Speaker: Bert Cregg, Michigan State University
12:15 - 1:30 pm - Lunch/NCTA Promotion Board/Visit Vendors
1:45 - 2:45 pm - Concurrent sessions
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Farm Transition. Speaker: Lucas Dull
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CTPB - Consumer Feedback and Holiday Plans. Speaker: Marsha Gray
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Tour of Dull's Tree Farm "Trading Post" (Gift Shop). Dana Dull
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Bed and Breakfast Tour. Kerry Dull
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New Grower's Seminar Part 2. Speaker: Bill Cackler, Cackler Family Farms
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Wreath Making Demo. Jessica Vandenmark, Dull's Tree Farm
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Farm Tour/Demonstrations.
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Incorporating Soil Tests into Site-Specific Management. Speaker: Bert Cregg, Michigan State University
3:00 -4:00pm - Concurrent sessions
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Christmas Spirit Foundation
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Winter Field Trips. Speaker: Kerry Dull
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Successes and Failures from the 2020 Season - Roundtable with Roger Koch, OCTA President
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Wreath Production at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Susan Allgood, Dull's Tree Farm
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Single or Split Applications of Preemergence Herbicides: Controlling while Extending Control. Speaker: Kyle Daniel, Purdue University
4:15 - 5:15 pm - Concurrent sessions
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Christmas Spirit Foundation
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Vendors and Suppliers - Roundtable
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Drainage - It's more than surface level. Speaker: Matt Stine, Oak Hill Tree Farm
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Pumpkin Growing/Fall Season at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Lucas Dull
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Single or Split Applications of Preemergence Herbicides: Controlling while Extending Control. Speaker: Kyle Daniel, Purdue University
5:30 - 6:15 pm - Social Hour/Visit Vendors
6:30 - 7:00 pm - Dinner/Enjoy the farm and Visit Vendors
Saturday, July 24
8:00 - 9:00 am - Breakfast and MACT General Meeting
9:15 - 10:15 am - Concurrent sessions
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Nursery Production Techniques. Speaker: Jerry Peterson, Peterson's-Riverview Nursery
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Speed, Quality, Price. Choose any two. Speaker: Lance Sambol, Sambol's Tree Farm
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Marketing/Branding 101. Speaker: Dana Dull
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Reservations for Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Farms. Speakers: Scott Anderson, Bill Cackler & Matt Mongin, Ohio Christmas Tree Assoc.
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Wreath Decorating with Robert Jeske, Santa's Wholesale
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Farm Tour/Demonstrations.
10:30 - 11:30 am - Concurrent sessions
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CTPB - Consumer Feedback and Holiday Plans. Speaker: Marsha Gray
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Food at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Dawn Scheerer
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Events at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Erin Lewis
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Reservations for Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Farms. Speakers: Scott Anderson, Bill Cackler & Matt Mongin, Ohio Christmas Tree Assoc.
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Drainage - It's more than surface level. Speaker: Matt Stine, Oak Hill Tree Farm
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Wreath Decorating with Robert Jeske, Santa's Wholesale
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Farm Tour/Demonstrations.
11:45 - 1:30 pm - Lunch, Visit Vendors, State Meetings (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)
1:45 - 2:45 pm - Concurrent sessions
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Nursery Production Techniques. Speaker: Jerry Peterson, Peterson's-Riverview Nursery
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Food at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Dawn Scheerer
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Events at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Erin Lewis,
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Bed and Breakfast Tour. Kerry Dull
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Finding Custom Shearing - Roundtable
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Pumpkin Growing/Fall Season at Dull's Tree Farm. Speaker: Lucas Dull
3:00 pm - Meeting concludes - HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!
MEETING TOPICS FRIDAY JULY 23:
Hiring Employees - presented by Ruth Ann Roney of Tuttles's Orchard
Farm Safety Plan - presented by John Nagle, Farm Bureau
Developing a Succession Roadmap - presented by Maria Marshall, Purdue Univerisity
Christmas Tree Promotion Board - presented by Marsha Gray
What I Learned Starting a Christmas Tree Farm - presented by Lance Sambol of Sambol's Tree Farm
Wreath Barn Tour - Dull's Tree Farm
Wreath Making - Dull's Tree Farm
Farm Tour - Dull's Tree Farm
Square/POS/Inventory Management - presented by Ruth Ann Roney of Tuttle's Orchard
New Grower Seminars - presented by Bill Cackler of Cackler Family Farms and author of the New Grower's Christmas Tree Manual.
There will be (2) sessions.
Session 1 - topics will include Christmas Tree Budget (what's in it for me?); Understanding /Interpreting Soils Maps (reading the tea leaves); and Matching Species to the Site.
Session 2 - topics will include Soil Testing and Interpreting Test Results; Christmas Tree Fertilization; and Basics of Weed Control.
Presentation TBA (Hoping for tree fertility to be one of them) - presented by Bert Cregg from Michigan State
Seppi Demo
Shearing Demo
Farm Succession Plan - presented by Lucas Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Tour Our New Retail Space - presented by Dana Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Herbicides - presented by Kyle Daniels with Purdue University
Winter Field Trips at Dull's Tree Farm - presented by Kerry Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Roundtable "Successes and Failures from the 2020 Season"
Marketing/Branding 101 - presented by Dana Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Roundtable "Vendors and Suppliers"
Stone Cabin Inn Tour (Bed and Breakfast) - presented by Kerry Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Drainage and Soil Care - presented by Matt Stine of Oakhill Christmas Tree Farm
Growing Pumpkins/Our Fall Season - presented by Lucas Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
We will hear from NCTA, the Promotion Board, and the Christmas Tree Spirit Foundation during lunch.
MEETING TOPICS SATURDAY JULY 24:
Scheduling Tree Sales/Reservation Systems - presented by Scott Anderson, Bill Cackler and Matt Mongin of the Ohio Christmas Tree Association. This topic will be presented twice - 9:15 am and 10:30 am.
Nursery Growers - presented by Jerry Peterson of Peterson's-Riverview Nursery
What I Learned Starting a Christmas Tree Farm - presented by Lance Sambol of Sambol's Tree Farm
Hosting Events at Dull's Tree Farm - presented by Erin Lewis of Dull's Tree Farm
Stone Cabin Inn Tour (Bed and Breakfast) - presented by Kerry Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Wreath Barn Tour - Dull's Tree Farm
Wreath Making - Dull's Tree Farm
Farm Tour - Dull's Tree Farm
Seppi Demo
Shearing Demo
Food Production at Dull's Tree Farm - presented by Dawn Scheerer of Dull's Tree Farm
Marketing/Branding 101 - presented by Dana Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Drainage and Soil Care - presented by Matt Stine of Oakhill Christmas Tree Farm
Winter Field Trips at Dull's Tree Farm - presented by Kerry Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
Roundtable "Finding Custom Shearing"
Growing Pumpkins/Our Fall Season - presented by Lucas Dull of Dull's Tree Farm
State Meetings will take place during lunch
Updated 07/14/2021