Speaker List

57th Annual Convention

January 27-29, 2025




Tuesday Keynote Speaker - Karli Moch with the Dream Project


Tentative Tuesday Speakers

Deb Foisy - Deb's Greenhouse on Pre-sale of Hanging Baskets

Nathan Eylands - U of MN Horticulture on Greenhouse Lighting, Shade Cloth

Crystal Rayamajui - U of MN Extension on Sustainable Landscapes

Allen Lee - City of Fargo Forestry on Characteristics of Tree Cultivars

Alta Falls on Outdoor Entertainment

Laurie Flanagan - FEWA on Affected Impacts on the H2A-H2B programs with new administration


Tentative Wednesday Speakers

Bert Swanson - Swanson's Nursery Consulting, Inc. on Creating your own Nursery Mix

Adam Eull - Carlin Horticultural Supplies on New Plant Varieties for 2025

Harlene Hatterman-Valenti - NDSU Plant Sciences on Tomato Grafting and Perennial Division

NDDOT - on General DOT regulations and weight and CDL violations

Rich Lahren - Hebron Brick Co on Job Bidding

United Prairies on Natives in the Landscape

Karli Moch - Dream Project part 2

Carlos Sanchez Barahona - MDA on WPS requirements and labeling

Laura Bowles - Confluence and Bryan Leininger - AGL on a Designer Round Table

Jay Goughnour - Arborjet/Ecologel - EAB and general plant health

Steve Pallas - Hunter/FX - Current Irrigation Trends