Two Day Grower Workshop

 Learn about Greenhouse Growing before you Invest!

• Learn the basics of controlled environment agriculture!
• Train with a working commercial-scale system!
• Work with a professional in the industry! 

What is the Two Day Grower Workshop?

CropKing Grower Workshop is a two day program for the new or prospective grower, or for anyone interested in CropKing’s commercial hydroponic production.  The workshop includes classroom presentations by Jim Brown, our experienced Horticulturist, as well as hands-on demonstrations in the greenhouse.  You will learn about CropKing’s vine crop and small leaf crop systems, type and size of greenhouse and pH of your own water sample. Inside the greenhouse, you will see a complete working and producing hydroponic system. In the greenhouse you will receive hands on experience seeding, clipping, leaning and lowering, transplanting and harvesting. You will have the opportunity to learn about the equipment that is a part of a CropKing Greenhouse.
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Who should attend?
Those contemplating entering the business of hydroponic vegetable production, managers or growers of a CropKing greenhouse, will gain valuable information.  Those employed in hydroponic production facilities can also benefit.  If you are already a grower, attending this workshop may increase your growing skills and bring you up to date on the latest technology and fundamentals of the industry.  

Why YOU should attend
With consumer demand increasing for hydroponic produce grown safely under controlled conditions, it is imperative to have the knowledge and tools available to make your hydroponic facility as productive and profitable as possible.  Why experiment when you can benefit from years of accumulated knowledge in hydroponics offered in the Workshop.

An attractive, Certificate of Completion will be given to all those successfully completing the Workshop.

Featured Topics
Several types of soilless culture are covered with the primary focus on the Perlite and Rockwool systems for vine crops and NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) for leaf crops. The crops discussed include lettuce, herbs, cucumber, and tomato.
The Workshop consists of two full days, with a classroom session each morning with presentations on the following topics:

• Hydroponics
• Source Water Needs
• Basic Botany
• Nutrient Management
• Soilless Production Systems
• Resource Identification
• Environmental Control

Lunch is provided each day and is followed by afternoon sessions in a working greenhouse where a hands-on approach is used to familiarize participants with the plants, cultural practices, and the equipment.
The small group size in each Workshop allows ample time for questions and personal attention from the instructor.

Training Workbook
Each full tuition student will receive a Student Workbook, to be used during the workshop, which will also serve as a reference guide for future use. This Workbook contains valuable information on operating a hydroponic greenhouse, including guidelines, schedules, checklist, and general information about hydroponic industry. You will also use this Workbook in the classroom portion of the Workshop, where, using your own water source you learn how to test pH, EC (Electric Conductivity), how to determine proper fertilizer concentration, and more.

Choose a workshop that fits your interests
CropKing offers hydroponic workshops with experienced growers with Lettuce(NFT) and Tomatoes(Dutch Bucket) systems. Not every workshop covers both growing systems. Please check out the workshop schedule and the growing system to guarantee your interests will be seen at the workshop. Please click on the links below for more information.

Need to cancel?
Cropking will happily schedule you for a future Growers School. Sorry no refund.

Instructors
Jim Brown is a graduate of Cornell University with a Masters Degree and a Vegetable Crops Major, and an Associated Degree from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Jim has over 20 years experience in the hydroponic industry as a Horticulturist, teacher, and consultant on soilless growing. He is the author of the CropKing Grower's Manual, contributor to the S/CEA Newsletter, and is a requested speaker at hydroponic seminars and conferences. He works with hundreds of growers throughout the country and is widely recognized as a knowledgeable and talented professional in the hydroponics industry. Jim conducts the majority of CropKing's two-day Grower's Training Workshop.

Jeff Balduff has been involved in agriculture his whole life. Raised on a widely diversified vegetable and grain farm, the knowledge he has accumulated from his experience in agriculture has now been applied to the greenhouse vegetable industry. With his degree in Farm Management and his experience as an active greenhouse grower, he has helped to design CropKing's Grower's Choice Electrical Panel and Nutrient Injection System. As a member of CropKing's Technical Sales and Service staff, he assists customers with construction, plant, insect and disease questions.

More Information
Workshop Schedule and Dates
Registration and Tuition
  

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