Sponsored by American Hydroponics

If you are interested in supplementing your income or making a livelihood with a hydroponic operation, the AmHydro Commercial Grower's Course is a must. These presentations are designed to provide the attendees with practical knowledge and skills to begin a hydroponic operation with both eyes wide open.

And for those who are already skilled in hydroponics and need a refresher to trouble shoot, build a more profitable enterprise or build greater brand loyalty in your market place, these Courses will provide access to those skills.

The cost is $450 and you don't ever have to leave home. You will receive a workbook with which to take notes on each slide, keynote or streaming video session. Each lesson will build upon the last and you can attend when it's convenient for you. You will have access to industry leaders, be invited into other grower's greenhouses where they share some of their challenges and successes. You will receive a top-shelf education that will provide you with what you need to know to be successful how every you approach hydroponics. We guarantee it.

The Course will focus on:

• State of Hydroponics in the World, the need for water recirculation and community food production
• How hydroponics systems work, system design and function (Five Basic of Hydroponics, when you stay on top of them, you win)
• Vine crop horticulture
• Quick turn lettuce and herb crops
• Greenhouse structure and design, layout, considerations, building codes
• Biological amendments for super robust crops
• Business planning, a realistic look into running a business, what it takes to succeed
• Learn how to master crop turns
• Marketing, if you can’t sell it, stay in bed

Speakers:

• Michael Christian -- American Hydroponics, leader in the field of recirculation hydroponic systems since 1984.
• Pat Coleman -- AgraTech Greenhouse Inc, one of the best greenhouse manufacturers in the US since 1975.
• Keith Giertych -- Growth Products, leader in the manufacturing of biological fungicides, innoculants, plant growth amendments.
• Jane McCalmont -- General Manager of American Hydroponics, will provide business planning tools, ROI, break even and growing a business.
• Eric Christian -- Commercial Specialist at American Hydroponics,  will provide details of CTT (Crop Turn Technology™) and how it gives growers a competitive advantage.

There will be an actual seed-to-harvest presentation at one of American Hydroponics' control greenhouses where you will be part of our operation. You will see unique seeding methods, the transplant-to-nursery channels and then to the finishing channel (we call this a crop turn). Then, we show you how to package the final product, deliver to market and prepare the system for another corp turn.