Landscape Ontario Growers’ Group Meeting
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 @ 6:30 p.m.
@ Landscape Ontario - Milton
Attendance: Dave Braun, Bart Brusse, Hans-Peter Werder, Mark Ostrowski , Jen Llewellyn, Glen Lumis, Christoph Kessel, John Moons, Tim Dyer (conf call)
Regrets:Chris Langendoen, Peter Olsen, Ted Spearing
Staff: Joe Sabatino
1)Opening Comments – Chair
Welcome & introductions: welcome newest member Mark Ostrowsk and to Tim Dyer via conference call
2)Approval of the last minutes – August, 2006 meeting
Motion to approve minutes as presented
Glen Lumis/Dave Braun ……………………………..carried
3)Auction – September 15, 2006 summary;
- 240 lots;
- final revenue still not completed; looks like a very successful auction;
- 2007 @ PAO Sept 12? Kristen to follow up with Paul Offierski re dateACTION BY: KRISTEN
- It was suggested that for field dug BB on Mon stock would be ready be Wed
Awards: caliper trees had conifers in it; this should be revisited WB conifers should not be included. White pines won this year. ACTION BY: KRISTEN/GROUP
4)Financial Updates – Joe Sabatino
- Each Commodity Group gets $3000 from LO
- Explanation of Balance sheet & Income statement. Joe explained how grower funds are allocated in the LOHTRF and general growers’ account, and how they are accessed.
Action Items
- Invite Joe to the board meeting after year end for financial update
- Christoph Kessel get e-copy from JS & attach to minutesACTION BY: JOE/CHRISTOPH
5)OMAF Update – Jennifer Llewellyn
- Pub 383 revised. GB purchased in the past to give to growers @ short course; gets revised edition to growers;
- IAS: Sirex Wood Wasp wide spread in ON pest affects pines over stressed, reforestation blocks
- Hickory bark beetle
- How has the fall been going - back log of digging caliper trees & backlog of landscape planting
MOTION: Subside Pub 383 at for GS $14/book with $9/per copy cover $5/copy SC registration up to 200 copies
Bart Brusse/Glen Lumis………………………………………. carried
Growers November 1, 2006 meeting – Page #2
6)Grower’s Events – 2006/2007
a)Dinner Meetings (Fall, Winter, Spring)
- Logistics (dates, location, topics, speakers, etc)
- Fall challenge to schedule Garden Expo/ still looking for early Dec date
- Feb 22 IAS Oakville Quality Inn – CFIA Ottawa & US nursery association i.e. Conneticut
- Tony suggested: Paul Olsen, John Bakker & John Verbinnen to make a presentation on their trip to China (at short course)
ACTION: Christoph to work with Kathleen in arranging February dinner meeting
b)Short Course - 2007
- Logistics – February 7, 2007 @ Royal Botanical Gardens
- Glen Lumis to provide information
- Program for Congress HR issue
- Food soup/sandwich well done would be expectable
- Dave Braun update re speakers related to caliper tree productions: looking to hear
- Feb 3, 2008 suggestions from Dave Braun: John Pursell Moons Nursery, MD (08) GPL to work out with DW/DB; Keith Warren Schmidt Nursery OR (09)
- 2007 all set for about 15-30 minutes
7)Items from Previous Minutes – tabled until next meeting
a)Nursery Olympics – drop this from the agenda
b)New Board Members – 3 members to follow up;
- Kathleen if she could please follow up with Peter Olsen, Chris Langendoen and Ted Spearing to see if they wish to remain on the commodity group committee Action by: Kathleen
- Christoph to follow up with Kristen to see if additional new members could be recruited from chapters: who should be on the board diversification of what is grown & for geographic location; each chapter should have a rep at the board ; could participate on conf call. Action by: Christoph/Kristen
- Christoph to see if LO assists with meeting travel costs (CWK to look into w/LO) develop policy future meeting Action by: Christoph
c)DPCP Update – Christoph Kessel
$ from AAFC for training for CNCP & DPCP
NPHAC see attached
PPV see attached
8)New Business
a)Elections:
John Moons is stepping down as chair….. Thank you very much John for many years of service
Chair: unsure
Vice Chair: Dave Braun
Option of rotating LO directors meeting
b)Summer Tour: possibility of a tour to West Coast, BC. Jen Llewellyn will lead the charge
possible: chair: ? vice-chair: Dave Braun; option of rotating LO directors meeting
9)Next Meeting –
Date:February 22, 2007
Time:4:30 p.m. (prior to dinner meeting
Place:Quality Inn – Oakville
Note: Bart Brusse has offered to chair the