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INDUSTRY EVENT (Continued)

at the Catoctin operation buzzing
in the background.

Everyone came back together for
another fantastic session lead
by John Erwin on foliage plants,
and then it was on to lunch. It
was such a nice experience to sit
down with friends and colleagues
that we have missed over these
last eighteen months and share a
meal. I can’t tell you what it means
especially in this industry to be able
to shake hands again, and get
back to business face to face. It felt
as though we were all friends who
finally got the chance to catch back
up and do what we love, learning
and growing together again. This
industry is very special in that
regard, and we are so thankful
for that and the relationships that
grow each day.
After lunch attendees headed
out to Catoctin’s mum growing
ABOVE FROM TOP field where they were able to
Andrew Ristvey talks all things drones and detection.
Bob Van Wingerden talks to his tour group about the Catoctin Mountain Growers operation. see firsthand Kirk Floyd, KDrone
Chuck Schuster talks about the importance of calibrating sprayer equipment. Services, launch and fly one of the
drones that he works with everyday
ABOVE RIGHT
Suzanne Klick and Stanton Gill get ready for attendees at their station on IPM options. (continued on next page)

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