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1 YOUR COMPANY: The Basics 1. Please tell us about your operation. October 23-26, 2018 Hyatt Centric Park City Park City, Utah GreenhouseConnect.com Presented by Greenhouse Grower Thank you for your interest in attending Greenhouse Grower s GreenhouseConnect To help us develop the most useful event for you and your operation, please take a few moments to answer the following questions about your business and your specific interests. Information you provide in this survey will be shared only as part of a cumulative presentation representing all grower attendees at GreenhouseConnect If you prefer to fill this survey out online, please go to: Name Title Company Address City State Zip Code Phone ( ) Office Phone ( ) Cell Phone ( ) Preferred Airport Total square feet under cover for your operation: Total outdoor/open acres for your operation: Total revenue for your operation: Location(s) of your operation(s): 2. What is your preferred method of contact? Office Phone Cell Phone YOUR COMPANY: Crop Breakdown 3. Please list the percentage of your production represented by each of the following crops Ornamental bedding plants Flowering potted plants Container perennials Potted foliage Plugs and propagation Woody ornamentals Fruits and vegetables Herbs Trees Shrubs Other, please specify

2 4. What inputs do you use? Please check all that apply. Liners/rooted cuttings Plugs Seed Tissue culture Unrooted cuttings Bare root 5. Who are your customers? Home improvement chains Supermarket chains Independent garden centers Mass merchandisers Retail florists Wholesale florists/brokers Warehouse clubs Your own retail shop E-commerce sites Other growers Landscape contractors Farm markets Restaurants Institutions (i.e. hospitals, schools) Municipalities Events Resorts/hotels Fundraisers Other (please specify) YOUR COMPANY: Structure Types 6. What types of structures do you use in your operation? Glass Gutter-connect glass Quonset Polyhouse High tunnel Shade Other, please specify YOUR INTERESTS: Business Services 7. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Accounting Advertising/Marketing Employment Financial/Banking Insurance Transportation 8. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed YOUR INTERESTS: Computer Services 9. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Accounting software Chemical software Growing software Inventory control software Remote connectivity (predictive maintenance, energy management, asset management) Plant health monitoring systems Drones/UAVs 10. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed

3 YOUR INTERESTS: CROP PROTECTION 11. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Animal repellent Bactericide Biological control agents (beneficials, predatory insects, etc.) Biopesticides Biofungicides Insect growth regulators Chemical injectors Foliage cleaner Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Miticides Plant growth regulators Weed control Wetting agents 12. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: CONSERVATION/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 13. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Biomass Cogeneration Geothermal Solar Wind Water conservation Water reclamation 14. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: FERTILIZERS 15. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Biostimulants Controlled-release fertilizer Fertilizer injectors Granular fertilizer Liquid fertilizer Mycorrhizae Nutrient supplements Organic fertilizer Rooting hormone Slow-release fertilizer Water-soluble fertilizer 16. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed YOUR INTERESTS: CONTAINERS 17. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Pots Trays Market packs Filling trays Carrying trays Cellpacks Plug trays Flats Liner pots Color planters Hanging baskets Decorative patio containers Sleeves and wraps

4 18. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed YOUR INTERESTS: LIVE GOODS 19. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Annuals Blooming potted Ferns Flowering shrubs Foliage Grasses Groundcovers Herbs Orchard trees Orchids Perennials Succulents Trees Vegetables Cannabis Hops Greenhouse produce (hydroponics) 20. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed YOUR INTERESTS: IRRIGATION / WATER MANAGEMENT 21. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Automated dosing systems Booms Drip irrigation Ebb and flow systems Flood benches Fogging/misting equipment Irrigation controls and systems Irrigation equipment Water filtration Water Reclamation / Storage 22. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed YOUR INTERESTS: GREENHOUSE EQUIPMENT 23. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Bench coverings Bench systems Carts/dollies/trailers Estimated annual spend in this category: 24. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed

5 YOUR INTERESTS: AUTOMATION 25. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Conveyors Propagation Equipment Seeders Dibblers Transplanters Plug Fixers Trimmer/Sterilizers Hanging Basket Systems Robotics Shipping Automation Harvesting Equipment Growing Sensors Cutting Stickers 26. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS 27. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Environmental Climate Controls Cooling Systems Fans Heating Systems Ventilation Equipment Lighting Systems Estimated annual spend in this category: 28. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES 29. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as New construction Retrofit Greenhouse coatings and sealants Greenhouse coverings Shadecloth Greenhouse curtains Shading systems 30. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: LABELS, TAGS AND SIGNS 31. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Labels/tags/signs Labeling equipment Printers and/or tag printers Estimated annual spend in this category:

6 32. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for YOUR INTERESTS: SOILS AND AMENDMENTS 33. Please select all categories you have interest in. Consider any upcoming projects you have planned, as well as Custom soil mixes Peat moss Peat moss alternatives Pot and tray filling machines Premixes Soil amendments (perlite, vermiculite,sand, etc.) Soil mixing lines and systems Estimated annual spend in this category: 34. Please list any specific companies you would be interested in meeting with or other product interests not listed for THANK YOU! Thank you for the information you have provided about your business and your needs. A GreenhouseConnect staff member will be in contact soon to discuss next steps in the process. You can send your completed survey (if printed) by fax to or it to rogordon@meistermedia.com. If you have any questions, please contact Rosemary Gordon at or rogordon@meistermedia.com.

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