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Dale Bumpers College
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Specialty Cut Flower Workshop
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| 8:00-8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45-9:00 a.m. | Introduction and Overview |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. |
Fired Up About Cut Flowers Ko Klaver, Zabo Plant, Pittsburg, PA |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. |
Organic Cut Flower Production Mark Cain, Dripping Springs Garden, Huntsville, AR |
| 11:00-12:00 noon |
Welcome to My Farm Van Cheeseman, The Gardens at Bluebird Farms, Holly Springs, MS |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Trade Show |
| 1:30-4:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions (break included) |
| Basic | Dave Dowling, Farmhouse Flowers & Plants, Brookville, MD |
| Advanced | Frank Arnosky, Texas Specialty Cut Flowers, Wimberly, TX |
| 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
Optional tour of the Dixon Gallery & Gardens. Transportation on your own (maps provided).
Tour, hors d’oeuvres & drinks compliments of DGG. SIGN UP REQUIRED. |
| Dinner on your own |
Day Two: Wednesday, November 18th
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Welcome to My Farm Vicki Stamback, Bear Creek Farms, Stillwater, OK |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. farmer's market florists wholesale |
What Market is Best for You? - Panel Amy Phelps, Pearl River Blues berry farm, Lumberton, MS Terry Hannah Home and Garden, Memphis, TN Darrell Johnson/Fred C. Gloeckner& Co., Johnson Greenhouses Duncanville, AL |
| 9:30-9:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. |
The Best Trees and Shrubs for Woody Cut Flowers Lane Greer, Oklahoma State University, OK |
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. |
Effective Cost Accounting Vicki Stamback, Bear Creek Farms, Stillwater, OK |
| 11:45-12:45 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 12:45-1:45 p.m. |
Postharvest Techniques for Consistent Quality Gay Smith, Chrysal, USA, Portland, OR |
| 1:45-2:30 p.m. |
Snapdragons Darrell Johnson, Johnson Greenhouses, Duncanville, AL |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. |
Perennials as Cut Flowers Janet Bachmann, Riverbend Gardens, Fayetteville, AR |
| 3:15-3:30 p.m. |
Grower Assessment & Program Evaluation Dr. Ron Rainey, University of Arkansas, AR |
The host hotel is the fabulous Hilton Memphis (939 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, TN). We have negotiated an excellent conference rate of $99 (plus tax) for single or double occupancy rooms. You must contact the hotel directly for room reservations. You may call the toll free number at 1-800-445-8667 or direct at 901-684-6664. Please tell them you are with the University of Arkansas for the Rolling the Dice with Cut Flowers event. If you chose to make your reservations online you can go to www.hiltonmemphis.com. Our Group/Convention Code is: UA1118. Make sure you enter this code so that you get the discounted conference rate. The cutoff date to block reservations is Monday, November 2. The Hilton Memphis is 11.6 miles from the Memphis International Airport (MEM). A complimentary shuttle is provided by the hotel and leaves hotel at the top of the hour from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. When you land, you may go to the baggage claim to use the courtesy phone to request a shuttle to come pick you up. For those traveling by car, self parking is free.
Other local attractions:
Dixon Gallery & Gardens: http://www.dixon.org/ ; 4339 Park Ave; 4 miles from the Hilton
The Memphis Botanic Garden:
http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com/ ; 750 Cherry Rd; 4 miles from the Hilton
Cost:
Preregistration (by November 10) is $85.00, which includes lunches, breaks, and handouts. Attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants.
On-site registration is $125.00.
Tuesday - November 17th ONLY: $55.00
Wednesday - November 18th ONLY: $55.00
Registration Form
(PDF)
Please fill out one form per person. Photocopy if needed.
Return Registration Form and Check to:
Holly Beason
Attn: Cut Flower Workshop
U of A Cooperative Extension Service
PO Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203-0391
Make Checks Payable to:
Agricultural Development Council (ADC)
Contact Holly Beason (501) 671-2237 for more information.
This workshop was funded by a grant from the Southern Region Risk Management Education Center. Additional Sponsors listed on the registration form above.
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