In the News - September 2009
November 17 workshop for entrepreneurs considering cut flower business
LITTLE ROCK - Entrepreneurs considering cut flowers as a full or part-time
business should consider attending the "Rolling the Dice with Cut Flowers"
workshop November 17-18 held at the Hilton, Memphis, Tennessee.
Early bird registration is $85, or $55 if only attending one day, and must be
submitted by November 10. Onsite registration is $125. Attendance will be limited to
the first 100 registrants. For information about the workshop, contact Holly Beason, 501-671-2237 or download registration material from
http://msucares.com/crops/hightunnels/09coolseasonregform.pdf.
"Cut flowers are one of the fastest growing segments of the horticulture
trade," said Jim Robbins, extension horticulture specialist-ornamentals for the
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. "There are many growers who
think cut flowers might be a good fit and we hope this workshop will answer
their questions and help determine if it’s the right business for them."
Among the sessions on the agenda:
- Farmers markets vs. wholesale florist: What market is best for
you?
- Effective cost accounting
- Best trees and shrubs for woody cut flowers
- Concurrent sessions for neophytes and established growers
- First-person examples from those in the cut flower business.
This workshop is funded by a grant from the Southern Region Risk Management
Education Center. It’s sponsored by the University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, LSU AgCenter,
Mississippi State University Extension Service, the National Center for
Appropriate Technology, and ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture
Information Service.
The Cooperative Extension Service is a part of the University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture and offers its programs to all eligible persons
regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability,
marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
September 25, 2009
Media Contact: Elizabeth Fortune
Extension Communications Specialist
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2120
efortune@uaex.edu
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