Cut Flower Growers’ Conference in Raleigh

 

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Growing Small Farms
Originally written by Debbie Roos

 

Cut Flower Growers’ Conference: Knowledge is Flower Power

March 17-18, 2013

The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) will conduct an all day workshop at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. The program includes new cultivar evaluations, production studies, postharvest experiments, and marketing analysis. In cooperation with ASCFG, NCSU coordinates the National ASCFG Cut Flower Trial Programs. North Carolina State University is recognized as the only university in the United States with a comprehensive research program on greenhouse and field cut flowers. The conference kicks off with a tour of cut flower farms on Sunday March 17. Visitors will tour Wild Hare Farm, Peregrine Farm, and the JC Raulston Arboretum.

 

For more information and to register, visit the ASCFG conference website.