Thursday     November 12, 2009     8:30am - 4:00pm

Faurot 102     Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

One day workshop designed for individuals interested in cut flower production and marketing with an emphasis on commercial enterprises. This workshop is brought to you by the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, Missouri State University.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 am - Registration and Introduction

9:00 - 10:30 am - Introduction to Cut Flower Production - Dr. Alan Stevens

     Dr. Alan Stevens is the Director of the K-State Horticulture Research Center in Olathe and leads the Extension Horticulture program for the State of Kansas. He literally wrote the book on cut flower production (as well as several KSU extension publications).

10:30 - 10:45 am - Break

10:45 - 11:45 am Flower Farm on Wye Mountain - Beth Eggers

     Beth Eggers is the owner and farmer who manages the Flower Farm on Wye Mountain along with her husband, Butch, and her daughters Chloe and Collin. She hires 2 - 3 additional people to harvest. Beth grows approximately 60 varieties of cut flowers and greenery on 3 producing acres. Flower Farm on Wye Mountain has been in operation for 12 years. The farm has 18 total acres. Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries have been planted this year. She sells flowers at the River Market in Little Rock, Arkansas.

 

11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Lunch

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Two Vegetable Farmers’ First Look at Flowers - Clint Elmore and Rusty Lee

     Clint Elmore is a Missouri State Agriculture student who just completed a student internship at Lee Farms in Truxton Missouri evaluating cut flowers. Rusty Lee is the owner/operator of Lee Farms, a vegetable production operation. Clint and Rusty will discuss the cut flower project at Lee Farms.

1:45 - 2:00 Break

 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Marketing Your Cut Flowers - Andy Read

     Andy Read is the Horticulture Specialist for University of Missouri Extension. He has an undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University and a Masters from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has been involved in horticulture for over 10 years and went into business growing and selling cut flowers before he accepted his current position.

3:00 - 4:00 pm  – Speaker panel