Green Tips is now on line. Please check it out.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Van Wingerden International - Open House
In spite of the damage from a devastating fire, Van Wingerden International will once again hold their annual
Open House event on November 8th. Bert Lemkes has invited all green industry businesses to participate in this event by bringing your displays to market your business. While this is not an opportunity to sell products, you can display products and/services and give out marketing literature. Please call the VWI offices at 828-891-4116 to reserve a space. Over 3000 people come to enjoy this open house event.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
Open House event on November 8th. Bert Lemkes has invited all green industry businesses to participate in this event by bringing your displays to market your business. While this is not an opportunity to sell products, you can display products and/services and give out marketing literature. Please call the VWI offices at 828-891-4116 to reserve a space. Over 3000 people come to enjoy this open house event.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
Friday, October 24, 2008
2008 Agricultural Water Use Survey
As part of the Governor's drought legislation that was passed earlier this year. NCDA&CS Ag Statistics has asked us to partner with them to get the word out about the January 2009 survey. This link Water Use Survey will take you to the latest information. Stay tuned as this survey will be a valuable tool to monitor.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
Friday, October 17, 2008
North Carolina Farm Energy Efficiency Project
Energy Efficiency is high on the minds of all of us in the green industry. Consider attending the following program:
North Carolina Farm Bureau will host a series of meetings to discuss a new program to make your farm more energy efficient. Presentations will highlight the program and elaborate on how NCFB can provide extremely low cost farm energy assessments. Representatives from USDA will be on hand to discuss how this program leads into their 9007 (REAP) program which provides grants and loan guarantees for energy.
Visit this link for more information:
FEEP or Contact: Scott Welborn 919-782-1705 ex. 8209
scott.welborn@NCFB.org
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
North Carolina Farm Bureau will host a series of meetings to discuss a new program to make your farm more energy efficient. Presentations will highlight the program and elaborate on how NCFB can provide extremely low cost farm energy assessments. Representatives from USDA will be on hand to discuss how this program leads into their 9007 (REAP) program which provides grants and loan guarantees for energy.
Visit this link for more information:
FEEP or Contact: Scott Welborn 919-782-1705 ex. 8209
scott.welborn@NCFB.org
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dear Green Industry Professionals ;
There are a series of regional commodity meetings scheduled this fall with Dean Johnny Wynne of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at N.C. State University. One is scheduled at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center for December 3, 2008 beginning at 11 a.m. ending at 2 p.m. A sponsored luncheon is included.
Many of you are members of the various state commodity organizations and we would like to have you attend. We have sent the invitation to all the commodity groups in the state. If you serve as liaison to any of the commodity organizations located in western NC please remind them of this opportunity. Dean Wynne invites you also to attend this meeting.
Participants can register on line for the meeting at
Meeting Registration
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
There are a series of regional commodity meetings scheduled this fall with Dean Johnny Wynne of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at N.C. State University. One is scheduled at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center for December 3, 2008 beginning at 11 a.m. ending at 2 p.m. A sponsored luncheon is included.
Many of you are members of the various state commodity organizations and we would like to have you attend. We have sent the invitation to all the commodity groups in the state. If you serve as liaison to any of the commodity organizations located in western NC please remind them of this opportunity. Dean Wynne invites you also to attend this meeting.
Participants can register on line for the meeting at
Meeting Registration
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
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