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Flower Growers Winter Meeting and Education Program

Event date/time: 
Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 8:30am to 3:00pm

Agenda

8:30 – 9:50 am     Open House at greenhouses
                      King Farm, The Flower Hutch

 9:30 am      Registration: Complimentary Coffee

 9:50 am     Welcome: Bart King- President MFGA, Dana, Barbara and Christy King, King Farm

 

10:00 am-11:00     10+ Ways to find $10,000 in business.  Erin Pirro, Farm Credit East

Topics will include: How to make your expense dollar go further, Everything’s a tradeoff:  how do you know it’s the right one?, Price taker or profit maker:  what’s your perspective?, Manage margins crop by crop, Know your costs so you can price appropriately, What's the right amount to grow?, Grow less and charge more, Managing shrink  and more.

           

11:00 – 12:00  A California Spring Trial Tour – Think Spring with Jim Nau, Ball Horticultur

Jim is the Manager of the Gardens at Ball Horticulture, and has been the organizer of the Spring Trials Tour for Ball Horticulture. He will lead us on a Spring    Trial Tour and see how the Breeding organizations present their products to Growers and Retailers. He will point out some of the key items introduced in 2017 that you are growing this spring, and maybe we will have a peak at what’s coming up for 2018.  Everyone on the bus!

 

12:00- 1:00   Catered Lunch – Reservations requested by Feb 6, 2018

                      MFGA Annual Meeting- Bart King, President and Bob Luczai, Secretary MFGA       

 

1:00 – 2:00 pm     Adding Sales Horsepower- Emerging Trends & Concepts

                           John Johnston, Retail Education Manager for Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supply  

John has been helping Retailers improve their business bottom line for over 30 years. He will point out some key ideas to improve your retail sales using examples he has seen in his travels around the country as a retail consultant. Some of those examples will include retailers in Massachusetts

2:00 – 3:00pm   New Worker Protection regulations and Requirements

Laurie Rocco, Pesticide Inspector, MDAR Crop and Pest Service    (1 pesticide credit)       

Laurie will discuss the current EPA WPS regulations on the use of respirators including respirator fit test, medical evaluation and other WPS updates. This is part of what is in effect for 2018 to comply with WPS. Also to be discussed is what to expect when having an inspection. Discussion on Storage Recommendations will also be part of the presentation

Download program and registration form                                                                                                              

Contact's name: 
Geoffrey Njue
Contact's email: 
Contact's phone on day of event: 
781.891.0650 x 12
15 Scales Lane Townsend MA