Cut Flower Grower Conference

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In-Person

Grappone Center
70 Constitution Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
United States


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Join us for a statewide  Cut Flower Grower Conference, EXCLUSIVELY for commercial cut flower growers!

All farm sizes and experience levels are encouraged to attend. Learn and share with other growers through structured networking and educational sessions.

Lunch will be provided.

Thanks to a generous grant, early bird pricing for registration was $10 per person. After October 15th, registration is $55.

Draft Agenda (Subject to change)

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.   Check-in
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.   Welcome and structured networking
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Educational Session: Markets and marketing with Jesse Wright
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee time and structured networking
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Panel discussions: learning from those who are doing it
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Buffet
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.   Listening sessions & dining

  • Express concerns, opportunities and challenges facing your business
  • Briefly meet with representatives from UNH and the USDA

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Educational Session: Scheduling, Costing and Pricing with Jonathan Ebba

  • Imagine the peace of mind from planning your crops, tracking your real costs and determining your sale prices before you grow, instead of waiting until the end of the season to see if you have a path to profitability.  Learn an easy system to accomplish these tasks!

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Moderated networking: meet other cut flower farmers and discuss successes and challenges
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Conclusion and free networking time

If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Jonathan Ebba (jonathan.ebba@unh.edu or 603-749-2529, ext. 703) prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.

This is material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023-70027-40447

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