Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers

Ask an Expert: Developing New Customer Experiences, Diversifying Income Streams
2025-04-14 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Sarah and Curtis Millsap grow 2 acres of flowers and vegetables annually, with 25,000 square feet under plastic, including a 1,600 square foot Chinese solar greenhouse and a 6,000 square foot minimally heated greenhouse. They use organic practices, and offer their produce for sale through a year-round, a 185 member CSA, farmers’ market, and restaurant sales. They also offer an array of unique customer experiences: An Airbnb called the Tiny Turtle, a weekly Pizza Club, and Twilight Walks on the farm. The Millsaps will provide an overview of these on-farm programs and workshops, and share advice on building unique customer experiences. Attendees will leave the webinar with new ideas to apply to their own farms.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to ASCFG members prior to the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded and available through the Members Only website after the event.

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Effective Email Marketing for Cut Flower Farmers
2025-04-22 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Angie Machado of Etereas Flowers, LLC.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern

With unpredictable algorithms, uncertain legislation, and changing demographics, communicating with consumers has moved away from social media and onto building an email-based community through which you can directly contact your customers. Angie Machado is a marketing specialist and owner of Etereas Flowers LLC. Attendees will learn how to develop an email newsletter from scratch; what components and practices are necessary for a successful newsletter; and will afterwards feel confident in starting their own.
What Attendees Receive:

Live webinar access.
Event recording for one year.
Electronic copy of presentation slides.

This event is part of the 2025 Flowers are Serious Business webinar series. Learn more and register here!

RESCHEDULED: Optimizing Websites for Marketing and Sales
2025-04-29 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
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CEO Katie Elzer-Peters of Garden of Words, LLC.
With over fifteen years of marketing expertise for the green industry, Katie Elzer-Peters of Garden of Words LLC knows how agricultural professionals can set their online presence up for success. Join this incredible presentation on the importance of creating an effective and powerful website. For attendees who wish to enact recommendations from the webinar as soon as possible, a personalized consultation with Katie is available for up to fifty attendees with an added fee of $25.
What Attendees Receive:

Live webinar access.
Event recording for one year.
Electronic copy of presentation slides.
Optional: Katie will evaluate your website and send a private feedback video between five and ten minutes that details personalized, specific recommendations for enhancements. Available for up to fifty attendees with an added fee of $25.

This event is part of the 2025 Flowers are Serious Business webinar series. Learn more and register here!

RESCHEDULED: Preparing Effective Financial Statements for Your Farm
2025-05-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Sarah Scott, CPA, Allegiant Tax & Accounting Services and Flower Farm.
Monday, May 5, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Maintaining clear, accurate and timely financial statements is one of the most impactful investments you can make in the long-term success of your cut flower farm. Well-prepared statements ensure hassle-free internal and external audits, help guide management decisions and present the stability and growth potential of your business to prospective lenders, investors or buyers.
Preparing the primary components of a financial statement – mainly the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and statement of shareholders’ equity – requires thorough record keeping and detailed analysis. Clear, easy-to-read presentation matters every bit as much as precision.
Join Certified Public Accountant and cut flower farmer Sarah Scott of Allegiant Tax & Accounting Services as she walks you through how to create a consistent template to keep using every period. Attendees will learn what comprises a financial statement, its value and importance to your business, and how to establish great practices moving forward.
What Attendees Receive:

Live webinar access.
Event recording for one year.
Electronic copy of presentation slides.

Ask an Expert: Online Bookkeeping for Cut Flower Farmers
2025-05-12 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Jessica and Graham Chase are the owners and farmer-florists of Sierra Flower Farm in Gardner, Nevada. The farm isn’t the typical farm of rolling acres, but rather a tiny urban farm with about a half acre in production, selling wholesale blooms and servicing local weddings. Conscious of their impact on the environment and the ecosystem within their gardens and beyond, the Chases are committed to only using sustainable growing practices and to adding to the earth’s health, not depleting it. In this webinar, the Chases will offer an in-depth primer on bookkeeping tools, good practices, and considerations for cut flower farmers.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to ASCFG members prior to the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded and available through the Members Only website after the event.
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Farm Tour: Full Belly Farm
2025-05-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Full Belly Farm, 16141 Road 43, Guinda, CA, 95637, United States
Host: Hannah Muller
Full Belly Farm
16141 Road 43
Guinda, CA 95637
https://fullbellyfarm.com/
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Limited to 60 attendees.
Registration Fee: $100.

Event Overview: Join Hannah Muller, flower farmer and founder of The Wreath Room, at Full Belly Farm for a half day tour of this extensive operation. Full Belly Farm is a certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California, growing over 15 acres of certified organic flowers from January through October. With over 100 varieties including sunflowers, ranunculus, tulips, calendula, and amaranth there is always something blooming and beautiful. With a thriving CSA, floral services for events, and dried botanicals, there is something for every attendee! Light snacks and water will be provided; however, lunch will not be provided.

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Ask an Expert: Companion Planting for Cut Flower Crops
2025-06-09 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Join us for a session on companion planting for crop flower crops with Jalisca Thomason, founder of Rustic Roots Floral Design, and agroforestry professor at Bakersfield College. Jalisca will introduce the concept of companion planting, discuss the benefits and considerations, and provide practical advice that attendees can try on their own farms.
Jalisca Thomason is an educator and an artist. She spent a decade as a high school agriculture teacher in California, coaching Floral Design Teams and teaching introductory and advanced floral design. She is currently a full professor at Bakersfield College in the area of forestry and natural resources, with the occasional section of Floral Design. Jalisca started her studio, Rustic Roots Floral Design, in 2010 and enjoys working in her home based studio.

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Farm Tour: Creekside Flower Farm
2025-06-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Creekside Flower Farm, 16141 Road 43, Chattanooga, TN, 95637, United States
Host: Morgan Sharpe
Creekside Flower Farm
Chattanooga, TN
https://www.creeksideflowerfarm.com/
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Limited to 125 attendees.
Registration Fee: $125.
Event Overview: Join Morgan Sharpe of Creekside Flower Farm for a farm tour! Morgan is a farmer-florist who offers florals for weddings and events and sells her blooms to florists. Her floral design style has been formed by the natural world, and often characterized as organic, loose and whimsical. Attendees will get an overview of her crop selections, color palettes, event services design, and overall farm practices. Lunch will not be provided.
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ASCFG Equipment & Field Day
2025-06-24
Hosted by Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join us for an immersive and exciting event in June: The ASCFG Equipment & Field Day, hosted by the marvelous Johnny’s Selected Seeds! This event will feature live demonstrations and expert instruction on how to use different farm tools (both hand and tractor scale equipment) on Johnny’s research farm.
Locations: Albion and Winslow, Maine
Maximum Number of Registrants: 80
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2025 ASCFG Floral Design Intensive
2025-07-08 - 2025-07-09
Location: The Barn at Honeysuckle Hill, Asheville, North Carolina
The ASCFG is hosting an in-person Floral Design Intensive at The Barn at Honeysuckle Hill in Asheville, North Carolina, on July 8 & 9, 2025. Farmer florists, florists, and floral designers will learn how to level up their skillsets with workshops that feature a combination of live demonstrations and hands-on practice. Organic bouquets, event centerpieces, and large foam-free floral installation design will be featured. All workshop materials are included in the registration fee. Lunch is included both days.
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Ask an Expert: Developing a Safety Management Program
2025-07-14 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Zach Bruce is the Director of Safety Services at Hortica and joined the company in 2005 as a Safety Services Consultant, providing safety and loss control services to the horticultural industry. With decades of experience and insight, be sure to join in as he offers advice on developing a robust safety program for your farm.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded.
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Farm Tour: Marilla Field and Flora
2025-08-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Marilla Field and Flora, 10203 Easton Road, Dexter, MI, 48130, United States
Host: Adrianne Gammie
Marilla Field and Flora
10203 Easton Road
Dexter, MI
https://www.marillafield.com/
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Limited to 50 attendees.
Registration Fee: $100
Event Overview: Join Adrianne Gammie of Marilla Field and Flora for a farm tour! Adrianne is a farmer-florist who offers florals for weddings and events, local retailers and boutiques, and a CSA subscription for community members in her area. With a background in the fashion industry, Adrianne’s floral design style is informed by the aesthetics and seasonality of the natural world. She offers bespoke designs that are organic, loose and whimsical and sourced from her own farm or as close as possible, ensuring that she uses that freshest and most local blooms. With a robust pollinator habitat on the farm, Adrianne will cover the processes and practices associated with establishing, growing, and managing native pollinator fields, including a grant application process. Attendees will also get an overview of her crop selections, color palettes, sales outlets, and overall farm practices. Lunch will not be provided.
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Ask an Expert: Sustainability Practices to Incorporate into Your Farm
2025-08-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
So you want to be a more sustainable farmer but are uncertain how to get started? We’ve got you: Join Mandy and Steve O’Shea of 3 Porch Farms as they cover a sampling of easy-to-incorporate practices that will reduce the environmental impact of your farm.
3 Porch Farm is renowned for their commitment to environmental well-being and sustainable agriculture. The flowers are grown with only organic certified fertilizers and their pest control is managed through organic certified plant and fungal derivatives or with beneficial insects. 3 Porch Farm flowers are chilled and processed in facilities that are powered with over 150 solar panels and as of Spring of 2021, the farm now provides carbon neutral shipping on all products by purchasing Carbon Offsets through Pachama. Furthermore, 3 Porch Farm uses paper tape, recyclable boxes, post consumer paper packaging, paper towels instead of sponges, and plant based plastic baggies to keep stems wet. All of which can be composted or recycled. Even our shipping labels and stickers are compostable and printed with soy-based inks.
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Ask an Expert: Speed Guide to Making an Annual Marketing Plan for Cut Flower Farmers
2025-09-08 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Join us for a session on developing an annual marketing plan for your farm! Myrna Greenfield is the “Top Egg” at Good Egg Marketing and the author of Marketing Your Farm: A practical guide to attracting loyal customers and increasing sales (Savvy Press 2022). Good Egg Marketing provides business planning and marketing services for food and farm-related businesses and nonprofits. Clients include flower growers, garden centers, nurseries, and other businesses in the green industry. Attendees of this webinar will walk away with actionable next steps for their marketing goals.
Greenfield is a frequent speaker and trainer at conferences, events, and meetings on topics such as agritourism, branding, sales and marketing strategies, websites, and social media. She received her MBA from Simmons School of Management in Boston, MA. A foodie, treehugger, and mensch, Greenfield is a board member of Boston Farms Community Land Trust and lives in Jamaica Plain, MA. Connect with her on LinkedIn and follow Good Egg Marketing on Facebook and Instagram.
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Farm Tour: Longwoods Flower Farm
2025-09-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Longwoods Flower Farm, 15544 Longwoods Rd, Bothwell, Ontario, N0P 1C0, Canada
Host: Caroline Van Lith
Bothwell, Ontario
www.longwoodsflowerfarm.com
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Limited to 50 attendees.
Join Caroline Van Lith at Longwoods Flower Farm for an exciting tour in September! Caroline offers a wide range of services for her clients, including CSA subscriptions, dahlia tubers, chrysanthemum cuttings, wreaths, and weddings and events. During the farm tour, Caroline will focus on her heirloom chrysanthemum operation and emphasize her soil amendments program; she will also provide an overview of her year-round production schedule, discuss her unheated and heated greenhouses, and cover the farm’s perennials, peonies, and more, and the timing of each of these crops. Lunch will not be provided.
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Ask an Expert: Floral Design for Destination Weddings and Elopements
2025-10-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Join us for a session on floral designs for destination weddings and elopements with Jalisca Thomason, founder of Rustic Roots Floral Design, and agroforestry professor at Bakersfield College. Jalisca will discuss the unique considerations and practices inherent in creating floral designs for small and unique events held in distant locations, such as transportation, heat management, and other aspects.
Thomason is an educator and an artist. She spent a decade as a high school agriculture teacher in California, coaching Floral Design Teams and teaching introductory and advanced floral design. She is currently a full professor at Bakersfield College in the area of forestry and natural resources, with the occasional section of Floral Design. Jalisca started her studio, Rustic Roots Floral Design, in 2010 and enjoys working in her home based studio.
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ASCFG Fall 2025 Board Meeting
2025-10-27 13:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00
The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers’ Board of Directors meets twice a year to engage in strategic planning and guidance for the organization. Please reach out to your Regional Directors with constituent concerns or questions — they are there to represent your voices!

Ask an Expert: Pest Management for Cut Flower Farmers
2025-11-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Cut flower farmers face unique pest pressures that can reduce yields, damage blooms, and limit marketability. This Ask an Expert session highlights the top three to five pests most commonly encountered in cut flower production—such as aphids, thrips, caterpillars, and spider mites—and explores effective strategies for monitoring, prevention, and management. Attendees will learn from Kristen Fowler of Koppert about integrated pest management (IPM) practices, including cultural controls, beneficial insects, and targeted treatments, to protect crop quality while supporting farm productivity. Lastly, Kristen will touch on plant diseases, since many pests vector them, but the primary focus of this webinar will be pests.
Kristen Fowler is the Technical IPM Consultant with Koppert-U.S. for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Prior to this role, she has worked in the green industry for over two decades and has degrees in biology and ornamental horticulture.
Sponsored by: SunflowerSelections.com and Koppert.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded.

ASCFG Supplier Showcase: See the Top Picks of 2026!
2025-12-08 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-09 15:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
The ASCFG will host the 2026 Supplier Showcase on Monday, December 8, and Tuesday, December 9, 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity for members to connect with agricultural and cut flower vendors. Current ASCFG members are invited to attend these complimentary webinars, during which vendors will discuss current and forthcoming products, tools, and other useful resources.
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Save the Date: 2026 ASCFG North American Conference!
2026-01-13 - 2026-01-14 | Hotel Albuquerque at Oldtown, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque,, NM, 87104, United States
Join us at the 2026 ASCFG North American Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 13 & 14, 2026!

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Ask an Expert: Cultivating Connection -- Creating Community-Led Flower Collectives
2026-01-26 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Cultivating Connection: Creating Community-Led Flower Collectives explores how independent flower farmers can join forces to build resilient, community-rooted collectives. This session. led by Tracy Yang of JARN Co. Flowers, will cover the benefits of working cooperatively, while offering practical advice for starting and sustaining a collective. Participants will gain inspiration, tools, and confidence to grow not just flowers, but lasting partnerships grounded in trust, equity, and shared purpose.
Tracy Yang is a Hmong-American flower farmer based near Monroe, Washington, and co-founder of JARN Co. Flowers with her partner, Nick Songsangcharntara. She shifted from a career in fitness and dance into farming during the pandemic, reconnecting with her family’s agricultural roots. Their farm specializes in tulips and heirloom dahlias, grown using sustainable practices and sold through CSAs, the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, and local shops and pop-ups. Tracy also founded the SnoCo. Flower Collective, which brings together regional growers and hosts a weekly summer flower market to strengthen community connections.

Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded.

Ask an Expert: Taking Summers Off -- A Case Study
2026-02-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
A decade into farming, Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm decided to institute a summer break: eight weeks off, mid-June to mid-August. She and her husband had no idea if it would work. Would their florists come back after eight weeks away? Would the finances work out? How would they balance vacation, rest, and the necessary farm work to get ready for the fall season? Three summer breaks later, they can attest: it’s working! They have learned a lot about how to manage the precious time, how to hire for the season, and how to think about our cash flow. In this session, Butterbee Farm owner Laura Beth will share the strategy behind the break, what she’s learned, some mistakes made, and how she and her team make up for summer sales during the shoulder seasons.
Laura Beth Resnick is the founder and owner of Butterbee Farm, a five-acre flower farm in northern Maryland. Butterbee Farm has provided locally grown flowers to florists and flower lovers from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. for thirteen seasons. Growing in greenhouses, high tunnels, and fields, Butterbee Farm specializes in high quality cuts for use in design. Laura Beth has served as President of the MCFGA (Maryland Cut Flower Growers Association) and Secretary for the Board of the ASCFG (Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers). She is a regular speaker at conferences, garden clubs, and arboretums, and mentors new growers through Future Harvest’s Beginning Farmer Training Program.
Website: www.butterbeefarm.com
Instagram: @butterbee_farm

Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event. All Ask an Expert webinars are recorded.

Digging Deep: Water-Wise Flowers
2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Dr. Melanie Stock of Utah State University
February 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern

Water management is one of the most critical factors in successful cut flower production. This session will explore how growers can balance environmental sustainability with optimized crop yields by focusing on the interactions between water, soils, and plants. Participants will gain insight into the stages of growth, plant stress tolerance, and relative water demand, while learning strategies to tailor irrigation practices to root zone depth, soil type, and climate conditions. The session will also highlight crop selection and conservation practices that both reduce water use and enhance soil water storage, equipping growers with practical tools to support long-term productivity.
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Live webinar access.
Event recording for one year.
Electronic copy of presentation slides.

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ASCFG Spring 2026 Board Meeting
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-26

Farm Tour: Tulip Farm Red Deer
2026-03-03 08:00 - 12:00 | Tulip Farm Red Deer, Range Rd 261, Red Deer County, Alberta, T4N 5E2, Canada
Located just southeast of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, the Tulip Farm Red Deer is owned and operated by Jac and Trudie Theelen. Jac and Trudie grow tulip bulbs hydroponically in winter and sell cut tulips from January through Mother’s Day. Join this energetic couple as they share the innovations, hacks, and farm efficiencies they’ve developed over the decades. Lunch will be not provided at the farm but arranged at a local restaurant.
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Digging Deep: High Tunnel Pest Management Practices for Cut Flower Growers
2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Nick Volesky, South Dakota State University
March 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m. Eastern

Pest pressure can cause significant losses in specialty crops nationwide, including cut flowers. However, plant-insect pests represent only 0.5% of all insect species, making accurate identification critical. Feeding damage can occur on all parts of a cut flower, impacting both plant health and aesthetic quality, which in turn affects marketability. Given the wide variability in specialty cut flower species and the regions in which they are grown, standardized thresholds and management recommendations are difficult to establish. Therefore, management strategies should rather be focused on individual farms, taking into account factors such as budget, farm size, and the specific pests present. This presentation will train cut flower growers in proactive scouting methods, identification of insect pests and plant diseases, understanding the damage they cause, their life or disease cycles, and appropriate control strategies. Emphasis will be placed on integrated pest management, including cultural, mechanical, and biological control techniques.
Nick Volesky is an Extension Horticulture and Specialty Crop Field Specialist with South Dakota State University, based in the beautiful Badlands and Black Hills region of western South Dakota. In his role, he works alongside a multidisciplinary team to serve stakeholders across the state through education, outreach, and programming. His work focuses on addressing consumer horticulture needs, including home landscape plantings and specialty crop production in farms, homes, schools, and community gardens. Nick recently completed graduate studies at Utah State University, where his research evaluated the timing and protective cultivation methods for delphinium and larkspur cut flower production in the intermountain west. His expertise includes integrated pest management in specialty crop systems, protected cultivation methods, and vegetable and cut flower production. He is an active member of ASCFG and is passionate about specialty crop production and the Cooperative Extension system, which connects research-based knowledge with community stakeholders. Nick is especially committed to supporting growers in optimizing their production through sustainable, evidence-based practices.
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Event recording for one year.
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Industry Trends and Forecasts: What’s Coming and How to Prepare
2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Noon EST
Presented by Drs. John Dole (NCSU) and Charlie Hall (TAMU)

Understanding industry trends and market forecasts is essential for flower farmers and floral businesses looking to plan strategically and stay competitive. Drs. John Dole (NCSU) and Charlie Hall (TAMU) will explore current trends shaping the floral industry, from consumer preferences to supply chain shifts, and provide insights into what’s expected in the months ahead. We’ll also highlight opportunities for growth, emerging niches, and strategies to stay agile in a changing marketplace.
Ideal for growers and floral business owners seeking to make informed, forward-looking decisions, this session provides actionable insights to help your business thrive today and plan confidently for the future. This one-hour Zoom-based webinar will offer a Q and A session with John and Charlie and is complimentary for ASCFG Members.
About the Instructors: Dr. John M. Dole is a leading researcher, educator, and author in the specialty cut flower industry. He is a professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University and has spent decades advancing research on cut flower production, postharvest handling, and floriculture economics. Dr. Dole is co-author of the widely used reference Floriculture: Principles and Species and has played a key role in supporting flower growers through research, extension, and leadership with organizations such as the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG).
Dr. Charlie Hall is a nationally recognized economist and professor in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University. He specializes in the economics of the green industry, with research focused on consumer behavior, market trends, profitability, and business management for horticultural enterprises. Dr. Hall is a frequent speaker and author, providing data-driven insights that help growers, retailers, and industry organizations make informed strategic decisions.
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Ask an Expert: Managing Diseases of Dahlia, Zinnia, Sunflower, and Snapdragon Cut Flower Crops ​
2026-03-09 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
​Dr. Margery Daughtrey will cover the most common and aggravating diseases of dahlia, zinnia, snapdragon and sunflower, giving points on identification and prevention. The diseases featured will include root rots, stem rots, leaf spots and flower blights as well as systemic vascular wilts. You will learn more about Xanthomonas, rust, Septoria, powdery mildew, downy mildew and Verticillium wilt, among others. Cultural, biological and chemical controls will be given. Even some diseases that defy control will be described. In the Q & A time, Margery will be happy to hear stories of growers’ successes and failures at management of particularly gnarly diseases.
Margery Daughtrey is a Senior Extension Associate with the Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology of Cornell University. She has conducted a research and extension program on the management of diseases of ornamental plants since 1978, at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, NY. She educates growers on management of greenhouse and nursery crop diseases, runs a diagnostic laboratory and investigates controls for problems such as powdery mildew, impatiens downy mildew and boxwood blight. Daughtrey holds a B.S. degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from the University of Massachusetts, as well as a PhD from Cornell University. She was named a Fellow of APS in 2012. Daughtrey is coauthor of several books, including Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials and the Compendium of Flowering Potted Plant Diseases, as well as the Compendium of Bedding Plant Diseases and Pests.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to ASCFG members prior to the event. All Ask an Expert events are recorded.
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Digging Deep: Shaking up your Approach to Pest Management
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture
March 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern

Biological approaches, whether wireworm control in that dahlia field or aphid control on your sweet peas, has come a LONG way. Are you ready to embrace some approaches that reduce the impact on the natural environment? Are you hoping to market your flowers as pesticide free or organic? In this webinar taught by Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture, participants will learn how to identify key beneficial species used in cut flower and specialty crop production, understand how they support integrated pest management (IPM) goals, and discover where to source and how to release them effectively. Be prepared for spring with a game plan as to how you want to approach managing some key pests, like thrips, aphids, wireworm and spider mites.
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Live webinar access.
Event recording for one year.
Electronic copy of presentation slides.

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