Aug. 23, Tulsa, OK – The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) announces its 2010 National Conference and Trade Show, to be held Nov. 8-10 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The conference opens with its popular Growers’ School, an intensive one-day program covering the basics of cut flower production. This hands-on event will take place in Stillwater at Bear Creek Farms, one of the most successful specialty cut flower farms in the country. Soil management, infrastructure setup, seed germination, pest control and postharvest handling are just a few topics to be discussed.

At the same time, workshops on QuickBooks and online marketing, wedding flowers, and co-operative sales will take place at the host hotel, the Tulsa Crowne Plaza.

Tuesday includes sessions featuring John Dole of North Carolina State University, Lynn Byczynski, editor of Growing for Market, and several growers from across the country addressing cut flower production and management topics.

The trade show, and tour of Bear Creek Farms, take place on Wednesday.

For complete conference information go to www.ascfg.org.

The ASCFG is a trade association which provides production and marketing information to commercial cut flower growers in the United States and Canada. Its goal is to unite growers of specialty cuts produced in the field, greenhouse or hoophouse, and sold to wholesalers, retailers or directly to consumers at farmers’ markets. The Cut Flower Quarterly is the only major periodical which focuses on field and greenhouse growing, research, market trends, new varieties and other aspects of the cut flower industry.