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Commercial Horticulture PPT Ornamental Horticulture

Commercial Horticulture PPT Ornamental Horticulture. September 8, 2006 Chilton Research and Extension Center Administrative Review. Assistance and …. Diagnoses. Client Visits.

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Commercial Horticulture PPT Ornamental Horticulture

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  1. Commercial Horticulture PPTOrnamental Horticulture September 8, 2006 Chilton Research and Extension Center Administrative Review

  2. Assistance and …

  3. Diagnoses

  4. Client Visits • Visits made in at least 27 counties: (Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Lauderdale, Colbert, Lawrence, Tuscaloosa, Blount, Mobile, Escambia, Baldwin, Chilton, Shelby, Jefferson, Fayette, Lamar, Greene, Hale, Dallas, Perry, Pickens, Bibb, DeKalb, Cherokee, Blount, St. Clair, Marshall) • At least 472 contacts as a result of client visits in the above list

  5. Demonstration Research

  6. Demonstration Research • 13 Demonstration Research Trials including: • Hydrangea Evaluation (Cullman County) • Poinsettia Cultivar Trial (Mobile County) • Fire Ant Demonstration (Chilton Coutnty) • Bedding plant evaluations (Chilton, Cullman and Lee counties) • Plant Growth Hormone Evaluation (Autugua County)

  7. Pesticide Training…

  8. and Safety • 16 pesticide safety programs which include: • EPA Worker Protection Standard training • AL Private Pesticide Applicator Certification • AL Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training • Pesticide “amnesty” days • 734 Contacts • Eight Counties (Cleburne, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Dallas, Marengo, Clay, Dale)

  9. Horticultural Education Meetings

  10. Horticultural Education Meetings • Led or participated in 42 commercial horticultural meetings • Over 4000 contacts in 14 counties (Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Dallas, Marengo, Clark, Conecuh, Jefferson, Chilton, Lee, Macon, Cleburne, Clay, Calhoun, Montgomery) • Two out-of-state meetings- Southeast Greenhouse (SC) and Deep South sHort Course (FL)

  11. External Funding • Dr. Oladiran Fasina, Stan Roark, Chip East. 2005 ADECA Agricultural Energy Efficiency grant. Solar Heated Greenhouse. $49,000 • Williams, M.L. and C.P. Hesselein. 2006. Landscape IPM entomology collection and image library. Auburn IPM Mini-Grants. $3500

  12. Mass Media

  13. Mass Media • Mass media utilized through: • 24 newspaper articles either written or the result of directed contact • Promotion of programs and dissemination of pertinent information through 23 radio interviews • One televsion interview- promote demonstration research

  14. Master Gardeners

  15. Master Gardeners • 32+ Master Gardener meetings and classes • Over 900 Master Gardener contacts in 20 Counties : (Houston, Mobile, Baldwin, Barbour, Pike, Tuscaloosa, Covington, Elmore, Henry, Randolph, Autauga, Russell, Montgomery, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Cleburne, Lee, Marengo, Chilton, Dallas)

  16. Success Stories

  17. After Katrina • Cooperation between personnel from ACES and AAES housed in Mobile, AL • Determine local needs and assist with coordination of help • Develop accurate report of industry losses • Inform of disaster relief programs • Facilitated two public meetings to bring together nursery industry, relief agencies and government representatives

  18. Poinsettia Display and Sale Brightens the Holiday Season • Demonstration Research • Cooperation between ACES, AAES-OHRC, Mobile Master Gardeners and Mobile Botanical Gardens (MBG) • 300 attendees • $7000 raised to support MBG and OHRC • More information on trial at: http://www.aces.edu/gulfcoastornhort/poinsettiatrials.html

  19. 2005 Bedding Plant Trial Garden Field Days • Held at North Alabama Horticultural Substation and Chilton RREC • Trials demonstrate overall landscape performance of new and standard summer-flowering bedding plant cultivars • Cullman field day: attended by 150, growers, master gardeners, and allied industry representatives • Chilton RREC field day: attended by Over 1000 persons

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