Flowers & Foliage
The production and marketing of cut flowers and cut foliage is an opportunity for small farmers to operate a sustainable alternative enterprise. Fifteen to twenty years ago, specialty cut flowers and cut foliage became more important crops due to several reasons. More...
- Cut Flowers: Production & Postharvest
Production, postharvest, and specific crops. - Cut Foliage: Production & Postharvest
Production, postharvest, and specific crops. - Marketing & Economics
Price and shipping reports, credit unions, business and market analysis, and statistics.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Central Florida Extension Service: Lake, Orange, & Seminole Counties
- Commercial Ornamental Plant Diagnostic Clinic--Mid Florida REC
- Environmental Horticulture
- Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN)
- Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
- Indian River Research and Education Center
- Mid Florida Research and Education Center
- North Florida Research and Education Center
- Statewide County Extension Offices
- Tropical Research and Education Center
- Volusia County Extension Horticulture
- West Florida Research and Education Center
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
- Agriculture Pesticides Certification and Compliance Program--FDACS
- Cut Flower Import and Shipment (Movement) Reports--USDA
- Farm Credit of Central Florida
- Farm Credit of North Florida
- Farm Credit of South Florida
- Farm Service Agents (FSA)
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FL DEP)
- Florida Farm Bureau
- NRCS Florida Soil & Water Conservation Districts (links to all 67 Florida counties)
- Ornamental Shipping Point Trend Reports--USDA
- Ornamental Wholesale (Terminal) Trend Reports--USDA
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Agencies and Offices
- Wholesale Cut Flower Price Reports--USDA
Other University Sites
Organization & Associations
- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
- California Cut Flower Commission
- Central Florida Fern Growers Co-Op
- Florida Nursery Growers & Landscape Association
- Fresh Cut Flowers--Flower Library, Society of American Florists
- Society of American Florists
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
- Sustainable Cut Flower Production--ATTRA
- Woody Ornamentals for Cut Flower Production--ATTRA
Related Links
- Apopka Foliage
- Florida Cut Foliage Grower's Directory
- Florida Fern Design
- Texas Specialty Cut Flowers
