Horticulture Industries Show

January 8 - 9, 2010

Oklahoma and Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show logo

"Local Growers—Local Cooperation"

Weather Conditions (Thursday 1/7/10 3 pm) Tulsa - Cold temperatures, but dry. For up-to-date information after Thursday @ 5 pm, please call 405-744-6460.

Typically rooms at TCC during the Conference may be a bit warm even with the cold temperatures outside

PROGRAM GENERAL INFORMATION

"Local Growers—Local Cooperation ” is the theme for the 30th Arkansas and Oklahoma Horticulture Industries Show. Diana and Gary Endicott along with Dr. Rick Snyder are keynote speakers for the 2010 Conference. This year there will also be sustainable farming videos playing in the "Little Theater" room throughout the day. Schedule

Good Natured Family Farms

Diana farms with her husband Gary on a 400 acre organic and 400 acre transitional farm in southeast Kansas. Visit their website for more information on the Endicott family business. More information on the Endicott Family.

Dr. Rick Snyder

As an extension specialist for Mississippi State University, Rick specializes in greenhouse and field vegetable crops, with focus on greenhouse tomatoes. He is responsible for research in the field and greenhouse vegetable crops, including hydroponic vegetable production, cultural practices, specialty crops, plastic and degradable mulches, trickle irrigation, cultivar trials and more.

This two-day grower meeting and trade show is sponsored by the University of Arkansas, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa Community College, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. It has consistently provided growers the latest information on vegetables, fruit, herbs, Christmas trees, farmers market crops and public gardening issues. Growers from Oklahoma, Arkansas and surrounding states are welcome to attend.

On Friday and Saturday, each day will feature a keynote speaker following with six different grower organizations of H.I.S. providing concurrent educational programming on the following topic areas: Christmas Trees, Vegetables, Fruit, Farmers’ Market Growing/Sustainable Agriculture, and Public Gardens/Master Gardeners. Attendees to the two-day event will receive a CD-Rom containing all programs presented during the event.

Horticulture Industries Show (TCC Map)
Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus
3727 E. Apache
Tulsa, OK
Phone: 404-744-646

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For more information contact
Donna Dollins
donna.dollins@okstate.edu
(405) 744-6460

Horticultural Specialties Census

Trade Show Exhibitors
  • American Plant Products
  • Cedar Farm - BCS Tractors
  • Decade Products
  • DeWitt Seed Company
  • FAPC - OSU
  • H.E. Anderson Company
  • Hillside Orchard Farms
  • Horticulture Department, U of A
  • OSU Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Dept, Stillwater
  • Kerr Center for Sustainable Ag
  • Krohne Plant Farms, Inc.
  • Irrigation-Mart
  • OK AgrAbility Project
  • OK Ag Mediation Program
  • OK Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
  • Oklahoma State -OKC
  • Natl Center for Appropriate Technology (ATTRA)
  • Staf-Tuff Fence Manufacturing
  • Sustainable Green Country - Buy Fresh Buy Local
  • USDA-NASS, OK Field Office

 

 

 

 

Hilton Garden Inn Reservations (877) 782-9444

Horticulture Industries Show 2010 Conference Rate— $79 + tax

A block of rooms will be available until December 23 for the Conference. Please ask for the HIS or Horticulture Industries Show 2010 Conference when making reservations. Rate is $79 + tax.