Become a Member of the NCCFGA

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Membership Information:

There are lots of reasons that you should be a member of the NCCFGA

• Educational and Promotional Activities Green and Growin' Show:
  NCCFGA actively promotes this, the largest green industry trade show and continuing education event in North Carolina. Educational sessions geared especially to mem bers are also conducted during the show.

• Landscape Color Field Day at the NCSU Arboretum:
  The Association is a co-sponsor of this interactive and informative event featuring educational sessions, tours, lunch and professional evalua tion of more than 400 bedding plant varieties as they grow in the N.C. landscape. NCSU Poinsettia Open House: NCCFGA is co-sponsor for this comparative review of new cultivars.

• Grower Educational Seminars:
  The Association offers continuing education sessions on topics such as bedding plant production, cut flower production, pour-thru monitoring and topical pest management throughout the year.

• Joe Love Grower of the Year Award:
  This yearly award recognizes industry and community excellence among NCCFGA members.

• Marketing and Promotions:
  NCCFGA, in close cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services works to promote N.C. -grown floriculture products through point-of-purchase materials featuring the "NC Flower Power" logo, advertising placed on UNC-TV, cable TV ads, radio, print, and at statewide events and trade shows.
  
  NC Select means locally grown plants for your garden success. The NC Select seal of approval signifies beautiful color and outstanding performance for gardeners across our great state. Great North Carolina gardens start with great North Carolina plants. NC Select is a tried and true collection; varieties selected, evaluated and produced by local, professional North Carolina greenhouse growers.
  
  NC Select varieties are grown by experienced commercial greenhouses, trialed at the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University and selected by a committee comprised of board members from the North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers Association (NCCFGA). Whether you are new to gardening or a master gardener, cultivars designated as NC Select will provide consistant, reliable performance in your garden. NC Select - locally grown plants backed by experience and performance you can count on. Plant with confidence when you see the NC Select desigantion at your favorite local garden center.

• Association Publications/Communications Technical Reference Materials:
  Single copies of select NCCFGA publications, manuals and photo identification cards are provided to NCCFGA members at release. These publications are also available to purchase on the Association Web site.

• NCCFGA E-News Bulletin:
  This Association newsletter is published quarterly providing information on timely topics such as plant production and compliance with new regulations.

• NCCFGA Funded Activities-Research, Scholarship and Marketing Research and Activities:
  The Departments of Horticultural Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology at N.C. State University have received financial support from the NCCFGA Research Fund. NCCFGA Floriculture Scholarship: Two scholarships are awarded annually to two full-time horticulture, entomology or plant pathology students. The $500 scholarships are provided to students in their final years of a 2-year, 4-year or graduate degree that emphasizes greenhouse floriculture production. Roy A. Larson Scholarship Endowment: Undergraduate and graduate scholarships are awarded from this endowment, which the NCCFGA helped establish and continues to promote.

• North Carolina Green Industry Council:
  The GIC is an umbrella organization representing all facets of North Carolina's Green Industry. The GIC was formed to establish unity among the diverse segments of the North Carolina Green Industry in regard to common issues and concerns and to provide an umbrella of advocacy for industry issues, the promotion of the industry and educational activities. The GIC serves over 2,500 firms from all Green Industry associations within the state. Membership in the NCCFGA automatically entitles you to membership in the Green Industry Council. Ten dollars of your NCCFGA membership dues is sent to the GIC for membership.

• Marketing Campaign:
  The NCCFGA in partnership with the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, funds yearly promotional campaigns to promote and market N.C. floriculture products. www.ncflowers.org