HORTICULTURE ECONOMICS AND MARKETING

RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP FOR NURSERY GROWERS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Risks and uncertainties associated with nursery production
• Socioeconomic impact of nursery automation
• Consumer preferences for garden chrysanthemum cultivars
• Consumer preferences for pinsettias
• Alternative weed control options for ornamental plants
• National and state nursery surveys
• Landscapre valuation
• Economic impact of horticultural production
• Growing landscape plants and vegetables using pond effluents

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

INTERNET LINKS

• http://hbin.tamu.edu/k
• 1998 Census of Horticultural Specialties 
• USDA Economics and Statistics System
• ERS-Floriculture and Nursery Crops Yearbook
• MS Agricultural Statistics Service

MISSISSIPPI NURSERIES

• Wholesale Nurseries & Sod Producers
• Certified Nurseries & Dealers
• Fruits & Vegetable Directory

MISSISSIPPI FARMERS' MARKETS

• Fruits and Vegetables Market News
• Atlanta Wholesale Market Vegetable Prices