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USLGA Annual Lavender Crop Production and Yield Survey

Please Respond to the Survey by April 15, 2013 The United States Lavender Growers Association (USLGA) invites you to participate in the first “USLGA Annual Lavender Crop Production and Yield Survey.” This survey is for any and all lavender growers, big and small, whose business is located in the United States. Your participation will help build a baseline this year, and will help USLGA follow the growth and development of lavender crops and products that make up the growing U.S. lavender industry. A big part of USLGA’s mission is to help “grow” the U.S. lavender...

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Marketing Workshops Scheduled for Oregon, Washington

Marketing Workshops Scheduled for Oregon, Washington by Susan and Jack Harrington, USLGA members. Two marketing workshops for lavender growers and other small-scale crop farmers in Oregon and Washington will be presented in late April, with Early Bird registration discounts available through March 21. USLGA members are given an extra discount. “Internet and Marketing are NOT Four Letter Words,” as recently presented by Susan L. Harrington at the Specialty Crop Institute in Nevada and at the Southwest Lavender Conference, and will focus on current best practices using the Internet and...

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Southwest Lavender Conference

Southwest Lavender Conference: Beyond the Basics The 2012 SWLC was held in Grand Junction, Colorado and sponsored by the Lavender Association of Western Colorado. It was a great time to learn about lavender production and farming and go beyond the basics!  by Jack Harrington The Southwest Lavender Conference, hosted by the Lavender Association of Western Colorado in September at Grand Junction, offered a number of surprises. Not that it wasn’t an excellently run conference —it was. And credit for that, and the great regional tour of farms and wineries that followed, should go to...

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Ontario Lavender Conference

The Ontario Lavender Conference was held Nov 14 – 15 and the USLGA was proud to participate. USLGA President, Mary Bergstrom, represented the USLGA and went with several goals in mind: to cultivate relationships with our “Neighbors to the North”, gain insight into another environment for lavender farms and producers, learn how another organization functions, and learn about new and hot topics. While at the conference, Mary got to spend time with old friends and conference speakers: Victor Gonzales, Dr. Tim Upson, and Kathy Ghert. Victor wrote a great overview of the USLGA! ...

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USLGA membership now includes associations and organizations

Associations and organizations including non-profit organizations are now included under Affiliate membership! Benefits of membership include: events posted on Calendar of Events meetings posted on Calender of Events listing in Member Directory Use of USLGA logo Individual members of associations and organizations can post their events if they hold individual memberships.  Learn more about membership categories and membership benefits of the...

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