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FGFF Coop

Fern Trust Inc

Fern Trust is an agricultural marketing cooperative consisting of 9 farms in central Florida. These farms came together in the late 1980’s in order to combine resources and serve new European clients. They’re now a large organization and a proud member of the FGFF Coop since 2016. We met with David Register, Vice President of …

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Aspidistra in farmers hands

Aspidistra Elatior – Floral Designer’s Staple Ingredient

Floral Greens Farmers of Florida have just posted a video on Facebook and Instagram, that Brooke Raulerson just put together for us this past week. She talked about one of her “staples”, aspidistra.  She spoke about its versatility, hardiness and flexibility. She’s right! It is such a beautiful plant. It has amazing color and depending …

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How we are providing funding for industry-focused research through member self-assessment.

There are a myriad of cultural, agronomic and environmental issues that affect any agricultural industry. Some topics specific to the cut foliage industry are; Post-harvest shelf life, more efficient and safe control of insect, weed and fungal pests, irrigation system efficiency / water use studies, improved fertilizer use and the study of potential new cut-foliage …

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