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 The OFA Bulletin is a no-nonsense, easy-to-read publication that provides timely information about current industry issues, production, management, and marketing. The technical, yet practical articles are written for OFA members by horticulture industry leaders and researchers. View a sample.

You can also subscribe to segment-specific newsletters that are delivered monthly to your email inbox. The categories include grower, garden center, florist, interior plantscape, management and marketing, and “Generation Next” for emerging professionals.

OFA offers our members FREE educational opportunities at your finger tips. All you need are a computer, Internet connection, speakers or a phone, and 30 minutes. It's as simple as clicking on a link! Webinar recordings are available to OFA members anytime via the OFA Webinar Archives.

The OFA Resource Directory lists all OFA members by company name and by individual name. It also includes lists of the OFA officers, board of directors, and committee members, as well as an overview of OFA membership and publications information.



 

Save money on attending and exhibiting at OFA events! OFA members receive a $150 discount per full conference registration for each employee and a $400 savings per exhibit space. Plus, OFA partners with other organizations to offer members discounts to non-OFA events

OFA members save nearly 30 percent on the subscription cost to Florists' Review. Visit www.floristsreview.com for an overview of the magazine.

APPI Energy navigates the maze of energy deregulation by negotiating favorable “real-time” pricing and contract terms and conditions with competitive energy suppliers across the country. APPI Energy provides energy procurement services with minimal time commitment and no upfront cost.

Because we are headquartered in Ohio we can offer our Ohio-based members a special program. OFA partners with CareWorks Consultants Inc. (CCI) on a workers' compensation group rating program. OFA’s group participants are projected to save an average of $3,300 each due to program stability and comprehensive quality services.

For more information, or for a no-cost, no-obligation quote of your potential premium savings, contact Katie Cassidy, the OFA’s CCI representative at 800-837-3200 ext. 7188 or visit www.careworksconsultants.com/groupratingapplication/OFA.
 
  
 
 

Promoting plants and flowers to consumers and municipalities through
America in Bloom

Advocating for you in Washington with our partners ANLA and SAF
 
 

OFA Scholars Program: A week-long program for college students centered around the OFA Short Course. Students attend the trade show and sessions and meet with industry professionals such as Anna Ball, Marvin Miller, Tom Smith, Allan Armitage, and Rick Schoellhorn.

OFA Travel Grants: Financial assistance for students and young professionals to attend the OFA Short Course and OFA Leadership Meetings.

OFA Generation Next Committee: An enthusiastic group that creates educational programs and networking events such as Unplugged.

  
 
   
Questions? Contact Alicia (Wells) Rittenhouse at arittenhouse@ofa.org or 614-487-1117.




 

MAKE SURE FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY CROPS COUNT!
May 15, 2013

If you have not yet responded to USDA’s Census of Agriculture, please do so before May 31.

“Every time we go to Capitol Hill or meet with USDA representatives,” says Marvin Miller, Ph.D., AAF, Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, Illinois, chairman of both SAF’s and OFA’s government relations committees, “we cite statistics from the USDA census, which prove how important our industry is as a leader in U.S. agriculture..."

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