Join us for a day of education and fun at the inaugural MCFA Conference. The itinerary is packed with speakers on soil health, business, funding/grants, growing for/selling to florists, pest management, floral demo and season extension. And our keynote speaker, Kelly Shore will lend all of her knowledge on everything flowers!

Speaker Lineup

• Keynote Speaker by Kelly Shore | Petals by the Shore, The Floral Source
• Agrotourism by Shannon Arnold & Kim Woodring | Montana Agrotourism Steering Committee
• Pests by Stephen Vantassel | Vertebrate Pest Specialist at the MT Dept. of Agriculture
• Beneficial Bugs by Laurie Kerzicnik | MSU Extension Specialist 
• High Tunnel Funding Opportunities by Becky Ayre NRCS
• Soil Science by Patrick Mangan | MSU Extension Service
• Florists and Farmers by Lindsay Irwin | Bitterroot Flower Shop, Past President at Montana Florist Association
• Wholesale Flowers by Jamie Rogers | Killing Frost Farm, Farm to Florist Montana
• Pricing by Cindy Putnam-Smith | Bleeding Heart Flower Farm
• Grants/Business Resources by Abby Majerus | FADC