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The benefits of ENCCTGA
membership are the following:
- Education: Programs
are organized for each membership meeting including
presentations, demonstrations and farm tours
The January
25-26, 2008 meeting was held at the East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC
-- the meeting was a big success!
Pictures coming soon!
Click here to see the
2007 meeting
pictures.
- Marketing: Members are
listed in the “Choose and Cut” Christmas tree listing
distributed by the NC Department of Agriculture and
here on this website!
- Contact with Other
Christmas Tree Growers: Communication with
members at
meetings provides an opportunity to exchange
information. A periodic newsletter "Pine Tips" and other timely
mailings are sent to members. Members are located
in the NC counties indicated below - and we have some
members located in SC as well.
- Research The latest
research results are presented by NC State University
faculty at membership meetings. In addition members have
the opportunity to have input into future research
priorities.
More
than one million acres of land have been planted in
Christmas trees. The industry employs over 100,000
people. Many Christmas tree growers grow trees on a
part-time basis to supplement farm and non-farm
income.
Selling directly to the consumer has become a major
market for many Christmas tree farms. Some tree
farms offer the consumer the chance to select his
own tree while it is still growing on the tree farm.
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