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Jeffrey H. Owen
Area Extension Forestry Specialist
Christmas Tree Production
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Responsibilities
Extension (100%): Christmas Tree Production
- Providing support to North Carolina Cooperative
Extension Service Agents with Christmas tree responsibility.
- Increasing
the understanding of Christmas tree fertility
and the ability to develop site-specific fertility
prescriptions through educational opportunities.
- Maximizing the effectiveness of businesses in
the christmas tree commodity through strategic
planning, business management education, and development
of the "Greenwise" curriculum.
- Fostoring
the implementation of sustainable production
by demonstrating best management practices
(BMP's) tailored to the location and by
encouraging a holistic approach to solving production
problems.
Current Projects
- Evaluating alternative strip-tillage practices
as part of site preparation for Fraser fir Christmas
trees.
- Evaluating Fraser fir phytotoxicity and
weed suppression of low rates of post-emergent
herbicides.
- Evaluating
the ability of alternative foliar-applied micronutrients
to correct deficiency symptoms in Fraser fir.
- Developing
a curriculum for farm business management
that provides a process of strategic planning
and a foundation in the five functions of
management.
- Developing commercial
scout training. (with Jill Sidebottom)
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jeff_owen@ncsu.edu
Web Crafter: Anne S. Napier ~ Email: anne_napier@ncsu.edu
Updated August 25, 2005