2017 ARS Gulf District Mid Winter Workshop


The Gulf District Mid Winter Workshop occurred on January 26 – 27, 2018 in Lafayette.  There were some great presentations with very useful information shared.  Presentations by Greg Grant (author of The Rose Rustlers), Mississippi State Plant Pathologist Dr. Alan Henn, Chris VanCleave (The Redneck Rosarian), Steve Roussell (rose hybridizer from SWLA Rose Society), Kelly Texada, B.J. Abshire, Billie Flynn, Kris Kelley, Marilyn Wellan, and Ken Kelley.
Left - Right: ARS Region 7 Director - Baxter Williams; Gulf District Director - Allen Owings; Texas Rose Rustlers - Greg Grant; Former South Central District Director -  Don Adlong; Rose Nurseryman - James Mills; Mississippi State University Plant Pathologist - Dr. Alan Henn

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