Success Story

Thank you, you helped us save our crop

After working with a new crop entrepreneur I had the call that all agents want to hear, “Thank You; you helped me save my crop!’ 

Our office has always had an open door to any question or concern that came through our door, no matter how off the wall it was, or how difficult it was to answer.  Our open door policy keeps us up to date with what growers are thinking, or doing or what they are questioning. 

I have been able to help this one grower for many years from the day he put up his first tobacco greenhouse to now putting poinsettias in them.  Recently they were being faced with poinsettias dying every day, even hour by hour they were losing plants.  They brought in plants for us to send to the UK Plant Diagnostic Laboratory while I was contacting specialists to begin our investigation into their problem.  After many conversations and the plants arrival at the Diagnostic Lab, we found out what the problem was, but I had to put a plan in place to treat the pots so they would stop dying. 

I worked with UK Horticulture Specialists Dewayne Ingram to design the treatment plan, and in 24 hours the dying had slowed down significantly.  The farm was able to save their plants and the orders that they had received would be filled.  It is amazing that we could work in a short period of time to get them the information so quickly and with the trust and relationship that we have built with them they will and have returned for more assistance.  We used so many forms of communications with growers, for instance in this case, farm visits, telephone conversations, texting and email any time of the day to be able to get the answers they needed.    

The grower reported that they were able to save over 3/4 of the greenhouse and they sold them for $10.50 each.  During the winter months we are going to sit down together and develop a written plan on what we have learned in this new crop venture.