Hillsborough County Extension
Commercial Ornamental Production


Swine Flu Publications

There are many uncontrollable factors that can affect your operations efficiency. One of them could definitely be a pandemic of Swine Flu. We work in an industry where a large population of employees frequently have personal contact with Mexico. Please take precautions with the health of yourself, your employees, and your operation. These public service announcements from Missouri University Extension will be useful in identifying symptoms and taking action to control Swine Flu. They are printable in both English and Spanish. I recommend posting them where employees can see them.

New Publications

Measuring Business Website Performance
Is your business website erning it's keep? How many potential customers are visiting your website? How many of those visitors become buyers? How did those visitors find you? The only way to answer these questions is through Website tracking, known as analytics. Understanding this information can lead to better decisions and a more profitable website.

Advantages and Disadvantages of
Business Websites for Agribusiness
The rise of the Internet over the past few years has dramatically changed consumer shopping and buying behavior. According to Pew Internet 74% of U.S. adults now use the Internet. The numbers break down as follows: ages 18-29 – 87%, 30-40 – 82%, 50-64 – 72%, 65+ - 41%. Of those adults that do use the Internet, a whopping 81% use it to look for information about products or services they are considering buying.

How Small Farms Can Use Blogs
to Increase Business
Brand awareness, developed through marketing, is an effective tool to help small farms generate new customers through word of mouth. One useful marketing technique to create and reinforce brand awareness is the creation and use of a blog. More...

Increasing Sales in Small Farms
Using Web Based Classifieds
Smaller producers sometimes need to increase product sales or profits. One way to achieve these objectives is through direct marketing via the web. Integration of online marketing into standard marketing practices could help producers sustain or increase their profitability. One free and relatively easy way to begin an online marketing effort is the use of web-based classified ads. More...

Newsletter

The October 2009 newsletter is now available.

Contact Information

Shawn Steed
Multi-County Extension Agent II
Commercial Ornamental Production
5339 County Road 579
Seffner FL 33586-3334

Hillsborough County
Phone: 813-744-5519 x 147
Fax: 813-744-5776

Polk County
Phone: (863)519-8677 x 129
Fax: (863)534-0001

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Hillsborough Extension Service
5339 County Rd 579
Seffner, Fl., 33584-3334
    813-744-5519
    813-744-5776 fax
Business hours: 8 am - 5 pm
Days open: Monday - Friday

Serving all of Hillsborough County, including Tampa, Brandon, Temple Terrace, Lutz, Riverview, Ruskin, Sun City Center, and Plant City and neighboring communities.

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