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 Many of our conversations in the horticulture industry end up turning back to pollinators, and with good reason.  Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food that we eat every day, but their survival is in serious danger.  Happily, there are many ways that you can help – spreading the word, educating customers and employees, growing sustainable/po...

You probably know that AmericanHort's Knowledge Center offers members 24/7 access to industry-specific resources, articles, and videos for learning and training, but did you know that recordings of AmericanHort's webinars are housed there as well? 
 
One of our more recent webinars,&n...

Perform Better, Grow Faster, and Prepare for the Future as part of AmericanHort, the Green Industry’s leading association. That’s our value proposition for our member companies and the industry. In 2018, we made investments and developed programs to make good on this brand promise.

Our 2018 programming started with Cultivate where over 10,000 attendees from all 50 sta...

Sens. James Lankford (center) and Michael Bennet (right) address Leading the Way

On November 15, the National Immigratio...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation issued temporary guidelines regarding the use of chlorpyrifos while the agency completes a formal process to list it as a toxic air pollutant.
 
The recommended restrictions include discontinuing use on most crops, only allowing for critical uses with few or no alternatives. The University of California Extension service will ...

A collaboration of researchers seeks input from our grower community on the production of culinary herbs in greenhouses and other controlled environments. The survey should only take about five minutes (or less!) of your time.
 
Researchers from Michigan State University, Purdue University, Iowa State University, Clemson University, Kansas State University and the USDA-ARS ar...

A year-end spending bill, now under discussion, is likely the last possible vehicle for H-2B cap relief.  The final spending package could be a stand-alone package that includes funding for the seven unfinished FY 2019 funding bills, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill.  Or, we could see yet another “continuing resolution” to fund those ...

Employers participating in the H-2A non-immigrant visa program must pay their H-2A workers and U.S. “corresponding” workers at least the “adverse effect wage rate” or “AEWR.” The Department of Labor, through a grant to USDA, surveys non-H-2A employers’ payroll data for the current year, then the DOL uses that information to set the next year’s AEW...

Are you a greenhouse grower who ships to the Canadian market? If so, you should learn about the newly revised U.S. – Canada Greenhouse-Grown Plant Certification Program (GCP). The GCP can make exporting easier for participating growers by allowing them to ship with a special sticker rather than having to get and pay for an inspection and phytosanitary certificate for each and every shipme...

Racing against the clock to finalize a key piece of legislation before year’s end, farm bill negotiators are looking to finish up talks in the days ahead. The Senate returned to work on Monday with their House counterparts arriving yesterday to finish the lame duck session.
 
Areas of disagreement remain around items such as forest management, eligibility for commodity ...