After several hit-or-miss years, peach growers across the state are celebrating what is shaping up to be a solid peach growing season. “Consumers can expect … [Read More...]
Agricultural News
USDA RESTRICTS PACA VIOLATORS IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY AND TENNESSEE FROM OPERATING IN THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the … [Read More...]
USDA TO SURVEY FARMERS’ ACREAGE AND YIELD FOR 2019
With the 2019 crop production underway, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide … [Read More...]
HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT EMERALD ASH BORER
The week of May 18-25, 2019 has been designated as National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, a nationwide effort to raise public awareness of an invasive … [Read More...]
Gardening News
PUBLIC REMINDED TO REPORT GIANT HOGWEED LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS PLANTS BEGIN BLOOMING
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that statewide efforts to control giant hogweed are … [Read More...]
MILLER & WOODRUFF TO LEAD FLOWER TRENDS FORECAST 2020
Helen Miller, AIFD, CAFA, CF and Derek Woodruff, AIFD, CFD, CF, PFCI will head research for IFD Flower Trends Forecast 2020. The annual forecast of cut flower … [Read More...]
SCOTTS® EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
The Scotts Company LLC (Scotts) and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that the Ohio-based company will remain the Official Lawn Care Company of Major League … [Read More...]
SCOTTSMIRACLE-GRO SELLS 30% OWNERSHIP STAKE IN TRUGREEN; PROCEEDS FOCUSED ON REDUCING DEBT
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as hydroponic growing products, announced … [Read More...]
Landscaping & Nursery News
INTERLOCKING CONCRETE PAVEMENT INSTITUTE JOINS FORCES WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS TO COMBAT INDUSTRY’S WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) announced their intent to collaborate in … [Read More...]
AMERICANHORT ANNOUNCES 2019 HORT SCHOLAR RECIPIENTS
With so much variability in the labor market, AmericanHort knows how important it is for the future of our industry to identify and support emerging leaders in … [Read More...]
BOBCAT COMPANY INTRODUCES NEW UTILITY VEHICLES WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY
Meeting the most challenging work conditions is easier with the new 2019 Bobcat® UV34 and UV34XL diesel utility vehicles. With industry-leading specs and proven … [Read More...]
2019 TOTAL PRO EXPO BECOMES NORTHEAST’S INDUSTRY-LEADING EXPO & CONFERENCE WITH 2020 PLANS ALREADY UNDERWAY
Significant benefits were realized at the 2019 TOTAL PRO – Professional Landscape, Nursery & Hardscape Expo & Conference this past January by both exhibiting … [Read More...]
