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University of Florida Greenhouse Training With Online Courses
The University of Florida on July 11 will offer an online course for greenhouse growers called Nutrient Management Level 1. The course will train staff to make better decisions about fertilizer and plant nutrient management.... more »
AmericanHort Elects New Board Members, Officers
AmericanHort recently announced the election of four new members to the board of directors, along with the election of a new slate of board officers. The official welcome and installation will take place at Cultivate’22.... more »
Technically Speaking: The Shade-Avoidance Response
Most plants can tolerate a wide range of light environments. They use different receptors, called photoreceptors, to perceive the different dimensions of light: intensity (or quantity), quality (or spectrum), and duration (or photoperiod). Photoreceptors then... more »
Star Roses and Plants Donates to High Schools’ Hort, Ag Programs
These school supplies require green thumbs. West Grove, Pennsylvania-based Star Roses and Plants — a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ball Horticultural — donated 100 Petite Knock Out miniature rose plants to W.B. Saul High School flower... more »
Seed Your Future Targets Higher Ed, Vocational Tech Students for Hort Jobs
Twenty-two members of Seed Your Future’s leadership, representing horticulture sectors from across the country, met to develop new ways to attract and engage a new generation of horticulture and floriculture professionals. The group’s annual planning... more »
Topics, Tour Locations Set for Perennial Plant Association Education Day
The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) will sponsor a series of educational sessions this summer. Monday, August 1 of PPA’s 2022 National Symposium will be Perennial Plant Education Day. Attendees will have the option of attending... more »
UF Plans Online Greenhouse Training Courses
What’s trending? Plants! What’s in short supply? Employees with horticulture education. Growers are invited to train themselves or current employees with the University of Florida IFAS Extension’s award-winning online program. All Greenhouse Training Online courses... more »
Bonnie Plants Foundation Gift to Create Children’s Garden at Auburn University
The Bonnie Plants Foundation is demonstrating its commitment to agricultural education through a multi-year donation to establish a new two-acre Children's Garden and Pollinator Garden within Auburn University's 16-acre Transformation Garden project. The $1.2 million... more »
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