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SAF Issues Letter to Governors
On March 24, the Society of American Florists sent a letter to the nation's governors urging state governments to keep floral and related businesses open during the ongoing COVD-19 crisis, citing the importance of flowers... more »
PMA to Host Virtual Town Hall for Members
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) will host a Virtual Town Hall for members on March 25, at 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Virtual Town Hall: Industry Responds to COVID-19 will be the first in a series of virtual meetings to provide expert insights and cross-industry... more »
AmericanHort, NLAE Legislative and Economic Update Webinar Now Available On Demand
On March 23, AmericanHort and the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America hosted a Legislative and Economic Update Webinar The archived version of the webinar is available on the AmericanHort website. During the hour-long webinar, AmericanHort’s Craig... more »
California Flower Growers Suffer Major Losses
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has American consumers focused on purchasing necessities like toilet paper, hand soap and food. What they're not purchasing is flowers on their way to check out, and that's a problem. In... more »
Pennsylvania Governor Declares Greenhouse Providers as ‘Essential Services’
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued guidance for the agriculture industry on essential businesses and how those businesses can mitigate against COVID-19 while maintaining essential operations to ensure access to food. On March 17, Governor... more »
AmericanHort CEO Releases Statement on COVID-19
In response to the current COVID-19 situation, AmericanHort's president and CEO, Ken Fisher, released a statement to its members on March 17, outlining some of the things the organization. is doing to help the industry.... more »
UF Announces 2020 Online Training Courses
The University of Florida IFAS Extension has announced the schedule for its 2020 greenhouse training online courses. The four-week online training courses are offered in English and Spanish. Each course is completely online, and includes streaming... more »
Where Is Your Diamond in the Rough?
Lately, at the Cincinnati Flower Growers Association meetings, I’ve been hearing the growers talk about one thing: finding employees for their businesses. Each month many members discuss how hard it is to find qualified young... more »
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