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Full lineup of 2023 AFE webinars is available
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has released the full lineup for the 2023 monthly Grow Pro Webinar Series. In these free webinars, nationally recognized researchers, hosts, and speakers offer ‘how-to’ advice based on AFE-funded and other research projects to help the industry navigate... more »

Lara Ramaekers to lead Biobest’s biopesticides team
Lara joins Biobest from UPL, the Mumbai-based provider of sustainable agricultural technologies and services, where she was the global biocontrol portfolio lead. Prior to that she worked for Arysta LifeSciences, a provider of crop protection... more »
New cannabis testing rules in Oregon began March 1
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has written new cannabis testing requirements that are in effect as of March 1, 2023. Affecting medical and adult-use cannabis markets, the new rule says that any cannabis product harvested... more »

HydraFiber receives UL Solutions certification
HydraFiber, a substrate manufactured by Profile Products for use in commercial and consumer growing media, recently received the Recycled Content Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) from UL Solutions. The validation, based on UL 2809 Environmental Claim Validation... more »
Floral businesses get proactive to solve labor problems
Floral and horticulture professionals from nearly 70 businesses seized the opportunity to address labor challenges in the industry by participating in Seed Your Future’s Green Career Week, Feb. 27 through March 3. The initiative got... more »

PHS announces award winners at Philadelphia Flower Show
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) announces its list of award winners at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show, “The Garden Electric.” Located in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Flower Show returned indoors this year after a... more »