The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking industry input on an environmental assessment for importing plants in approved growing media into the U.S.
Topics to be covered during the “It’s All About the Workforce” workshop include H-2A reform, recruiting and engaging seasonal labor, and creating a culture of safety in the workplace.
AmericanHort is strongly encouraging Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to release nearly 70,000 additional temporary, non-immigrant H-2B visas.
AmericanHort’s 2019 HortScholars program is now accepting applications through March 1 from students in horticulture-related degree programs of any degree level.
Expected to be the first Farm Bill to pass in the same year it was legislated, the 2018 Farm Bill includes some watershed developments for agriculture, and big wins for horticulture.
AmericanHort has rescheduled its Plug & Cutting Conference, which was cancelled in 2018 due to Hurricane Florence. for Sept. 4-6, 2019, in Charlotte, NC.
Despite being enacted at the end of last year, repercussions from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate are still being felt by a multitude of industries, including horticulture.
AmericanHort and the Western Nursery and Landscape Association are presenting a webinar in August that will provide guidance for immigration law compliance.
The six HortScholars for 2018 will be onsite at Cultivate and will have the opportunity to network with industry leaders and attend multiple education sessions.
The5k walk/run race, sponsored by Luxflora, is an opportunity for industry members to network, build relationships, have some healthy fun, and start off Cultivate’18 with a flourish.
