by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Successful organic farming depends upon keeping pace with new development in research. But how useful is the research? How can researchers know that their efforts are helping organic farmers profit? Recently, e-Organic presented a webinar, “Taking Stock: Analyzing and Reporting Organic Research Investments, 2002-2014” to present their findings on the topic. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Anyone with a pesticide applicator’s license has heard it: the label is the law.
Tracy Harpster, Penn State extension educator, pesticide education program, says labels are not only the law but also include information about the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for that product. [Read more…]
MGIX 2018 set to take place Jan. 15–17 in Columbus, Ohio
The Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association (KNLA) will welcome its members to the 2018 Midwest Green Industry Experience in Columbus, Ohio, in lieu of holding the annual KNLA Spring Training and Showplace. [Read more…]
by Steve Wagner
“The pesticide label is the law,” said Rick Yates, “and there’s no wiggle room there.” Yates, who is the GGSPro technical services manager for Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, has been providing technical support for greenhouse and nursery growers for nearly a quarter century. [Read more…]
WEST GREENWICH, RI — Implementation of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is imminent, and the Rhode Island Farm Bureau (RIFB) is working to mitigate its impact on local farmers.
FSMA was signed into law by President Obama in 2011, partly in response to outbreaks from contaminated produce. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Our hands are a critical part of what we’re able to accomplish every day, and we use them every day to complete routine tasks and precision movements. [Read more…]
DOVER, DE — State authorities are alerting local businesses and purchasers of tropical nursery stock of the recent detection of fire ants in a shipment of palm trees imported from Florida.
The red imported fire ants were detected during a routine check at a Sussex County business by the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Plant Industries nursery inspection team. [Read more…]
Nearly $200,000 in donations recognized
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Horticultural Research Institute is pleased to announce the recognition of volunteer leaders and recent donors as it enters its 55th year of service to the green industry.
Officers for 2017 are President Jon Reelhorn, Belmont Nursery, Inc. (Fresno, CA); Immediate Past President Karl Losely, Herman Losely & Son, Inc. (Perry, Ohio); President Elect Jennifer DeJager, Lincoln Nurseries, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI); Treasurer Alan Jones, Manor View Farm, Inc. (Monkton, MD). [Read more…]
by Kristen Park
The 2014 Farm Bill directed the United States Department of Agriculture to survey the efforts of farmers who produce and sell product directly to consumers, retailers, and institutions. Surveys were completed in 2015 and the USDA released their report in December 2016. [Read more…]
What is your customer service strategy this season?
A friend was excited about the new farm market in the area. Along with accolades about the ample parking, courteous clerks, lovely atmosphere and good quality products, she held up her hand to stop me in my tracks and said, “Oh, and one more thing, they treat their customers really well!” [Read more…]