Ohio MCO Open Enrollment Opportunity
From April 28 to May 23, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is offering an Open Enrollment opportunity for employers to select your managed care organization, or MCO. AmericanHort partners with Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio as an essential component of our member benefits for workers’ compensation. We urge you to enroll with Sedgwick MCO and take advantage of […]
An Investment and Opportunity: Getting the Most from Industry Tours for Professional and Personal Growth
By Debbie Eisele, AmericanHort Strategic Digital Content Manager Industry tours offer a chance to explore creative solutions, improve existing processes, and spark ideas for innovation that can inspire meaningful improvements and drive innovation within your own organization. By observing first-hand how other green industry companies approach operations, technology, sustainability, and challenges, you gain practical insight […]
Congress: Reconciliation?
Following a two-week district work period, Congress has returned to Washington to commence a legislative push on a major reconciliation package central to President Trump’s policy agenda. House Republicans have started committee markups on various portions of the package, with an initial focus on areas likely to garner broad support, such as defense and border security funding. Â
Tariff Tango: Announce, Retaliate, Pause, RepeatÂ
On Wednesday, April 9, President Donald Trump issued an executive order introducing significant changes to U.S. trade policy after mere hours of reciprocal tariffs going into effect. Key Updates: For more details, you can refer to: The tariff news continues to evolve and remains subject to ongoing negotiations. Stay tuned to AmericanHort updates, we’ll keep […]
Labor and Workforce Update on Undocumented Farm LaborÂ
President Trump indicated “some flexibility” in allowing farmers to continue to employ undocumented immigrants at their operations, speaking during a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In his comments, he suggested a framework that would allow undocumented farm and hospitality industry workers to leave the U.S. for a short period of time and reenter the country legally, a […]
HortScholar Program Opened Doors for Gladys Opiyo
Catching up with former HortScholar Gladys Opiyo Gladys Opiyo can hardly believe her good fortune. As a young girl growing up in a small village in Uganda, she didn’t imagine her future would include working in the U.S. horticulture industry. Nearly two decades later, Opiyo attributes her success in the green industry in part to […]
Smarter Digital Marketing: How AI Can Help
For garden retailers, landscapers, greenhouse growers, and nursery operators, digital marketing is essential to staying competitive, reaching the right customers, and building long-term success. Whether speaking to home gardeners or wholesale buyers, artificial intelligence (AI) can help you market more efficiently, create better content, and understand your audience like never before. Smarter Strategy, Less Guesswork […]
New Greenhouse Certification Helps Growers Work Smarter and with Confidence
Greenhouse teams looking to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and strengthen production knowledge can benefit from the AmericanHort Greenhouse Section Grower Certification. This self-paced, online program is designed for technicians aiming to advance, growers building foundational skills, and employees who want to better understand how their work impacts the success of the greenhouse. “The Section Grower […]
Supporting the Next Generation with Horticulture Internships
How two businesses help support the next horticultural generation By Debbie Eisele, AmericanHort Strategic Digital Content Manager Internship programs offer excellent opportunities for students to gain real-world experience while providing companies a chance to recruit and nurture future employees. Spring Meadow Nursery and Flowerwood Nursery are two companies that have embraced intern programs. Spring Meadow […]
Other Tariffs Announced Â
This information is constantly changing, and we will keep you updated as we learn more. This information is current as of April 4, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. EST. On Wednesday, April 2, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new package of tariffs during a White House event dubbed “Liberation Day.” Key highlights of the announcement […]