Identifying a Cost-Effective Energy Management Strategy
Rising costs are a pain point for most businesses and organizations in 2022, and energy costs are no exception, with natural gas and electricity prices experiencing unprecedented market volatility. A variety of factors, both nationally and internationally, are contributing to high electricity and natural gas prices, and while many are out of your immediate control, […]
Deep Dive on Consumer Behavior Research
Staying up-to-date on consumer behavior is vital for the continued health of your business. Join this expert panel as they share research results and real-world consumer actions to help you determine the best sales, merchandising, and marketing tactics to use in attracting customers. Moderator: Dr. Bridget Behe, Michigan State University, Alicia Rihn, University of Tennessee; […]
Women In Horticulture September 2022
Summer Field is a propagation manager at Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven, MI. Born and raised in northern Illinois, Summer’s passion for horticulture is a result of taking various high school agriculture related courses, being a member of The National FFA Organization, and attending horticulture and floriculture judging competitions. Summer earned an Associates of […]
Keep Your Cashflow Going, You Earned It So Keep It
We all know the issues in the supply chain and how it is impacting retail business today. The webinar, “Keep Your Cash Flow Going. You Earned It So Keep It“, will be a discussion on a businesses-created process that works through the issues with inventory availability, brand changes, and keeping retail margins in line with […]
Effectively Using Air Pruning Systems in Propagation & Nursery Production
With quality being at the heart of all nursery operations and new growing technologies to achieve those high standards top of mind, AmericanHort is always looking for best practices that help increase product performance and customer satisfaction. Air-pruning propagation trays and containers can help to develop high-quality tree root systems that are larger, more fibrous, […]
Navigating New Workplace Headwinds
Employers are currently experiencing an unprecedented set of headwinds. First, businesses are facing difficulties attracting and hiring a sufficient number of workers. As businesses attempt to resume full operations on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are likewise eager to return to their normal patterns of eating out, traveling, and shopping for more […]
Near misses – are they important?
Did you know that many companies do not report near misses, and as a result, an injury occurred? OSHA says, “A near-miss is a potential hazard or incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could […]
Navigating Ohio’s workers’ compensation system
For most employers, workers’ compensation is one of a thousand items that require their attention daily. Most workers’ compensation professionals will tell you that the best injury is one that never happens. The reality is that there are 249,000 private and public Ohio employers incurring approximately 85,000 allowable injuries on an annual basis (Source: Ohio […]
New Tool Helps Growers Mitigate Risk & Improve Plant Health
The Horticultural Research Institute, in partnership with the National Plant Board and the USDA, is pleased to announce the launch of an important new tool for nursery and greenhouse growers seeking to improve plant production processes by identifying hazards (operational areas where plants could be contaminated or introduced to plant pests). Understanding these critical control […]