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Getting the Most Out of Your Online Conference Registration – DIG Edition

Despite getting plenty of practice this year with virtual events, many of us still find online conferences to be a bit daunting. Here at AmericanHort, we are so excited to be bringing you the online DIG Conference: Disease, Insects, and Growth Regulators and believe that the 20+ grower education sessions, panels, and, networking events will be […]

Fighting the PGR Nerves

It’s common for growers, especially beginning growers, to approach the use of Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) with caution and even anxiety. PGRs can do amazing things – encouraging or inhibiting plant growth, branching, rooting, flowering, fruiting, and more – but we’ve all heard horror stories of entire crops lost due to inappropriate PGR usage and […]

Grower Insider Series: Top Performers from Perennial Variety Trials

Paul Westervelt brings his renowned enthusiasm for perennials with highlights from the Saunders Brothers Zone 7a trials; including those all-important scheduling/growing tips for container production. Plant Trial List – https://www.americanhort.org/resource/resmgr/perennial-trials-westervelt.pdf

The Road Ahead: U.S. Visa Policy, Admissions, and 2021 Season Workforce Planning

AmericanHort will host a webinar to help green industry businesses and HR professionals plan for the 2021 season using H2 workers, J-1 interns, and other common visa types. Come listen to experts who will share informed opinions on what employers might expect as you navigate the approval process for 2021. This program will feature brief […]

Intelligent Sprayer Continues To Impress And Expands To Greenhouse

The intelligent sprayer, a precision agriculture tool originally designed for use in nursery production, is featured in USDA ARS’ 2019 Annual Report on Science, an honor of distinction reserved for outstanding research developments supported by USDA ARS. This technology is a rare example of a technology developed specifically for environmental horticulture and then adapted to other […]

Paycheck Protection Program Extended Until August

With money still left in the program, the application date for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been extended until August 8th, giving business owners an extra month to apply for loans. The application period for the program was slated to expire on June 30th — however, the Small Business Administration revealed that over $130B […]

USDA Announces Eligibility Of Some Additional Commodities For Relief Program

The Department of Agriculture announced eligibility of some additional commodities to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) on July 9, the first pronouncement since a comment period ended on eligibility for commodities not part of the program. The statement noted that numerous smaller food commodities have now been added to the CFAP program and modifications […]

Notables From Appropriations Process

During the past two weeks, the House Appropriations Committee has passed all of its Fiscal 2021 funding bills out of subcommittee and some bills out of full committee. The House plans to take up all of the annual spending bills on the House floor by the end of July. The Senate Appropriations Committee has not […]

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Visits Arizona

On Tuesday, July 7, AmericanHort advocacy committee member and Arizona Nursery Association (ANA) President Tyler Francis, along with ANA Executive Director Cheryl Goar, had the opportunity to participate in an Ag Roundtable with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. The event, organized by Sen. Martha McSally, allowed them and other representatives from agricultural commodity groups and […]