Help Trap Asian Giant Hornets In Washington State
Read about Asian giant "murder hornets?" Want to stop their spread? Live in Washington state? The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is looking...
World Bee Day: BeSure! Campaign To Help Bees
Today is World Bee Day! Running through July, the second annual “BeSure!” campaign is promoting best management practices when using neonicotinoid products to protect...
Earth Day 2020: Pandemic Prevention & The Environment
This year's Earth Day is a strange one. As the world deals with the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been bright spots...
Updated April 24: Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association Files Suit Against State’s Stay-In-Place Order
Update: On April 24, Michigan's Gov. Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-59 (COVID-19), which allows for lawn care and landscapers to get back to work...
Will Federal Aid Be Enough To Save Your Small Business?
Update
On April 16, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it had exhausted allotted funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). SBA,...
Can Ponds Help Fight Climate Change?
We've all heard about planting trees to combat climate change. But Mike Jeffries, an associate professor of ecology at Northumbria University in Newcastle, U.K.,...
Is GIE+EXPO Still On? And Other OPEI News
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) just released the association's response to COVID-19. President and CEO Kris Kiser said, "OPEI remains open for business,...
What Exactly Is A Shamrock? No One Knows!
Just as each state in the U.S. has its official bird or flower, shamrocks have come to be the symbol of Ireland. According to...
Solutions For Cemetery Turfgrass Management
By Aaron Pettit The management of turfgrass in cemeteries is unique and requires an understanding of factors not seen in other turfgrass installations. These factors...
Secretary Of Labor Talks Workforce Development At STIHL Facility
STIHL Inc. hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, the Hampton Roads Chamber, and local business leaders earlier this month for a roundtable discussion...