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$300K Settlement Reached In Kentucky 31 Investigation
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Dynamic Seed Source, LLC (Dynamic), and Dynamic’s owner, Trevor Abbott, have settled allegations that Dynamic and Abbott violated the Oregon Seed Law. An ODA investigation found Abbott and Dynamic Seed Source LLC mislabeled at least 161 seed lots as Kentucky 31, resulting in 207 ...
Americans Support Strong Federal Framework For Pesticide Regulation
There is strong support for the current federal and state pesticide regulatory framework, according to new public opinion research from RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) about specialty pesticide regulation. RISE is the national trade association representing manufacturers, formulators, distributors and other industry leaders in the specialty pesticide and ...
National Park Service Requires Masks At Parks, Federal Buildings
To protect the health of those who live, work and visit U.S. national parks and facilities, and in support of President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, the National Park Service (NPS) has implemented a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors. “Wearing a ...
Applying Pesticides? Eight Things To Know After Licensing
As part of your lawn and/or landscape business, do you apply pesticides? Or do you plan to apply pesticides? These highly regulated chemicals are often a common element of maintaining an attractive lawn and garden, which means you fall under “Commercial Applicator” guidelines. A commercial applicator is anyone applying pesticides ...
Herbicide Application Challenges In 2020
For many landscapers, the arrival of the busy Spring season is a chance to achieve improvements and efficiencies over last year’s practices. In a turfgrass context, it could mean mapping better routes to visit a group of properties, or outlining the top five reasons for customer call-backs last year. Each ...
The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly: Know What To Do
By Christine Menapace Landscapers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia need to be on the lookout for a new invasive insect, the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), or lycorma delicatula. Feeding on the sap of over 70 types of plants, the planthoppers cause significant damage and even death ...
Ariens to Sell Stens and JThomas, Lawsuit Challenges Lawn Care Ban: This Week’s Industry News
Want to keep up with the latest news in lawn care and landscaping? Check back every Thursday for a quick recap of recent happenings in the green industry. Ariens to Sell Aftermarket Parts Business to Arrowhead Engineered Products Ariens Company has announced a definitive agreement to sell its aftermarket parts ...
