OPEI and NALP Announce Joint Press Conference at GIE+EXPO
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and the National Association of Landscape Professionals will hold a joint press conference at GIE+EXPO on...
Sounding Off On BrightView
Readers respond to the "From the Editor" column by Nicole Wisniewski in the January issue of Turf, called What's In A Name? "I just wanted...
Why We Play the H-2B Numbers Game
The H-2B nonimmigrant seasonal guest worker program is a relatively small and insignificant federal program. Strangely though, even though it seemingly works exactly as...
PGMS Looking For Best Landscapes
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Professional Grounds Management Society is now accepting entries for its acclaimed Green Star Awards Program. This exclusive program brings national...
The Green Industry Conference Will Become LANDSCAPES
HERNDON, Va. — The National Association of Landscape Professionals (formerly PLANET) is rebranding its annual education convention from the Green Industry Conference to LANDSCAPES. The...
A Little Dirt Never Hurt
Around 800 students weren't afraid to spend a long weekend getting muddy at North Carolina State University for the National Association of Landscape Professionals'...
The Road to Immigration Reform
For far too long, immigration reform has been bandied about in the halls of Congress, the pros and cons of the issue bouncing back...
H-2B Supporters Continue the Battle Against DOL Rules
Supporters of the H-2B seasonal foreign worker program have been successful in temporarily blocking another H-2B program shutdown. Initially, the deadline for lifting the...
H-2B Supporters Gather in Washington Seeking Help from Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.— About 100 supporters of the H-2B seasonal guest worker program, many of them contractors, gathered together on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 15,...
Green Side Up: 25 Years Dealing With The ‘Cap’
The biggest challenge to the continued growth of our landscape/ lawn service industry is also its most obvious one. There just aren’t enough able...
Travel Log: Record Snow Couldn’t Stop GROWS
The big news at New England Grows 2015 (GROWS) is that there will be two GROWS this year. The largest horticulture event in the...
PLANET Becomes NALP
As of April 1, the Professional Landcare Network will become The National Association of Landscape Professionals.
It’s been 10 years since the Associated Landscape Contractors...
Gravely Announces GIE+Expo Giveaway Winner
BRILLION, Wis. – To celebrate the launch of the Gravely Atlas Job Site Vehicle, Ariens Company hosted a giveaway of one of the new...
Reflections On GE Lawn Grasses
The possibility that Scotts MiracleGro will release genetically engineered (GE) Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue lawn grasses fascinates me. If this happens, it would...
Focus Moves To NPS Pollution
Regulators divide the source of unwanted pollutants going into our waterways into two broad categories—point source and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. Industrial and sewage treatment...
Geese Contribute To Nutrient Overloading
Branta Canadensis maxima, the giant Canada goose, was once a popular game bird. This sub species of Canada geese, over-hunted and practically extinct 50...
Preemption: What It Is And Why It Matters
In the helter-skelter and often confusing world of lawn fertilizer regulations across the U.S., some states have preempted local authorities from making their own...
Dixie Chopper Employee Sets Guinness World Record
COATESVILLE, Indiana - Dixie Chopper has received confirmation from Guinness World Records that its employee, Eli Kean, set the world record for Largest Area...
West Winter Outlook a Mixed Bag
Chances of an El Niño put at 60 percent. Click image to enlarge. Photo: http://WeatherAdvance.com The Pacific Northwest...
24 Hours on a Mower Seat
Dixie Chopper's Eli Kean breaks world record for endurance mowing.
Firewise Landscaping
Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry
Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.
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