A new year is upon us and time again for the winter trade shows, where we get to mingle with our green industry associates.
We look forward to seeing you at the up coming shows:
MANTS January 11-13, 2012, Baltimore, MD – Booth #1811
Green & Growin’ January 19-20, 2012, Greensboro, NC – Booth #144
SCHI February 2-4, 2012, [...]
Are you worried about things that affect your labor force such as e-verify, Department of Labor Restrictions, or ICE laws? Click here to watch a video concerning the future of the Green Industry’s Labor Force by the American Nursery & Landscape Association.
Registration is now open via the link below for the forty-seventh annual conference of the North Carolina Irrigation Society to be held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on Wednesday November 2nd.
Please click (or cut and paste into your browser) on the link below for program details, professional development and CEU offerings, and registration information. [...]
Join us on the road…or right down the road that is. We’ll be showing at the all new 2011 Summer Green Road Show at the Raleigh Convention Center Aug. 17-19. Not only will we be at the JocoPlants booth, but all of our member nurseries are showing as well. So, come on down and visit [...]
The North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association is promoting locally grown NC plants through a TV commercial. Click here to watch the video.
Several of our industry friends have been impacted by the weekend’s tornadoes. NCNLA knows of two nurseries – one in Four Oaks and one in Sanford – whose businesses and homes were devastated, and is working to coordinate help, donations and requests for help. For more information on what you can do to help, please [...]
Apply at http://www.raleighnc.gov/employment
Permanent Position: Horticulturist
Position Title: Horticulturist
Position Number: see website
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 04/10/2011
Salary Range: $38,769.69 – $63,679.67
Department: Parks & Recreation
Division: Parks
Location: Marsh Creek Operations Center
Minimum Requirements
Undergraduate degree in horticulture or related field. Thorough knowledge of horticultural practices and principals with a minimum of 5 years experience supervising staff in related tasks. Minimum 3 [...]
We cordially invite anyone who would like to gain 1.5 hours of pesticide credits to the monthly Johnston County Nursery Association meeting on March 22, 2011 at the Clayton Workforce Development Center from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
JCNA Meeting Notice
Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday March 22, 2011
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 [...]
Tick season is quickly approaching, are you up on the latest about ticks and tick-transmitted disease? Are you familiar with Amblyomma maculatum, Rickettsia parkeri, ehrlichiosis, four-posters, and how to protect yourself and others from tick bites?
The DENR Public Health Pest Management Section, DHHS Communicable Disease Branch and NSCU Entomology Department are offering a one [...]
Growers, landscapers, and homeowners beware! Granulate ambrosia damage was reported in Johnston Co. today. Growers in this area should begin protecting susceptible trees with preventative applications of a pyrethroid insecticide.
Growers in colder regions may have weeks before beetles emerge though with this warm weather it may not be long.
Recommendations: A landscape borer spray containing a [...]
