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February 11, 2019

Cultivate’19 Registration Opens

Early-bird registration for AmericanHort’s Cultivate’19 is open from Feb. 11-22, 2019, and general registration will begin March 15 and beyond. Cultivate’19 will take place July 13-16, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The... more »

February 4, 2019

HRI Announces 2019 Funded Research

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, has announced funding for a portfolio of research projects in 2019. Projects range from innovations to crop production for both greenhouse and nursery segments, water management... more »

January 7, 2019

AmericanHort HortScholars Program Now Accepting Applications

The 2019 AmericanHort HortScholars program is now accepting applications through March 1, 2019, from enthusiastic students in horticulture-related degree programs of any degree level. Students wishing to apply may do so online at AmericanHort.org/Scholars. HortScholars is... more »

January 4, 2019

Spring Meadow – Proven Winners HRI Scholarships Awarded

Spring Meadow Nursery and the Horticultural Research Institute have announced the recipients of 2018-2019 Spring Meadow – Proven Winners Endowment Fund scholarships. Horticulture students Yufei Qian, Aaron Sledge and William Lewis were each awarded $3500 scholarships for the 2018-2019... more »

December 20, 2018

President Signs 2018 Farm Bill into Law

On Dec. 20, 2018, the president signed the 2018 Farm Bill. This was after Congress swiftly passed the bill, which cleared by overwhelming bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate. The Senate voted 87-13... more »

June 9, 2018

ICE Raids Ohio Grower-Retailer, 100+ Arrested

On June 5, agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 100 workers at two locations of Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Castalia and Sandusky, Ohio. According to the Washington Post, 114... more »