The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is among a group that filed a federal lawsuit Monday, a last-ditch effort to stop the implementation of a new H-2B program rule set to become effective April 23.More>>

Four Republican congressmen introduced a bill today that would prohibit the Department of Labor from implementing the H-2B wage rule.More>>

Landscape industry's reliance on using potable water for irrigation is being restricted and coming under increased scrutiny.More>>

Landscapers are urged to respond to proposed changes that would make the seasonal guest worker program unsuitable to the industry.More>>

Industry consultant Jim Huston gave an economic overview for the landscape industry at the Irrigation Show Dec. 5-7 in Phoenix. And, even more important for attendees, he shared benchmarks and advice for how contractors can go into 2011 strong.More>>

Mowers, trimmers and other small gas-powered landscape units can operate safely and efficiently up to 10% ethanol, the gasoline/ethanol blend that is marketed in the United States as E10 — but not beyond that, warms the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute. Not yet, anyway.More>>

With the fall recess and mid-term elections on the horizon and unemployment remaining stubbornly high, the outlook for expansion of the H2b program looks unlikely anytime soon.More>>

"It’s important to realize that conservation is not going to be enough for most regions. We simply can't conserve our way out of every water crisis," warned Mark Risse, University of Georgia on behalf of Conserve Georgia.More>>

Water Conservation and the Green Industry details the trends, issues and factors driving the important water conservation movement and their impact on the Green Industry and its affiliates.More>>

Rain Bird's Intelligent Use of Water Summit: State of the Union, set for April 15 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., is open to anyone with an interest in landscape water conservation.More>>