LM Staff and LM StaffMay 29, 2015
ANLA says IR-4 Project is threatened with elimination under USDA's proposed 2013 budget. The IR-4 Project was established by Congress in 1963 to assist domestic growers of fruits, vegetables, herbs, nursery and greenhouse plants, and other specialty crops by…
Standards to promote sustainable design influence landscape design and installation. The LEED 2012 third public comment period was open March 1-20, which marks the start of the LEED 2012 program delivery process. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), this…
Beth GeraciNov 9, 2023
That sigh of relief you might have heard late last month was the collective exhalation from contractors across the country expressing their relief that two rule changes that would drastically alter the H-2B visiting worker program were put on hold…
LM Staff and LM StaffJun 16, 2015
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO — The following is a H-2B news bulletin released Nov. 11 by the Ohio Landscape Association: Legislation has been proposed that would provide temporary protection for a few job categories from the H-2B wage rule, but will ultimately…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 15, 2023
ALBANY, NY – To the dismay of the chemical lawn care industry and the New York State School Boards Association and to the delight of anti-pesticide activists, Governor David Paterson this week signed a bill banning the use of commonly…
LM Staff and LM StaffJun 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Christmas Eve morning, the United States Senate voted to approve its version of a massive health care overhaul. The legislative process is far from over, and enactment into law is not assured.The next step will be…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 31, 2018
Reina & Bates Immigration and Nationality Lawyers TWO PREMIER IMMIGRATION attorneys with a combined experience of 50 years specializing exclusively in immigration law. The team concentrates primarily on removal defense, family-based immigration, litigation and appeals, naturalization and U.S. citizenship claims.…
TAMPA — Facing what may become the worst drought on record, the Tampa City Council on Thursday adopted the toughest water restrictions in the state, reports the St. Petersburg Times. By a 5-1 vote, the council banned the use of lawn…
BARTOW, FL — The Polk County Commission approved a landscape ordinance designed to promote water conservation. The ordinance, which has been revised several times, requires: — A checklist of landscape and irrigation requirements to be filled out by applicants installing…
FORT COLLINS, CO — Graywater - nonpotable water from showers, handwash sinks and laundry - is used for residential landscape irrigation in a number of states in the Southwest; however, little is known about long-term effects of this practice, according…
Ontario has released a final list of pesticides that will be banned for cosmetic use and sale – including weed killer 2,4-D – starting on Earth Day on April 22, reports the Toronto Star. Environment Minister John Gerretsen says the new…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Agricultural and landscaping groups, along with Canada’s plant science industry, are disappointed with the Ontario government’s regulations banning the sale and use of pesticides for lawns and gardens. They say the government has failed to develop a…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
Washington, DC, forum focuses on the big issues affecting lawn care and what they mean to its future.
LM StaffSep 18, 2014
Effort to extend the Act that provides for additional seasonal immigrant workers begins again soon.
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