Nursery & Landscape Notes Summer 2018

Summer 2018 | Vol. 52, No.3

Publication of the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc.

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COMMENTARY President’s Message

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NCNLA Executive Vice President’s Message

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NCNLA NEWS Member Spotlight: Powell’s Nursery, LLC.

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NCNLA Premium Members

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Heat Stroke Tips

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2018 NCNLA Robert Cagle Memorial Golf Tournament

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2018 CYPP & CPP Test Date Schedule

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AROUND OUR INDUSTRY Legislative Update

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NALP Launches National Workforce Campaign, ‘Why I Landscape’

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RESEARCH UPDATE Agriculture Department treated gypsy moth infestation in June

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New Members

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Calendar of Events

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Advertiser’s Index

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EXTENSION AREA SPECIALIZED AGENTS 16 Among Extension’s 27 area specialized agents across the state, three positions have been dedicated to commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses thus far. The three individuals are based in strategic locations across the state, covering the Eastern region (44 counties), Central region (28 counties) and Western region (28 counties).

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NCNLA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

NCNLA Staff Kathryn Stansbury Director of Business Development Curtis Hayes Director of Events & Strategic Marketing Hannah Singleton Manager of Professional Development Nursery & Landscape Notes is published quarterly by the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc. especially for nursery production, nursery research, interior and exterior maintenance and design build contractors in the landscape industry. The publication is distributed to approximately 1200 horticulture producers, landscape professionals and industry suppliers.

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2018 NCNLA Board of Directors

Jamie Thomas Vice President/Secretary/ Treasurer Swift Creek Nursery Clayton, NC Chad Gragg Past President Buffalo Creek Nurseries, Inc. Lenoir, NC Hugh Crump Greenline Designs Charlotte, NC

Educational Advisors Justin Snyder Alamance Community College Graham, NC

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here’s an old saying in the Nursery Industry: “When you’re green you’re growing, but when you’re ripe you begin

to rot.”

We want to keep the North Carolina Nursery

Shanon Spivey President Spivey’s Nursery, Inc. Kernersville, NC

A Season of Change

and Landscape Association green and growing Chris Mitchell Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply Garner, NC William Bass Hawksridge Farms Hickory, NC Richard Gant Gant’s Nursery Marion, NC Leslie Herndon Greenscape Inc. Raleigh, NC Jeff Allegood Old Courthouse Nursery Warsaw, NC

Dr. Joe Neal North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

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because changes and challenges arrive whether we are ready or not.

It seems like we’ve had more than our fair share of hurdles in our path during 2018, but we also have a solid foundation that we continue to

Shanon Spivey Spivey’s Nursery, Inc. Kernersville, NC

build upon and we remain vigilant at all times.

Every nursery and garden

The North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association is in the best financial shape we’ve

center owner that I’ve spoken

been in for a long time, despite rough economic

with recently hasn’t had a

challenges that have faced the industry we represent. This turnaround is due to careful

bad year financially. Everyone

planning by the board of directors through

seems to have had a good

endowments and other strategic efforts to make

spring, and we’ve had 80

our resources last and fund themselves rather than simply funneled through to expenses.

percent restocking supply

The state and national economies are doing

levels after the winter freeze.

great and unemployment in North Carolina

As we continue through

is hovering at around 4 percent. Yet, many of

summer and approach and

our colleagues are still having trouble sourcing

The including of products or brand names in this publication is not an endorsement by the editor, or the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association.

reliable labor. We’re looking to Congress to fix

pass Labor Day, we’re looking

the immigration problems that are plaguing

for a continued good year.

Purpose Statement

many industries around the state and nation,

NCNLA’s purpose is to be a flexible, knowledgeable, responsive, environmentally-conscious organization providing the nursery and landscape industries with leadership, technological and business advancement opportunities and information services.

Goal Statement

NCNLA’s ultimate goal is to benefit its members’ economic, professional and personal growth.

Tax Deductible Dues Contributions or gifts to NCNLA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary business expenses. A portion of your dues is not deductible as an ordinary business expense to the extent that NCNLA engages in lobbying. The estimated non-deductible portion of your dues assessment is 20%.

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including ours.

Every nursery and garden center owner that I’ve spoken with recently hasn’t had a bad year financially. Everyone seems to have had a good spring, and we’ve had 80 percent restocking supply levels after the winter freeze. As we continue through summer and approach and pass Labor Day, we’re looking for a continued good year.

The weather can often be a challenge for our industry, but so far this year, it has been cooperating for most of us, with the exception of many of our colleagues in Western North Carolina’s mountains.

More on next page 

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We know how resilient the members of this organization are, and how we are used to weathering the storms that life brings our way. And this is no exception.

Vacation time, heat and lack of water slows us down. I’d rather have too little rain than too much rain. Some areas of the mountains have had too much rainfall. It’s easier to add water than take away what mother nature gives us.

Other sectors of the state’s economy are booming. Building in the Piedmont, where I live and work along with many other areas of the state, is booming with lumber ready and waiting for workers to build. There just don’t seem to be enough skilled workers to meet the demand.

I’ve been told that there are around three jobs available per one person this year. Only a few years ago, there were seven people for one job. I’ll take those odds any day of the week. But those odds also make it a challenge in the nursery and landscaping industry to find good workers. Trying to retain those employees once they’re hired is also a major challenge. Many of them are being poached by other employers.

Speaking of which, we lost two staff members at the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association in March and April when our executive vice president left and also our communication manager moved on. I’ve heard these challenges often come in threes. Sometimes I hate it when I’m right.

Our longtime director of finance and administration Cody Lewis, who has been serving as interim executive vice president, recently resigned to accept a position with another company in the Cary area.

We wish Cody the best of luck in her new career!

But, we know how resilient the members of this organization are, and how we are used to weathering the storms that life brings our way. And this is no exception.

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Due to the pace of the economy and how good candidates are being snapped up quickly, we decided to extend the application period for the executive vice president position at publication deadline. Everyone who had applied previously remains in the application pool.

However, we anticipate many of them may have moved on and accepted positions elsewhere, and we want to cast the widest net possible.

The news isn’t all bad. We’ve received applications from many qualified candidates, and we will certainly have this position filled with the right person to continue our efforts to service the nursery and landscape industry well into the future.

NCNLA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Until We Meet Again

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hange is the topic of this note to all of my NCNLA friends and family. Over the course of the last 16+ years, I have seen LOTS of change, some good and some bad. However, one thing that I have learned is that it is inevitable. It is with a heavy heart that change is happening

once again in the NCNLA world. I have officially resigned my position at NCNLA effective June 29th to pursue a career opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.

One thing that this organization taught me over the years is that we are FAMILY. Family is the single most important thing in my life, and the change that I made directly benefits my immediate family.

Leaving NCNLA was one of the hardest decisions that I have had to make in my lifetime, although I am sure it will not be the last. I will look back and remember all the ups and downs throughout my tenure and truly cherish each and every moment that was given to me while here.

THANK YOU and until we meet again‌

Leaving NCNLA was one of the hardest decisions that I have had to make in my lifetime, although I am sure it will not be the last. I will look back and remember all the ups and downs throughout my tenure and truly cherish each and every moment that was given to me while here.

Cody Lewis

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NCNLA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Five Minutes with LaRue Powell, Powell’s Nursery, LLC.

Powell’s Nursery, LLC. Holly Springs, NC Principal LaRue Powell, Owner Services Wholesale, ornamental Specializing in Quality “One Gallon” Woody Liners In Business 22 years NCNLA Member 20+ years

Margarita Mejia, propagation and potting manager/accounting assistant; LaRue Powell, owner; Ricardo Ramirez, production manager; and Lisa Powell, business manager.

What led you to a career in the green industry?

Being raised on a farm in a family that loved plants was the initial seed. Then the unexpected death of my husband left me emotionally unable to continue my managerial position at Wake Medical Center after 32 years of service. As a result, I was in search of a new challenging focus for my time. My sister, Joann Dewar, founder of Fairview greenhouses and garden center, suggested I grow some shrubs that she would buy from me. That is when Powell's Nursery, LLC was born.

What are your responsibilities, and/or how do you work together with other family members in the business?

My responsibilities are many. We are a small business, so we all wear many hats. I handle everything from purchasing, propagation, and financial decisions to the overall business management. My favorite part is the never-ending search for exciting new material and especially working with my daughter.

Question 3: What happens on a typical day in the summer months?

Our day starts at 7 a.m. Coffee and newspaper for me to start, checking emails, feed my goose, ride around for overall nursery assessment of what is happening and what needs to happen. After that, I meet with my 8 | NURSERY & LANDSCAPE NOTES | SUMMER 2018

daughter, and we decide if any changes or additions need to be made to today’s schedule, and we plan for future days. The remaining part of the day I will spend assisting office management, providing guidance for field management, and assisting the propagation crew between taking customer calls and overall nursery management functions.

What is your company best known for? Why do your customers love you?

We are best known for providing quality one-gallon material for shift and retail. Our customers love us, because we strive for high quality material, and we attempt to supply them with the material they want.

We will shift our production to accommodate our customers’ needs by adding material we would not ordinarily grow upon request What has been the most rewarding part of your career/business?

Spending time with biological and nursery family, and seeing the business grow from a backyard hobby to a successful farming operation, started by a horticulturally uneducated person. Watching our customer base grow from local to seven surrounding states. Getting new customer calls from all over, as the result of referrals from happy customers.

What issues keep you awake at night, if any?

The need for more growing space. The labor market and how to get everything accomplished. How to reach our goals?

invaluable. Again, it just speaks so well of our industry.

Having successful businesses owners who are willing to share and support potential new comers to the field is unprecedented.

Why do you feel it’s important to be a member of NCNLA? That is our third family. Our success is in large part due to our membership. The members of this association tend to be the progressive/aggressive business owner. The warm welcome and mentoring to a female with no education or training in the green industry by these established well-educated professionals was

What advice do you have for someone starting out in the green industry?

Tour the segment of the green industry you have an interest in. Meet with people in that industry. Get as much education as possible. Get involved in a professional organization such as North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association to gain much needed networking and support.

Fields with plants ready to be sold and planted.

LaRue Powell with her pet goose Charlie.

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MEMBER NEWS Thank you to our NCNLA Premium Members!

NCNLA would like to express our gratitude to our premium members for setting the example and making their dues dollars go further in support of the green industry. Their support allows us to invest in research and to promote advocacy efforts at every level that positively impact the bottom line for green industry businesses.

If you would like more information on becoming a Premium Member, contact Kathryn Stansbury at kstansbury@ncnla.com.

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Ambiance Garden Design

B.B. Barns, Inc.

Barefoot & Associates, Inc.

BASF

Consolidated Landscaping, Inc

Cox Landscape Management Inc.

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Ditch Witch of North Carolina

Myatt Landscaping Concepts, Inc.

First Rate Lawn Service

Natives, Inc.

Grants Creek Nursery, Inc.

NurserySouth, LLC

Green Resource

Old Mill Stream Nursery & Landscape

Greenleaf Services, Inc.

Oldcastle Lawn & Garden

Greensboro Shrub Nursery

Parker's Landscape Services, Inc.

Greenscape Inc.

Pete Landscaping

Greenstate Landscape & Nursery

Piedmont Carolina Nursery

Hawksridge Farms

South Creek Construction

Johnson Nursery Corp.

Star Roses/The Conard Pyle Co.

Kirk Davis Nursery

STI Turf Care Equipment

Lancaster Farms, Inc.

Taylor's Nursery, Inc.

Mountain Advantage

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Lynch Landscape & Design Inc

M&M Contracting

Macon Gardens

Mountain Ridge Land Maintenance

New Earth Designs, Inc.

ACT Construction Equipment

A & A Plants, Inc.

Brookscapes, LLC

Agri Supply

On The Job Lawn Care LLC.

Carolina Creations Landscapes, Inc.

All Seasons Landscape Solutions, LLC

Painters Greenhouse, LLC

Clayton Constructors Inc dba Post Nursery

Angel Creek Nursery

Paradise Landscaping

Commercial Pine Straw

Back Road Farms

Piedmont Mowing, LLC

Creative Carolina Landscapes, Inc.

Barr Evergreens of North Carolina, LLC

Pine Knot Farms

DJS Lawn & Landscape, LLC.

Bloomsbury Landscapes

Piney Creek Nursery

Evergreen Partners of Raleigh

Blue Ridge Waterscapes, Inc.

Piney Mountain Tree Farm

Fair View Nursery, Inc.

C and J Nursery

Precision Turfscape, Inc.

Fairview Greenhouses & Garden Ctr

Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.

ProGreen

Fitzgerald Nursery, Inc.

Carolina Curb Appeal, Inc.

Quality Landscapes

Five Oaks Nursery

Christy's Nursery, Inc.

Rhodes Nursery

Franco's Nursery

Classic Landscapes

Robbins Nursery

Gibson's Landscape Management, LLC

Cline Church Nursery

Robert M. Gragg & Sons Nursery

Hefner's Nursery

Coats Lawn Service, Inc.

Rough Brothers, Inc.

Hermann's Nursery & Landscaping, Inc

DalaCasa Landscaping & Designs

Samson Grounds Management, LLC

L.R. Griffin & Assoc., Inc.

Dogwood Landscaping & Design

Sharon K. Hopper Fine Gardening

LanArc, Inc.

Doug Thompson & Associates

Shoemaker Landscape Design & Care, LLC

Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc.

Dunn's Nursery and Garden Shop

Southern Images Lawn Service, Inc.

Dykes & Son Nursery

Southern Moore Lawn Services, LLC

Southern Stone Supply

North 40 Nursery, Inc.

Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.

Old Courthouse Nursery

Freeman Landscape, Inc.

Stony Point Nursery and Farms

Panther Creek Nursery

Godley's Garden Center & Nursery

Superior Seeding, Inc

Pender Nursery, Inc.

Pinnacle Landscapes

Grandfather Mtn. Nursery Garden Center & Landscaping

Terra Green Landscapes

The Country Club of North Carolina

Powell's Nursery, LLC

Greco Landscaping & Lawn Service

The Southern Landscape Group

Rountree Plantation Greenhouses

Greenline Design, Inc.

The Terra Ceia Farms, LLC

S Squared Green Goods

Greenscape Tools, Inc.

Tim Johnson Landscaping

Sampson Nursery, Inc.

Greenscapes

Tinga Nursery, Inc.

Sands Landscape Management, Inc.

Hamner Tree Farm

Tributary Land Design + Build

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Homewood Nursery and Garden Center

Turf Mountain Sod, Inc.

Scottree

Huffman Landscape and Lawn Pros.

Turf Service, Inc.

SiteLight LD, Inc.

Inside-Outside

Turtle Creek Nursery, Inc.

Southern Garden, Inc.

JCB INC

Twin Oaks Nursery, Inc.

Stone Image Works Inc.

Joe's Landscaping & Nursery Co.

Wakefield Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.

Stowe's Nursery

Johnston County Schools

Williams PlantWorks

Swift Creek Nursery

K and M Nursery

YM Landscape LLC

University of Mount Olive

Kiefer Landscape Nursery

Upton Valley Nursery, Inc

Landmasters, Inc

Van Belle Nursery Inc.

Lilley Farms & Nursery, Inc.

Wake Premier Landscape, LLC

Long Pond Nursery

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MEMBER NEWS

Heat Stroke Tips High temperatures can result in heat-related illness Tips to watch for when working outside Summer in North Carolina means growing lawns, shrubbery and longer days. It also includes high temperatures across the state from Manteo to Murphy.

The American Red Cross wants all the hardworking men and women in the nursery and landscaping industry to know that excessive heat can lead to minor annoyances, such as sunburn, but it can also create more serious systems like heat cramps, heat exhaustion and even heat stroke, which can lead to brain damage and even death if not properly recognized and promptly treated.

Accordingly, the Red Cross published a guide that can help just about anyone recognize the signs and systems of overheating before the situation becomes dire: (1) If someone is experiencing heat cramps in the legs or abdomen, get them to a cooler place. Have them rest, lightly stretch the

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affected muscle, and replenish their fluids with a half a glass (about 4 ounces) of cool water every 15 minutes.

HEAT EXHAUSTION SIGNS Cool, moist, pale or flushed skin Heavy sweating Headache Nausea Dizziness Weakness Exhaustion HOW TO HELP HEAT EXHAUSTION If someone is exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion, you should:

Move them to a cooler place.

Remove or loosen tight clothing and spray the person with water or apply cool, wet cloths or towels to the skin.

Fan the person.

If they are conscious, give small amounts of cool water to drink. Make sure the person drinks slowly.

Watch for changes in condition.

If the person refuses water, vomits or begins to lose consciousness, call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.

HEAT STROKE SIGNS (LIFE-THREATENING)

Hot, red skin which may be dry or moist.

Changes in consciousness.

Vomiting and high body temperature.

HOW TO HELP HEAT STROKE If someone is exhibiting signs of heat stroke, you should:

Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number immediately if someone shows signs of heat stroke.

Move the person to a cooler place.

Quickly cool the person’s body by immersing them up to their neck in cold water if possible. Otherwise, douse or spray the person with cold water, or cover the person with cold, wet towels or bags of ice.

For more information on what to do when temperatures rise, download the free Red Cross Emergency App. The app also gives users the option to receive alerts for excessive heat watches, warnings and heat advisories.

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Extension Area Specialized Agents Available to Help Nursery Industry

D NC State Extension Campus Box 7602 NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7602 https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/how-extension-works/

r. Rich Bonanno, director of NC State Extension, began working with NC State University in February 2016. Since that time, Bonanno has helped to implement a revamped staffing model conceived during Extension’s strategic planning efforts in 2015, which was designed to help NC State Extension overcome funding challenges that had been chipping away at its ranks since 2008.

“The process was really born of budget cuts that accumulated from 2008 to 2015,” Bonanno said. “The financial constraints put us in a situation where we couldn’t keep as many people on the ground, so we had to refocus our resources into the areas where we’re most needed and best equipped to provide solutions.”

A key concept of Extension’s new model involved the creation of additional area specialized agent positions, or ASAs, to address priority areas like nursery, horticulture, ornamentals and food safety. Similar to a traditional Extension agent, which provides topical expertise – in horticulture or livestock, for example – to farmers and businesses in a specific county, an ASA is typically more specialized and covers a region comprising multiple counties.

The ASAs also “work as a bridge between the faculty on campus and the agents in the field,” Bonanno said. “The goal was to make sure that our county agents had the expertise available to them, even if we didn’t have an agent in each county specializing in floriculture, horticulture and other related areas,” he said.

Among Extension’s 27 area specialized agents across the state, three positions have been dedicated to commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses thus far. The

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three individuals are based in strategic locations across the state, covering the Eastern region (44 counties), Central region (28 counties) and Western region (28 counties).

Bonanno said the purpose behind these positions was to accomplish three specific goals: 1. Establish area specialized agents on the ground as face-to-face resources for Extension’s county agents.

2. Position those area specialized agents to work directly with large operations around the state to help them grow and prosper.

3. In the Extension structure, county directors also have programming responsibilities. Therefore, an agriculture agent can also acquire the additional responsibilities of a county director. In those cases, the county director with ag agent responsibilities needs that extra area specialized agent to rely upon.

“We’re still exploring ways to strategically place area specialized agents across the state,” Bonanno said.

Each Extension county center has at least one ag agent, a 4-H agent and one shared family and consumer sciences agent. At times, one of those agents pulls double-duty as the county director.

Unlike typical ag agents, who are funded through a 50-50 split between county and state/federal dollars, area specialized agents are funded 100 percent by the federal and state governments, while the counties provide offices.

Justin Moore Director of Marketing and Communications NC State Extension For more information, contact justin_moore@ ncsu.edu Contact agent in your region  Eastern region Danny Lauderdale - page 19 Central region Stacey Jones - page 21 Western region Amanda Taylor - page 23

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Extension’s area specialized agents for commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses help connect ag operations with research-based resources from NC State University. Photo taken at Mountain Horticultural Research and Extension Center in Henderson County.

Extension's research on the red headed flea beetle involves meticulous examination of plant root systems for larvae.

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Eastern Region Area Specialized Agent, Nursery & Greenhouse

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hen I started in Extension over 20 years ago in Pitt County as the horticulture agent, I was blessed with an overwhelming support system of Extension specialists that provided countless hours of training. This training, along with my background as an undergraduate and graduate student at Auburn University with training in landscape design, urban forestry and nursery weed science, prepared me for the diversity of challenges faced by ornamental growers.

As the consumer horticulture program grew in Pitt County, I found myself at times being pulled away from assisting ornamental growers at the level I would have liked. I did manage to maintain strong ties with the nursery and landscape industry through the Certified Plant Professional Program and the Eastern N.C. Landscape Conference over the years. Fast-forward to today and I am in year three serving the eastern 44 counties (western border is Granville, Wake, Harnett, Cumberland and Robeson counties) as Extension’s area specialized agent (ASA) for commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses in the Eastern region.

Over the years, talk of positions like the one I am in came up from time to time, and I knew that if the situation arose I would be there. It is great to serve an industry that has approximately 350 nursery growers and 50 greenhouse growers in my region. I enjoy the opportunity to work with Extension’s county agents and campus specialists to help growers with the challenges you face every day.

In my first three years on the job, there have been three major challenges I have worked to try to assist growers with: flood, flea beetles and freeze. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 resulted in flooding at nine eastern N.C. nursery facilities, with damage ranging from short-term flooding of plants, to flash flooding that damaged infrastructure, to long-term flooding that left some nurseries with no saleable plant material.

In the following months, I worked to assist growers with evaluation of plant material and provided them information on the Tree Assistance Program, a disaster-relief program available through the Farm Service Agency.

As I surveyed growers during my first year, I found that many were concerned about damages and lost sales related to the native red headed flea beetle, Systena frontalis, which creates unsightly holes in the leaves of ornamental plants. Many products have been researched that will provide short-term control of adults, but much less has been done to target the larvae that feed on roots in container ornamentals.

Since the insect has multiple generations, I feel it is important to find options to break the life cycle.

Over the past two years, I have researched and observed drench and granular applications of insecticides, insect growth regulators, biological products and predatory insects and mites as potential options. There seems to be promise in managing this pest by targeting first-generation larvae using acephate as a drench, while using some neonicotinoid insecticides (drench and granular) as pre-treatments before larvae hatch. I have just potted up a long-term study with incorporated products that may provide longer-term solutions as part of an integrated pest management plan.

I have had mixed results with biological products and predators to this point. Research will continue to refine the most promising active ingredients and application methods. I have also been observing perimeters of nurseries, using flight interception traps and sweep netting to determine if there is a concentrated source of these insects moving into nurseries. To date, I have not found any concentration of movement from weedy areas, ditch borders, agricultural borders or woodlands.

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In my first three years on the job, there have been three major challenges I have worked to try to assist growers with: flood, flea beetles and freeze. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 resulted in flooding at nine eastern N.C. nursery facilities...

This winter was particularly hard on ornamental nursery growers throughout North Carolina, the Atlantic Coast region and the Southeast. Many growers lost large amounts of plant material to cold injury that was not protected by some of the traditional methods.

As a result, I once again provided growers with information about the Tree Assistance Program and organized a meeting to discuss current protection practices that worked or did not work this past winter.

The meeting was held on June 21 at the Wilson County Agricultural Center with growers representing over 20 nurseries in attendance. The goal of the meeting was to share experiences with different winter protection practices on various plant species in order to help determine better ways to protect this plant material that is typically valued at $60,000 per acre.

Whatever the next challenge may be, you can expect our Extension specialists at NC State, along with everyone involved in our N.C. Cooperative Extension partnership, to support you however we can. My office is located in Extension’s Wilson County Center, and I have resources available at http://go.ncsu.edu/ ENCNursery, in addition to the resources available on the main Extension site at https://extension.ncsu.edu.

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Central Region Area Specialized Agent, Nursery & Greenhouse Over the past two years, I’ve spent a lot of time learning the greenhouse and nursery industry in North Carolina, as well as building relationships with growers and Extension agents in each of the 28 counties of my region. One of the biggest needs I’ve seen is for agent and grower-specific education programs.

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iven my love of plants and insects, along with my passion for helping others, N.C. Cooperative Extension is the perfect career for me. After working for an Extension specialist at the University of Maryland for five years, I decided to pursue my master’s degree in entomology in order to become an Extension agent. After completing the program, I worked as a two-county agent in Arizona for eight years before becoming the area specialized agent (ASA) for commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses in the central region of North Carolina in 2016.

Over the past two years, I’ve spent a lot of time learning the greenhouse and nursery industry in North Carolina, as well as building relationships with growers and Extension agents in each of the 28 counties of my region. One of the biggest needs I’ve seen is for agent and grower-specific education programs.

When surveyed, both groups indicated a desire to attend training specific to the greenhouse and nursery industry. To address this need, I offered the first such training in February 2018 on the topic of plant production, pollinators and neonicotinoids. The feedback from the program was very positive, and I look forward to offering more programs in the future so attendees can get the continuing education units needed to maintain their applicator licenses.

I’m also collaborating with Danny Lauderdale and Amanda Taylor, Extension’s nursery and greenhouse ASAs in the Eastern and Western regions, respectively, to provide agent training through webinars and conferences. In addition, I’m currently developing an agentonly training to provide updated information needed to work with greenhouse and nursery growers.

Researching issues important to greenhouses and nurseries is an important part of my position. Currently, I’m researching a new pest for North Carolina – the Crape Myrtle Bark Scale. In collaboration with Matt Lenhardt, Extension horticulture agent in Iredell County, we are tracking the life cycle and best control measures for this new pest. Many growers in the state are worried it could get into nursery stock, so with this research we will be ready to help them if it does.

Another research project was developed from an issue discussed during a grower visit; the grower wanted to start making their own soilless media with more sustainable products. I teamed up with specialist Dr. Anthony LeBude to design a study with differing amounts of the products to see which mix works best.

After monitoring plant growth, pH and EC for one year, we determined which mix was best suited for the grower. This recommendation allowed them to save over $2,000 a year on media, as well as reduce the amount of waste produced and unsustainable resources used.

LeBude and I are also investigating the use of additives to soilless media to increase or decrease water-holding capacity in pots. This will help growers who have plants with slightly different water needs get the correct irrigation they need. This in turn can cut down on pest and disease issues and the amount of time needed to deal with problems, saving growers money in the long run.

Stacey Jones Stacey also serves these 27 counties: Alamance, Anson, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Iredell, Lee, Mecklenburg. https://www.ces.ncsu. edu/profile/stacey-jones/

With so many growers in my 28-county region, I’m still working to meet each and every one of you. Please contact me any time, I’m here to help you and your operation be successful.

My background in integrated pest management includes researching pest issues and finding best management practices. On another grower visit, I learned the nursery had been struggling with a disease for years and could never get it under control.

I researched this problem in depth, reading all the scientific literature I could find, and developed best management practices for this issue. They are using this protocol this summer and monitoring the progress of the disease.

With so many growers in my 28-county region, I’m still working to meet each and every one of you. Please contact me any time, I’m here to help you and your operation be successful.

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s the Extension area specialized agent (ASA) in commercial ornamental nurseries and greenhouses in Western North Carolina, I serve growers in our westernmost 28 counties, from Catawba to Cherokee. For short, I call it the WNC Nursery and Greenhouse Program, which is dynamic and adapts to industry needs as they arise. The focus of my efforts is relevant, timely issues affecting the nursery industry, like invasive pests, changing regulations and labor shortages.

New invasive pests of ornamentals

The ornamental industry consists of a diverse array of plants, and new plants are being introduced every year. As new plants enter the trade and plant material moves through the country and world, so do new pests that growers must learn to manage. The WNC nursery program focuses on training growers to identify and monitor for new and emerging pests.

Emerging pests of interest include the European pepper moth and camphor shot borer, both of which significantly damage crops. Growers say that they are better prepared for pest outbreaks as a result. In turn, they’re able to reduce crop damage and pesticide use, and maintain plant quality.

Integrated pest management (IPM)

The ornamental industry faces pressure to reduce its perceived impact on the environment. IPM principles save growers money and reduce environmental impacts. Scouting, monitoring and pesticide rotation are core principles that guide management programs.

As a nursery and greenhouse ASA, I assist growers with the implementation of monitoring strategies on their farms. I also conduct an early detection system to alert growers when pests are active.

Nurserymen in the Foothills region were concerned about a hatch of periodical cicadas that would occur in Spring 2017. This brood of insects hatches once every 17 years and damages the branches of trees by laying eggs under the bark. In response, the WNC nursery program trained growers to use methods that reduce crop damage with a minimal amount of pesticide and labor.

An on-farm study, funded by NCNLA, was conducted to identify the most effective way to minimize damage caused by periodical cicadas. Educational programs were presented at meetings and field days. As a result, growers now have a cost-effective way to minimize periodical cicada damage.

Improving efficiency

There is no end in sight to the labor shortage faced by U.S. agricultural producers. The nursery industry must

focus on increasing efficiency through the use of technology in this new era of doing more with less labor. In 2017, 150 green industry professionals were trained on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in nurseries and landscapes through the WNC nursery program. Consequently, 36% of participants responded that they were likely to implement this technology in the future.

Best management practices

Rivers in Western North Carolina are a source of drinking water and an important recreational resource, as well as a source of water for agricultural operations.

Maintaining water quality is a main concern as runoff and sediment from agricultural fields can affect water quality. Best management practices (BMPs) are the foundation for minimizing the environmental impact of production facilities. To date, 62 nurserymen have been trained at workshops, field days and consultations to implement BMPs in field nurseries.

Amanda Taylor amanda_jo_taylor@ncsu. edu

Growers need to stay abreast of changing regulations to avoid non-compliance issues and the resulting fines. The WNC nursery program partners with N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) pesticide inspectors to educate growers on new regulations, including changes to the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard.

Changing Regulations

Growers need to stay abreast of changing regulations to avoid non-compliance issues and the resulting fines.

The WNC nursery program partners with N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) pesticide inspectors to educate growers on new regulations, including changes to the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard.

Another example of one such initiative is getting nurseries into compliance with the red imported fire ant rules as the quarantine area expands. Since 2014, 185 green industry professionals have received training on treating nursery stock and managing for fire ants.

The WNC nursery program educates over 500 professionals annually through formal educational events each year. They include an ornamental production workshop, a greenhouse workshop and a nursery field day. It is estimated that the program saves growers a combined total of $100,000 annually.

For more information on the WNC nursery program or to subscribe to the mailing list, contact Amanda Taylor at amanda_jo_taylor@ncsu.edu or visit http:// go.ncsu.edu/WNC-Nursery-Program.

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he Horticulture Technology Department at Alamance Community College hosted the 42nd National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) on March 14-17, 2018. We had 62 two-year and four-year colleges and universities from across the country attend this event. NCLC is a great opportunity for students to learn more about the horticulture industry and network. Students have the opportunity to attend workshops instructed by industry professionals covering many topics that can help them sharpen their skills as they move forward into our industry. Also, there is a large career fair with companies from across the country looking for students who are ready for an internship or to begin their career. This year, the career fair was the largest one in history for this event with 117 total companies.

Lastly, there are 30 competitions that students compete in. The competitions are directly related to the horticultural industry such as plant identification, landscape design, irrigation assembly, compact excavator operation, arboriculture techniques, small engine repair, and many more!

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2018 Farm Act Approved by the NC General Assembly Legislation protects farms, forestry operations from nuisance lawsuits On June 15, the North Carolina Farm Act of 2018, S. 711, was approved by state lawmakers in the General Assembly. The bill passed the N.C. Senate 32 to 9, and it was approved in the N.C. House 65 to 42. N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the legislation on June 25, but his veto was overridden on June 27. The legislation is now law.

The bill was the 6th annual Farm Act, which has provided much-needed relief to farmers, forestry and nursery owners, and rural communities over the years. This year’s Farm Act was updated to include stronger language intended to help protect farmers from predatory lawsuits, which have become popular among trial lawyers looking for a quick payday.

“I want to thank everyone who has helped move this important piece of legislation forward as we guarantee a fair playing field for our family farmers and stop the malicious onslaught of unfounded lawsuits which threaten to put hundreds of farms out of business,” said N.C. Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, the bill’s primary sponsor.

The opening paragraph of the 2018 Farm Act included language which set the stage for further sections to protect farmers and nursery owners from frivolous lawsuits: “Whereas, frivolous nuisance lawsuits threaten the very existence of farming in

North Carolina; and Whereas, in response to the long-standing threat to agriculture, in 1979 the General Assembly enacted the State's first effort to statutorily protect the ability of farms and forestry operations to continue to operate as surrounding development encroached; and Whereas, following the 1979 enactment, at least three succeeding General Assemblies in 1992, 2013, and 2017 tried to perfect a statutory framework that broadly fosters a cooperative relationship between farms and forestry operations and their neighbors across North Carolina; and Whereas, recently a federal trial court incorrectly and narrowly interpreted the North Carolina Right to Farm Act in a way that contradicts the intent of the General Assembly and effectively renders the Act toothless in offering meaningful protection to long-established North Carolina farms and forestry operations; and Whereas, regrettably, the General Assembly is again forced to make plain its intent that existing farms and forestry operations in North Carolina that are operating in good faith be shielded from nuisance lawsuits filed long after the operations become established…”

In an effort to add teeth to the law, lawmakers voted in favor of mandating county land records to include, “…some form of notice reasonably calculated to alert a person researching the title of a particular tract that such tract is located within one-half mile of a poultry, swine, or dairy qualifying farm or within 600 feet of any other qualifying farm or within one-half mile of a voluntary agricultural district.”

In addition, the law was amended to read as rewritten, “No agricultural or forestry operation or any of its appurtenances shall be or become a nuisance, private or public, by any changed conditions in or about the locality outside of the operation after the operation has been in operation for more than one year, when such operation was not a nuisance at the time the operation began.

No nuisance action may be filed against an agricultural or forestry operation unless all of the following apply: (1) The plaintiff is a legal possessor of the real property affected by the conditions alleged to be a nuisance. (2) The real property affected by the conditions alleged to be a nuisance is located within one half-mile of the source of the activity or structure alleged to be a nuisance. (3) The action is filed within one year of the establishment of the agricultural or forestry operation or within one year of the operation undergoing a fundamental change.”

Furthermore, the new law includes language that states: “A plaintiff may not recover punitive damages for a private nuisance action where the alleged nuisance emanated from an agricultural or forestry operation that has not been subject to a criminal conviction or a civil enforcement action taken by a state or federal environmental regulatory agency pursuant to a notice of violation for the conduct alleged to be the source of the nuisance within the three years prior to the first act on which the nuisance action is based.”

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It’s purpose is to engage both “next generation” young consumers and traditional audiences by connecting the quality of life, economic and environmental benefits that come from a well designed/maintained landscape using NC nursery crops. In addition to increasing the perceived value of NC trees and landscape plants, the site emphasizes the importance of hiring certified professionals and promotes green industry businesses across North Carolina.

NC GreenPrints.com is designed to provide next generation consumers with a clear, straightforward and easy way to learn more about NC nursery crops — and to connect with NCNLA’s community of members as the people who can provide those products and services. It offers all the knowledge, tools and product information consumers need on an accessible digital platform.

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INDUSTRY UPDATE NALP Launches National Workforce Campaign, ‘Why I Landscape’ The national campaign is designed to attract student and career seekers to the landscape industry The National Association of Landscape Professionals announced June 4 the launch of “Why I Landscape,” a national workforce campaign to promote the landscape profession and encourage students and career seekers to consider opportunities within the industry.

Introduced by NALP’s Industry Growth Initiative, “Why I Landscape” builds off the success of NALP’s careers website, LandscapeIndustryCareers.org. The website showcases various career paths that professionals can take within the industry and connects jobs seekers with potential employers through its national job board, which has been visited by more than 100,000 candidates over the past few months.

The national campaign includes digital advertising, media outreach, and social media content promoted through its new @WhyILandscape Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels.

“Social media is a critical component in communicating with the public as it helps shape perceptions and understanding,” noted Missy Henriksen, NALP vice president of public affairs. “Our social media efforts will ensure that the proper messages resonate with our target audiences. We urge industry companies to follow and share our posts to amplify the strength of our voice and messaging.”

The new social channels will offer followers a greater understanding of the breadth of the profession, advancement opportunities, compensation potential, and insight into why current professionals value their careers. This

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“Why I Landscape,” LandscapeIndustryCareers. org and other programs to promote the profession have been developed by NALP’s Industry Growth Initiative which works to promote the industry and grow the workforce. For more information or to support IGI, visit https://www. landscapeprofessionals.org/foundation/ foundation/industry-growth-initiative. aspx.

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he N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services treated for gypsy moth infestations in several areas across North Carolina between June 2 and June 20. More treatments could be possible in the future. The areas treated included:

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Baldwin Gap, along the line between Watauga and Ashe counties, northwest of Boone.

There were a total of 11 blocks and 121,638 acres that were treated during this round, according to Chis Elder, NCDA&CS Gypsy Moth program manager.

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NCDA&CS has addressed spot introductions of the gypsy moth across North Carolina since the 1970s.

The treatments are done in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, Elder said.

Public hearings were held in February and March to discuss these infestations and receive input from residents about treatment options.

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