TNLA Working For You December 6, 2019

DECEMBER 6, 2019

TNLA Working For You is an exclusive member benefit brought straight to you on a bi-weekly basis.

Please email ashley@tnlaonline.org and tell us a little about what you do!

TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER FEATURE: SHARE HOW YOU CARE! TNLA CALENDAR A WORD FROM THE STATE Member News You Need to Know -State Board Nominations -Member Discount: LandsEnd -Scholarships -TNLA Attends Irrigation Show Events -Nursery/Landscape EXPO 2020 -Product Rodeo & Education Corral Legislative & Regulatory -H-2B Cap Relief Needed for FY 2020 -House Speaker Releases Interim Charges on Pesticide and Landscape Irrigation Education -West Texas Workshop

CALENDAR DECEMBER 3 Region IV Meeting AgriLife Dallas

COMING IN 2020...

9 Region IV Holiday Party Bowlounge

February 26-27 Product Rodeo & Education Corral Fort Worth, TX

11 Region II Christmas Party Cadillac Bar 13 Region V Christmas Party Will Rogers Memorial Center 16 Monday Management Webinar Kicking off 2020! Baseline your team NOW to set the tone for the year

March 26-27 West Texas Workshop Alpine, TX August 13-15 Nursery/Landscape EXPO San Antonio, TX

17Â Region I Christmas Party Blanco BBQ

If you are new to TNLA and want to find out more about your Region offerings, please contact Sara Fern.

Please submit Region photos to ashley@tnlaonline.org

EVENTS & CEU OPPORTUNITIES

TNLA GREEN CEU QUIZ November/December MONDAY MANAGEMENT WEBINAR SERIES

KICKING OFF 2020!

BASELINE YOUR TEAM NOW TO SET THE TONE FOR THE YEAR MONDAY DECEMBER 16 | 11:00AM CDT REGISTER TODAY AT WWW.TNLAONLINE.ORG

Join us as companies come together to rodeo their products through hands-on demonstrations and take part in high-impact Education Corral sessions.

FEBRUARY 26-27, 2020Â WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL CENTER FORT WORTH, TX

March 26-27, 2020 | Alpine, TX Register Today!

A WORD FROM THE STATE Members News You Need to Know Hear it straight from the State Office

TNLA STATE BOARD NOMINATIONS TNLA's State Board of Directors will be open for nominations in some positions.

Keep an eye out for more information coming to you soon!

MEMBER DISCOUNT: LANDSEND Take advantage of another of our Member benefits and show your TNLA pride every day! Use the link below to access our exclusive LandsEnd Business Outfitters webpage for TNLA merchandise. This is a great opportunity for gifts for your staff, co-workers or yourself! Visit: https://business.landsend.com/store/memberstore/

SCHOLARSHIPS We are accepting on-line scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 school year between September 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 from students interested in the fields of Horticultural and Agriculture. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Cheryl Staritz at cheryl@tnlaonline or 512.579.3863.

If you know of a deserving student interested in these fields of study, please send them to the following website for more details: tnla.awardsplatform.com

A WORD FROM THE STATE Members News You Need to Know Hear it straight from the State Office

TNLA ATTENDS IRRIGATION SHOW This week TNLA traveled to the Irrigation Show Education Week 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada to represent TNLA, its Members and the Texas Green Industry in order to connect with irrigation professionals from across the Nation. TNLA President & CEO, Amy Graham also serves on the Irrigation Association's Board of Directors made up of 15 people who represent the diversity of the Green Industry.

A WORD FROM THE STATE Events

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NURSERY/LANDSCAPE EXPO 2020 Find Your Greatness by exhibiting at the 2020 Nursery/Landscape EXPO August 13-15, in San Antonio. Grow your business in Texas by reserving a booth today at Texas' premier horticulture show. Click here for additional information & to reserve your booth today!

PRODUCT RODEO What is the Product Rodeo & Education Corral and Why Should You Be There?The Product Rodeo and Education Corral is TNLA's newest event, designed to give attendees an up-close experience with the newest products and technology.

Participants can test equipment right in the rodeo arena, watch live expert demonstrations, attend hands-on education sessions, and more. Texas' premier indoor Product Rodeo will showcase outdoor innovation the way it was meant to be experienced.

For information on how you can get in on the fun, visit www.tnlaonline.org/product-rodeo--education-corral

A WORD FROM THE STATE Legislative & Regulatory Hear it straight from the State Office

H-2B CAP RELIEF NEEDED FOR FY 2020 As we reported in the last Working For You update, the first half of the H-2B cap for next year was hit aat a record early time and experts expect the second half to go just as quickly. This means employers with a DOL certified need will be blocked from recieving these critical visas unless Congress extends discretionary cap relief to the Department of Homeland Security.

Congress must pass a funding bill by December 20th or the government will face another shutdown. To be clear, there is currently no cap relief language included for this coming year. We need you to visit the TNLA Legislative Action Center and send an email to your Congressman urging thier support of H-2B cap relief in any final funding package they might pass. Visit https://www.votervoice.net/TNLA/Home

HOUSE SPEAKER RELEASES INTERIM CHARGES ON PESTICIDE AND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION The Texas House of Representatives has been charged with studying a variety of topics of relevance to Texas green industry before the next legislative session in 2021. House Agriculture has been charged with studying the current approach and possible improvements to mitigating plant diseases and pesticide drift. The Environmental Regulation committee will be looking at the current regulation of landscape irrigation backflow prevention assemblies. Despite only being announced last week, TNLA has already begun conducting meetings with policymakers and stakeholders on these issues.

A WORD FROM THE STATE Education

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WEST TEXAS WORKSHOP Take part in this unique West Texas experience with education specific to the region. You'll have the opportunity to gain TNLA CEU's, take a guided tour of the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and stay in the historic Holland Hotel. This event takes place March 26th and 27th 2020, in Alpine, TX. Registration is now open!

Contact the TNLA state office for more information. sara@tnlaonline.org 512-579-3853

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