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GEORGIA GREEN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION JOURNAL Winter 2013 GGIA Journal | A Georgia Green Industry Publication | We Advance and Promote the Horticulture Industry | www.ggia.org IN THIS ISSUE: 2013 INDUSTRY NEWS WINTER WinterGreen 2013 GGIA Award Winners GREENGREEN One Stop. One Source. Get Up to Speed on the Latest About Impatiens Downy Mildew Avoid a Communication Breakdown JAN 23 - 25 Gwinnett Center 2013 Georgia Gold Medal Winners Duluth, GA Register online at MSMA Update for Turfgrass www.ggia.org Applications: Still Available Georgia Bred Turfgrasses May Soon Blanket Cuban Golf Courses and Resorts Growth Begins Here... Georgia Agriculture Tax Expemtion (GATE) SNA Announces New Regional Marketplace LEGISLATIVE NEWS Efforts Underway to Unify Around an Agricultural Labor Fix Georgia’s Premier Horticulture Conference High Stakes Lame Duck Congress Specialty Projects Awarded $55 Million by USDA And more... SPECIAL WinterGreen 2013 Issue WHAT’S INSIDE Table of Contents 4 Board of Directors 26 MSMA Update for Turfgrass 36 Kids Grow Green: 6 Letter from the President Applications: Still Available Cashing in Cabbage 7 Letter from the Executive The Organic Arsenical Products Task Force Kids across America are growing, and some (OAPTF) has announced the use of MSMA are earning, a lot of “green” participating in INDUSTRY NEWS for weed management on golf courses, sod the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Pro- farms, and highway rights-of-way will con- gram. 8 GGIA Award Winners tinue beyond the original phase-out date of 38 SNA Announces New Regional Each year, GGIA honors individuals for their December 31, 2013, and anticipates labeled Marketplace accomplishments and service to the industry. turfgrass applications will be extended for at SNA 2013 will feature a new regional market- These 2011 and 2013 award winners have least three years, and likely longer. place, education and more. joined the ranks of others that have been hon- 27 Local Speakers to Bring International 39 The Un-Comfort Zone... ored with these prestigious awards. Trade Home at 2013 Georgia Ag Forecast What’s Pushing Your Buttons? 21 Georgia Grown Fraser Fir Christmas UGA’s 2013 Farm to Port Ag Forecast Are you motivated by fame, fortune or fear. Trees on the Horizon economic outlook series will feature local pro- Or is it something deeper that fans the flames A University of Georgia horticulturist is work- ducers and business people who will share inside of you? ing to change that by popularizing a hybrid how they broke into the export market and the that combines Fraser firs with their Japanese benefits they’ve seen since making the leap. LEGISLATIVE NEWS cousins – Momi firs. 28 Georgia Bred Turfgrasses May Soon 22 Get Up to Speed on the Latest Blanket Cuban Golf Courses and Resorts 40 Efforts Underway to Unify Around an About Impatiens Downy Mildew University of Georgia-licensed turfgrass may Agricultural Labor Fix On October 4th ANLA and OFA hosted the soon be growing on Cuban golf courses, The agricultural community is working to webinar, “Impatiens Downy Mildew: Looking sports fields and resorts. forge new consensus on an immigration ahead to 2013. But if you missed this webi- 30 The Georgia Agriculture Tax solution specific to the needs of growers and nar, don’t kick yourself. It was recorded and Exemption (GATE) producers. available in it’s entirety. Don’t leave money on the table... take ad- vantage of this new sales tax exemption for growers. 23 Avoid a Communication Breakdown If you use radio based irrigation controllers 33 Introducing the Essential Economy or industrial radio systems to communicate GGIA is pleased to be working with friends 41 High-Stakes Lame Duck Congress around the nursery, long planned FCC chang- from agribusiness as well as representatives After the November 6 elections, all eyes will es to operating requirements go into effect on from the homebuilding, hospitality and restau- be on Congress as they face the daunting January 1 that may impact your communica- rant sectors of our economy on a ground- task of avoiding the fiscal cliff. tion. breaking project- The Essential Economy 42 Specialty Projects Awarded $55 Million 24 2013 Georgia Gold Medal Winners Council. by USDA Be the first to get a first-hand look at the 2013 34 Michelin Distributes the Tweel™ On October 1st, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (and some 2014 and 2015 winners! Michelin is now distributing the MICHELIN ® Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA was X-TWEEL™ SSL, a non-pneumatic mobility awarding $55 million to the states and U.S. solution for skid steer loaders in the landscap- territories, through the Specialty Crop Block ing, construction,contracting, refuse/recycling Grants. and agricultural industries. 2013 35 UGA Researchers Nominated for WINTER International Sustainability Award A nationwide team of researchers, scientists, GREEN engineers and economists is developing a 43 WinterGreen 2013 new method to make agricultural water use 44 WinterGreen 2013 Exhibitors much more efficient resulting in a nomination 53 Partnership for Sustainability for a Katerva Award. 54 GGIA Membership 2 GGIA Journal | Winter 2013 GGIAGEORGIA GREEN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WHAT’S OUTSIDE Calendar of Events JANUARY 2013 MAY 2013 JANUARY 2014 JAN 23 MAY 14 - 16 JAN 22 - 24 WinterGreen 2013 GGIA Council Conference Calls WinterGreen 2014 The Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA The Gwinnett Center, Duluth Exhibitor Move-In Full-Day Education for Attendees JUNE 2013 For more information on these events, visit GCLP/GCPP Written Exam (1pm - 5pm) the GGIA website at www.ggia.org. JUN 05 - 07 JAN 24 - 25 GGIA Planning Retreat WinterGreen 2013 Location TBD The Gwinnett Center, Duluth 2013 Trade Show AUGUST 2013 WINTER JAN 30 AUG 05 - 07 Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training SNA 2013 Pesticide Safety & Handling Georgia International Convention Center, GREEN Coastal Gardens, Savannah Atlanta Details TBA FEBRUARY 2013 GCLP/GCPP Written Exam and Exhibitor List Chattahoochee Tech, Acworth FEB 05 on Pages 41 - 50! Georgia Agribusiness Council Legislative Breakfast SEPTEMBER 2013 Georgia Depot, Atlanta SEP 13 FEB 13 GGIA Board & Committee Meeting GGIA Capitol Day, Atlanta OCTOBER 2013 FEB 20 Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training OCT 05 Pesticide Safety & Handling GCLP Hands-On (8 am - 2 pm) Savannah Rapids Pavilion, Augusta Bamboo Farm Savannah The Journal is a publication of the Georgia Green MARCH 2013 NOVEMBER 2013 Industry Association and is published two times annually. Mention of a product name is not to MAR 08 NOV 01 be considered an endorsement. Acceptance of GGIA Board & Council Meeting GGIA Board & Committee Meeting advertising in The Journal in no way constitues Georgia Dept of Agriculture Bldg approval or endorsement of products or services Atlanta advertised. DECEMBER 2013 MAR 12 Governor’s Ag Day Celebration DEC 06 Georgia Depot, Atlanta GGIA Executive Board Meeting PO Box 369 Epworth, GA 30541 MAR 16 Tel 706-632-0100 Fax 706-632-0300 GCLP Hands-On (8am - 2 pm) [email protected] Gwinnett Tech, Lawrenceville www.ggia.org GGIA Journal | Winter 2013 3 GGIAGEORGIA GREEN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012 - 2013 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FLORICULTURE DIVISION LANDSCAPE DIVISION WAYNE JUERS, Chairman MACK FURLOW, President CRAIG MCMANUS, President The Garden Specialist, Plant Doctor Seasonal Color Greenhouses, Inc. McPlants, Inc. Roswell, GA Athens, GA Douglasville, GA (404) 775-1928 706/227-6955 FAX: 706/425-1869 770/920-2100 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CHRIS WILLIAMS, Vice Chairman LANIE RINER, Vice President WAYNE JUERS, Board Member Landscapes of the South Thunderwood Farms The Garden Specialist, Plant Doctor Canton, GA Woodbury, GA Roswell, GA 678/977-9854 FAX: 678/493-8935 706/553-2281 FAX: 706/274-3463 404/775-1928 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DONAL NICHOLS, Treasurer ROLAND BOOT, Board Member BEJIE HERRIN, Board Member Atlanta, GA Sunbelt Greenhouses Chattahoochee Tech 404/454-4172 Douglas, GA Powder Springs, GA [email protected] 912/384-3806 Ext 210 770/529-2316 [email protected] [email protected] SHERRY MORRIS, Executive Director Epworth, GA JIM RICE, Board Member TODD BROWN, Board Member 706/632-0100 FAX: 706/632-0300 Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies Canton, GA Fockele Garden Company [email protected] 770/286-4009 FAX: 770/479-9505 Gainesville, GA [email protected] 770/532-7117 FAX: 770/532-7245 CHRIS BUTTS, Director - Legislative, [email protected] Environmental & Public Affairs BECKI van der WALT, Past President Bogart, GA Horticultural Specialty Services 706/540-2813 Bethlehem, GA RETAIL DIVISION [email protected] 770/345-5581 FAX: 770/345-7946 MIKE LEWIS, President [email protected] Pike Nurseries STUART COFER, Past Chairman Norcross, GA Cofer’s Home & Garden Showplace 770/921-1022 FAX: 770/638-6941 Athens, GA IRRIGATION DIVISION [email protected] 706/353-1519 FAX: 706/548-9891 CHRIS WILLIAMS, President [email protected] Landscapes of the South RODNEY HOLCOMB, Vice President Canton, GA Holcomb’s Garden Center 678/977-9854 FAX: 678/493-8935 Ft. Oglethorpe, GA [email protected] 706/861-4769 FAX: 706/858-5668 [email protected] ALICIA WRIGHT, Vice President Ewing Irrigation, Golf and Industrial STUART COFER, Board Member Suwanee, GA Cofer’s Home & Garden Showplace Athens, GA 770/410-5731 FAX: 770/410-5732 706/353-1519 FAX: 706/548-9891 [email protected] [email protected] SHERMAN HENDRICKSON,