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Congress to Take Up Farm Bill

This week, the House will begin debating H.R. 2, more commonly known as the Farm Bill. The measure is an important opportunity for landscape professionals to gain greater certainty in regulatory decisions related to pesticide use. The House Bill contains language that:

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4 Powerful Ways to Educate Your Customers

Article AuthorĀ Mike Eisenhuth, is a Success CoachĀ forĀ LandOpt, an NALP Consultant Member firm. Imagine you are seeking a contractor to do work on your house. What qualities, features and attributes will you look for in this service provider? What questions will you ask? As a consumer, you want to ensure the best investment of your hard-earned […]

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Itā€™s About Time- Technology Can Make Safety Training More Efficient and Effective

Article Author Olivia McMurrey, member of the NALP Safety and Risk ManagementĀ CommitteeĀ  As safety training at many landscape companies has become more in-depth ā€“ to better protect workers and to satisfy OSHA expectations ā€“ it is demanding more of managersā€™ time, and keeping track of all the physical paperwork is challenging. Bryce Christianson, founder and […]

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Tech Tip: Stemming and Seedheads

Youā€™ve fertilized, applied crabgrass control, sprayed weeds, and instructed your customer on how to water and mow their lawn.Ā  On your last visit, the lawn was screaming green, the best in the neighborhood.Ā  Today, the customer calls and says that their lawn is ruined, youā€™re responsible and that theyā€™re going to sue you, report you […]

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National Safety Stand-Down: Help Prevent Falls in the Workplace

In recognition of the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls, NALP would like to remind our members and other green industry employers to observe these fall prevention safety tips:Ā 

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States Move to Protect Consumer Interests

The attorneys general in several states are stepping up their efforts to fill ā€œthe void left by the Trump Administrationā€™s pullback of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).ā€ They expressed initial concerns in December when the President announced the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as CFPB interim director.

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Another Blow to the Workforce

Seasonal employers suffered yet another blow to the already scarce labor pool last week when President Trump announced that he is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans. TPS had been in place for the Honduras since Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998. There are an estimated 57,000 Hondurans with temporary protected status in […]

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Will DHS Provide Limited H-2B Relief Later this Month?

So far, we have not heard anything official from DHS about the release of additional visas.Ā Ā However, in the last couple of days we have heard rumors and seen press reports that indicate that DHS plans to release 15,000 additional visas around the middle of this month.Ā 

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7 Steps to Saying Good Bye to Weeds (Forever!)

Put down the weed killer! Youā€™re not ready for it yet.

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H-2B Workforce Coalition Seeking Your Stories

NALP and our partners in the H-2B Workforce Coalition are working to educate Congress and the administration on the importance of H-2B cap-relief. This effort is particularly important right now as we advocate for the Department of Homeland (DHS) Security to issue much needed additional work visas. Right now, we are looking for your help […]

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