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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee Considers New Plants » At the April meeting of the Pennsylvania Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee (CPNWC), a number of plants were pr...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Drought Conditions Back to Normal Statewide » After the July 2, 2025, meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force , a drought watch has been lifted for the re...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Center for Plant Excellence Requests Proposals » The Center for Plant Excellence was authorized by the General Assembly two years ago. The Center is dedicate...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legalization of Recreational Cannabis In Pennsylvania Rests on Budget Talks » First Bill Blows Up Rep. Rick Krajewski (D-Allegheny) introduced on May 4 HB 1200 that allowed the sale of...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Plant Pest Act Revisions Remain in Limbo » HARRISBURG - PLNA reached an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (PDA) on reauthorization bill of the Plant Pes...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Chris Davis Replaces Retired Fred Strathmeyer as PDA Deputy » HARRISBURG - Chris Davis was appointed the Acting Deputy Secretary for Plant Industry and Consumer Protection at the PA...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Still No State Budget » HARRISBURG - There is no enacted Pennsylvania budget yet. As of the time of this writing, Pennsylvania remains without a...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) HB 1135 Seeks to Ban Paraquat Use in Pennsylvania » HARRISBURG - House Bill 1135 was introduced by Representative Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny) on April 21, 20...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Pennsylvania Returns to “Normal” Drought Status… Mostly » HARRISBURG - After the June 9, 2025 , meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force , a drought watch has been lifted...
Thursday, May 22, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Bill Seeks to Strengthen Workplace Misclassification Law » HARRISBURG - Representative Kyle Donahue (D- Lackawanna) introduced HB 721 that seeks to strengthen the Construction...
Saturday, April 12, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Drought Threat Eases Somewhat » HARRISBURG - After the April 2, 2025, meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force a drought watch has been lifted for s...
Thursday, March 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Drought Conditions in Pennsylvania Could Worsen Quickly » HARRISBURG – With the spring season on us, we are reminding PLNA members that the Governor and Pennsylvania Department of...
Thursday, March 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Businesses Must File Annual State Reports Beginning 2025 » HARRISBURG - On November 3, 2022, Governor Wolf signed into law Act 122 of 2022 . Among the many changes made b...
Monday, March 24, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) PDA's Redding Announces Center for Plant Excellence » DILLSBURG - Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding on March 20 announced the launching of the new Center fo...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) The Native Habitats at Commonwealth Facilities Act » HARRISBURG - Rep. Pielli (D-Chester) has introduced a bill, HB 426 , that requires Commonwealth agencies, if practic...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Bills to Allow Local Government Regulation of Pesticide Use Reintroduced » HARRISBURG - Senator Kearney (D-Delaware) has reintroduced his bill, SB 228 , to give local governments the power to regu...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PDA Extends Firewood Quarantine Order » HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) on March 23, 2024 extended its quarantine on firewood. The m...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) 35 Pennsylvania Counties Now Under Drought Declarations » HARRISBURG – The Governor and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have declared drought watches and...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sales Tax Questions » HARRISBURG – PLNA has recently had several questions about sales tax, particularly what is covered for landscape contracto...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) One Call/811 Reauthorization Signed by Governor » HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania 811 “Call before you dig” program reauthorization bill, scheduled to sunset at the en...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) End of Session Recap » HARRISBURG – On November 30, the Pennsylvania General Assembly session will come to an end sine die . At that poin...
Monday, November 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA PAC Needs Your Help! » HARRISBURG - PLNA urges you to contribute to the PLNA PAC, the fund that drives our government relations efforts on your b...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PLNA PAC Needs Your Help! » Donate to the PLNA PAC now: https://www.plna.com/page/PLNA_PAC All contributions matched dollar for dollar by Mike...
Monday, September 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Could 811- PAOneCall Program Expire? » HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania 811 “Call before you dig” program will sunset at the end of this year if not reauthoriz...
Monday, September 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Bills Introduced to Give Local Governments Control Over Pesticide Regulation » HARRISBURG - Rep. O’Mara (D-Delaware) has introduced a bill ( HB 2569 ) to allow local governments to pass their own pesti...
Monday, August 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Drought Stopped Short by Hurricane Debbie, Three Pa. Counties Still Declared Drought Disasters » HARRISBURG - Before hurricane Debbie swept up the East Coast in early August, many counties in Pennsylvania were teetering...
Thursday, July 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PDA to Make Decision on Center for Plant Excellence Soon » HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture last May issued a request for proposals (RFP) to create a Center f...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Revisions to Plant Pest Act Introduced in General Assembly » HARRISBURG – Long awaited revision to the Plant Pest Act, the key piece of legislation governing Pennsylvania’s green indu...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Revisions to Plant Pest Act Introduced in General Assembly » HARRISBURG – Long awaited revision to the Plant Pest Act, the key piece of legislation governing Pennsylvania’s green indu...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Pennsylvania Legislators Seek to Give Local Governments Pesticide Regulatory Powers » HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D – Delaware) and Senator Timothy Kearney (D – Delaware) have declared their inte...
Monday, April 22, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CPNWC Looks to Future Problem Plants » HARRISBURG – The Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee of the Pa. Dept. Of Agriculture met on April 18. No plants we...
Monday, April 22, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Pesticide Certification Exam Will Move to Closed-Book this Fall » HARRISBURG – At the March 27 meeting of the Pesticide Advisory Board at Pa. Dept. of Agriculture (PDA), the Department upd...
Monday, April 22, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Lawn and Landscape Leads PDA Pesticide Enforcement Actions » HARRISBURG – A review of Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023) enforcement data at the quarterly meeting of the P...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Quality Greenhouses Hosts First Lady Lori Shapiro and Ag Secretary Redding » DILLSBURG, PA - In recognition of National Farmworkers Awareness Week, First Lady Lori Shapiro and Agriculture Secretary R...
Monday, April 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Public, Lawncare Professionals Reminded of New Fertilizer Law » EAST BERLIN, PA – On March 28, PLNA Government Relations Advocate, Gregg Robertson joined Agriculture Secretary Russell Re...
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