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Protecting Values In Pennsylvania
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...
Thursday, March 21, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Revisions to the Pennsylvania’s Plant Pest Act to Be Introduced Soon »
HARRISBURG – In a conversation with Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary Redding last week at the Pennsylvania State Counc...
Thursday, March 21, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
PLNA Continues Discussions with Rep. Shusterman about Battery-Powered Equipment Task Force »
HARRISBURG – PLNA had a follow-up meeting with Rep. Melissa Shusterman (R-Chester) about her desire to create a legislativ...
Thursday, February 29, 2024   (2 Comments - view/add)
PLNA Continues Battery-Powered Lawn and Landscape Equipment Discussions »
HARRISBURG – PLNA is continuing its conversation with Representative Michelle Shusterman (D-Chester) who intends to introd...
Thursday, February 29, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Make Sure You are not Paying Real Estate Taxes on Your High Tunnels! »
HARRISBURG – PLNA wants to remind members with high tunnels that, according to legislation PLNA was successful in obtainin...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pa. House Bill Would Require Minimum 100 Foot Buffers along All Streams and Rivers »
HARRISBURG - A bill (HB 1275) introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by Rep. Joe Webster (D - Montgomer...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Technical Corrections to Fertilizer Bill Signed by Governor »
HARRISBURG - Governor Shapiro signed into law  HB 156 and HB 295  that make technical corrections to the fertili...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bill Would Direct PennDOT to Use Native Plants »
HARRISBURG - A bill introduced by Rep. Brett Miller (R - Lancaster),  HB 797 , directs PennDOT to plant vegetation al...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Legislation Would Require Pesticide Application Notices to Apiaries »
HARRISBURG - Two bills in the General Assembly would require notice to apiaries before pesticides could be applied....
Wednesday, December 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Legislation Seeks Equal Rights for Agricultural Workers »
HARRISBURG -  A package of three bills was introduced in the General Assembly that would remove most of the advantage...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PLNA Works on 811/PA One Call Law Revisions »
HARRISBURG - PLNA is working with the National Utility Contractors’ Association (NUCA) and other contractor associations t...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Penn State Extension Welcomes New Associate Dean and Director »
UNIVERSITY PARK - Dr. Jeff Hyde has been appointed the new Associate Dean and Director of Extension at Penn State’s C...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Draft Plant Pest Act Not Yet Introduced »
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is planning to introduce legislation to revise the  Pla...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
State Rep Hopes to Create Task Force on Battery-Powered Landscape Equipment »
HARRISBURG - Representative Michelle Shusterman (D-Chester) has sent out a co-sponsorship memo looking for co-sponsors for...
Friday, December 8, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
The State Budget Woes Continue Affecting Green Industry Priorities »
HARRISBURG - Many of us are feeling a bit like Bill Murray in “Ground Hog Day.” The final pieces of the the FY 2023-2...
Monday, September 25, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PLNA Participates in Legislative Hearing on Invasive Species »
AMBLER – On September 9, 2023 PLNA participated in a hearing by the state House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on...
Monday, September 25, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Legislation Mandating PennDot Use of Native Plants Passes State Senate »
HARRISBURG – House Bill 797 , legislation mandating that PennDot use native plants in its rights-of-way along the state’s...
Monday, September 25, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PDA Bureau of Plant Industry Gets New Director »
HARRISBURG - Frank Schneider has been appointed the Director of Plant Industry (BPI) at the Pennsylvania Department of Agr...
Friday, May 19, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PLNA Celebrates PA Native Species Day »
In celebration of the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Native Species Day, PLNA Member North Creek Nurseries welcomed PLNA lead...
Friday, February 3, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PDA Plans to Revise Plant Pest Act »
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is planning to introduce legislation to revise the Plant Pes...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
General Assembly Ends 2021-22 Session with Mixed Results for Green industry »
The Pennsylvania General Assembly adjourned sine die November 30, 2022 the end of the 2021-2022 session. Following are b...

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