A law is now in place allowing nursery growers in California to create a California Nursery Producers Commission, which would be a new government body under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2695, which previously was approved by the California State Assembly. The signed bill did not create […]
Oregon, California growers sue to reopen South Carolina plant market
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Nurseries can’t afford to let disease spread. They take seriously the threat of Phytophthora ramorum, commonly known as sudden oak death – and so does the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). For several years, APHIS has had rules in effect to protect ecosystems and plant material. Nurseries in Oregon and California have […]