Thursday, November 20, 2008

GREEN INDUSTRY STAR CERTIFICATION. TESTING DATES ARE SET FOR JANUARY 2009



ATTENTION ALL GREEN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ENROLL NOW FOR GREEN INDUSTRY STAR CERTIFICATION. TESTING DATES ARE SET FOR JANUARY 2009

Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s Green Industry Star Certification Program: Modules 1 & 3 Testing Scheduled
Date: Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 3-5 p.m.
Location: Overland Park Convention Center (Courtyard Level)
Meeting Room 2
Registration Information: In order to participate in Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association’s new Green Industry Star Certification’s testing, you will need to register for BOTH the 2009 WESTERN Annual Meeting and Trade Show AND with the Missouri Landscape & Nursery Association.
Please contact the Western directly for details on registration for their conference and for hotel information visit the Western Nursery & Landscape Association If you are registering for the certification testing, we have a limited number of discounted regristration fee passes to the Western that are being offered to those enrolled for certification testing. There is a limited number available on first regristered basis- inquire about avaiability through MLNA treasurer Bryan Stringer at 417-725-3223. Your payment for certification testing must be recieved to qualify for these special discount passes.
For more information about our new state and nationally recognized professional Five Star certification, the various specialized module options and the Green Industry Business Star qualification or if you are already PLANET CLP certified click here
Missouri Landscape and Nursery Association Registration Deadline: December 5, 2008
To register online or print application : Click here
Mail: 6209 MidRivers Mall Drive Suite 128 St. Charles, MO 63304
Minimum Registrants: 10Maximum Registrants: 40

EAB new advertising campaign


USDA-APHIS-PPQ’s national EAB program is hitting multiple markets nationwide this week, including St. Louis with some mobile billboards, radio spots and newspaper articles. See email from Sharon Lucick below. I’m not going to forward the sound files since they are 3MB. You can go to http://www.stopthebeetle.info/ for more detail. I just got the info today.

Collin Wamsley
State Entomologist
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Plant Pest Control Bureau
PO Box 630/1616 Missouri Blvd
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
voice: 573.751.5505/5507
fax: 573.522.1109


EAB new advertising campaign

Just wanted to give you all a brief overview of the new advertising campaign for EAB. It was launched last week in the 10 states known to have EAB - - note, we targeted selected geographic areas versus entire states therefore enabling us to stretch resources and the time line of the campaign. Included in this fall campaign are mobile billboards, radio ads and newspaper articles. In the spring we anticipate adding television to the mix. here is the web link to the micro site http://www.stopthebeetle.info/ (take the promise to see the state counter) and the billboard designs.


Sharon Sharon LucikPublic Affairs SpecialistUnited States Department of AgricultureAnimal & Plant Health Inspection Service5936 Ford Court, Ste. 200Brighton, MI 48116-8511810-844-2713 telephone810-844-0583 fax