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The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a generous $50,000 donation from the estate of William Flemer III. This donation will create the William Flemer III Fund within the HRI endowment.

William Flemer IV announced the fund during the HRI reception at the Mid-Atlantic Trade Show on January 12, 2012. Mr. Flemer stated, “His bequest to HRI exemplifies his lifelong devotion to the advancement of ornamental horticulture, and his abiding affection for the nursery industry and its people, his friends and their families, who have given their lives to the work he loved. His family shares that affection and appreciation, and is happy to know that, through HRI, valuable research, which will further improve this rewarding profession, will be his lasting legacy.”

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The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) has awarded $282,500 to nine research projects and four student scholarships for 2012.

The principal investigator is listed for each project. Many projects are collaborations between multiple research institutions and researchers

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As part of the ongoing response to industry’s concerns regarding Boxwood Blight, a new Buxus disease in North America, the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) and the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) helped to coordinate a multi-institutional and multi-state project submission for Section 10201 Farm Bill funding. Last week, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (APHIS), awarded the group over $550,000 to study the disease, develop treatment protocols, and begin a breeding program to select for Boxwood Blight (Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum) resistance.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final rule revising the hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers. The department was under a court supervised settlement agreement to issue a final rule by July 26, 2011. They missed that date. The effective date for most of the changes is July 1, 2013. Information on the final rule is available on FMCSA's website. A briefer summary of aspects of the rule most likely to affect ANLA member green industry businesses is posted here.

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