WITCH’S BROOM
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10 Successful Businesses Grow Here Executive Director Larson lists the partnerships that allow MNLA members to save on expenses.
12 Before & After The MNLA office landscape has gone through quite a transformation! Thanks to the donors who helped make it possible.
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16 Out & About Photos from the BFG and Tessman shows, Member
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A Most Magical Witch’s Broom Faith Appelquist covers the mystery and science behind these ball-like tangle of dense twigs.
Appreciation Day, the office landscape ribbon cutting, and our summer tours.
22 Northern Green 2020 Master Classes, registration options, trade show
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Top Ten Performing Annual Flowers Steve Poppe and Esther Jordan present the plants that produced eye-popping results during this year’s trials.
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Spotted Lanternfly Northern Green speaker Emelie Swackhamer talks about this invasive insect that feeds on ornamental and timber trees.
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Communicating Across Generations: Pushing Aside Misconceptions Beth Hyatt from Total Landscape Care with insights on how to bridge the generation gap when hiring.
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Minnesota’s Leaf-Feeding Beetles Dr. Krischik shows that the family of leaf-feeding beetles, including viburnum leaf-feeding beetle, are more common than you realize.
Landscape & Hardscape Install & Design Garden Services & Landscape Mgmt Garden Centers Growers: Nursery & Greenhouse Irrigation & Water Mgmt Arborists & Tree Services All
features, upgrade tracks, keynote speakers, and all the sessions at-a-glance!
38 MNLA Legislative Agenda: By Members, For Members The annual policy survey sent to members is a vital piece of setting priorities for MNLA’s government affairs program.
47 Landscape Awards Call for Entries The entry portal opens on October 1, and all entries must be submitted by November 20.
54 Refer a Friend, Get Rewards Our Member-Get-A-Member campaign is off and running!
55 MNLA Certification: Who, When, Where, & Why With many updates to the program in recent years, there’s never been a better time to become an MNLA Certified Professional. Cover photo: Esther Jordan. Table of Contents Images: Top Left: Faith Appelquist. Middle: Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Bottom: iStock.com/ Drazen_. october 19 MNLA.BIZ
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MINNESOTA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION Successful Businesses Grow Here! 1813 Lexington Ave. N., Roseville, MN 55113 651-633-4987 • Fax: 651-633-4986 Outside the metro area, toll free: 888-886-MNLA, Fax: 888-266-4986 www.MNLA.biz • www.NorthernGreen.org Mission: The mission of the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association is to help members grow successful businesses. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Frampton, President Landscape Renovations 651-769-0010 • sframpton@landscaperenovations.com Tim Malooly, CID, CLIA, CIC, Vice-President Water in Motion 763-559-7771 • timm@watermotion.com Randy Berg, MNLA-CP, Secretary-Treasurer Berg’s Nursery, Landscape/Garden Center 507-433-2823 • randy@bergsnursery.com Faith Appelquist, MNLA-CP Tree Quality LLC 612-618-5244 • faith@treequality.com Matt Mallas Hedberg Supply 763-512-2849 • mmallas@hedbergaggregates.com Mike McNamara Hoffman & McNamara Nursery & Landscaping 651-437-9463 • mike.mcnamara@hoffmanandmcnamara.com John O’Reilly Otten Bros. Garden Center and Landscaping 952-473-5425 • j.oreilly@ottenbros.com Jeff Pilla, MNLA-CP Professional Turf, Inc. (Proturf) 952-469-8680 • jeff@professionalturf.com Nick Sargent, MNLA-CP Sargent’s Landscape Nursery, Inc. 507-289-0022 • njsargent@sargentsgardens.com Cassie Larson, CAE MNLA Executive Director 651-633-4987 • cassie@mnla.biz STAFF DIRECTORY Executive Director: Cassie Larson, CAE • cassie@mnla.biz Membership Director & Trade Show Manager: Mary Dunn, CEM • mary@mnla.biz Communications Dir.: Jon Horsman, CAE • jon@mnla.biz Education/Cert. Manager: Susan Flynn • susan@mnla.biz Government Affairs Dir: Forrest Cyr • forrest@mnla.biz Regulatory Affairs Manager: Jim Calkins • jim@mnla.biz Accountant: Kris Peterson • kris@mnla.biz Foundation Program Coordinator: Paulette Sorenson • paulette@mnla.biz Advertising Sales: 952-934-2891 / 763-295-5420 Faith Jensen, Advertising Rep • faith@pierreproductions.com Betsy Pierre, Advertising Mgr • betsy@pierreproductions.com Legislative Affairs Consultant: Doug Carnival
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Arborjet .................................................................................................. 53 Aspen Equipment ................................................................................. 11 Bachman's Wholesale Nursery & Hardscapes ............................... 3 Central Landscape Supply ................................................................ 21 Cushman Motor Co. Inc ...................................................................... 36 Edney Distributing Co., Inc. ............................................................... 41 Frontier Ag & Turf ................................................................................ 21 Frost Inc ................................................................................................. 15 Fury Motors ........................................................................................... 42 Gertens Wholesale & Professional Turf Supply ............................. 2 Hedberg Landscape & Masonry Supplies ..................................... 39 Jeff Belzer Chevrolet .................................................................... 28–29 Klaus Nurseries .................................................................................... 21 Lano Equipment, Inc. .......................................................................... 52 Monroe Truck Equipment .................................................................... 9 Northern Salt Inc ................................................................................. 39 Out Back Nursery ................................................................................. 15 Peat, Inc. ................................................................................................ 15 Plaisted Companies .............................................................................. 7 Rock Hard Landscape Supply ........................................................... 52 SMSC Organics Recycling Facility .................................................... 55 The Resultants ..................................................................................... 36 The Tessman Company ........................................................................ 11 Tri-State Bobcat, Inc. ............................................................................ 4 Truck Utilities, Inc. ............................................................................... 39 Versa-Lok Midwest .............................................................................. 46 Xcel Energy ............................................................................................ 41 Ziegler CAT ............................................................................. Back Cover
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LANDSCAPES 2019 GIE and Expo’s premier education and networking experience. Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, KY ➽Landscapeprofessionals.org
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MSA FALL CONFERENCE The conference devoted to advancing the practice, science and technology of tree care. University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus ➽ MSA-live.org
MNLA CERTIFICATION EXAM Prove what you know and sit for the exam to become an MNLA Certified Professional. MNLA Office, Roseville ➽ MNLA.biz
WINTER PARKING LOT AND SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE Learn how to reduce environmental impacts without changing your level of service and earn MPCA Level 1 Certification in Winter Maintenance. MNLA Office, Roseville ➽ MNLA.biz
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MNLA CERTIFICATION EXAM Prove what you know and sit for the exam to become an MNLA Certified Professional. MNLA Office, Roseville ➽ MNLA.biz
MNLA/MTGF PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION WORKSHOP (CAT. A, E AND J) This workshop meets MDA’s Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements for: Category A (Core), E (Turf and Ornamentals), and J (Forestry, Rights-of-Way and Natural Areas). Maplewood YMCA Community Center, Maplewood ➽ MNLA.biz
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There are many aspects to running a successful business including a great vision, exceptional service, staying organized, and hiring the right people to name just a few. MNLA provides education to help in many of these identified areas, but today I’d like to focus on how the association can help save you money, and therefore increase your bottom line. Did you know that MNLA has partnerships that can help you save on business expenses? • You can save between $5,500–$9000 with fleet discounts that have been negotiated with Dodge/ Jeep/Chrysler, Ford, and 2019 GM. • Looking for good rates on workers’ comp? Visit with our partners at TBG to see if they can save your company money with their self-funded option. • Fuel discounts of between 5 and 6 cents per gallon are available through our partnerships with Holiday, Speedway, and NEW THIS YEAR Kwik Trip. • Does your Garden Center use cardboard carryout trays? Let us get you a quote and see if we can help you save. • Break into the mobile world with MNLA’s affordable Retail Store App. • Receive a discounted rate from the attorneys at Zlimen and McGuiness when you mention your MNLA membership. • Also NEW THIS YEAR, get a free online account with LMN and their business management software, and start building your budget for FREE by visiting golmn.com/MNNLA. • Irrigation contractors get $100 off a membership with the Irrigation Association through their association with MNLA. Every dollar you save goes straight to the bottom line. So, let us help!
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Thank you once again to the Exterior Task Team for guiding the process from conception through completion. MNLA members now have a showcase landscape to demonstrate best practices to their clients, a party area to celebrate together, an outdoor hands-on educational venue, and a living case study of a stormwater management plan. The complete list of donors is on page 14 of this issue of The Scoop. To view more photos, see the photo gallery on MNLA’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MNLA1.
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THANK YOU TO THE MNLA OFFICE LANDSCAPE PROJECT DONORS! This project would not have been possible without generous donations from many MNLA member companies. If you talk to someone at one of these companies be sure to tell them thanks for their support of the green industry.
Job Boards At Northern Green
PLATINUM DONOR (OVER $10,000)
GUIDELINES FOR POSTING POSITIONS ON THE JOB BOARDS AT NORTHERN GREEN 2020 • There is no official form for job postings. Bring your own job posting (no larger than a 8 ½ × 11 sheet of paper) to place on the boards any
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time after 7 am on Wednesday, January 15th. • The Jobs Boards are located in the Hall B Lobby inside Career Central. • Please list only one job description per posting to ensure that your posting can be put under the correct category heading. • Northern Green staff will place empty acrylic holders on the boards along with category headings at the beginning of the show. Feel free
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Bailey Nurseries, Inc. Central Landscape Supply in partnership with Border Concepts, Dimex, and SRW Products Hunter/FX Luminaire MIDC Enterprises Irrigation & Landscape Supplies
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basis. Once they are full, a single posting can be tacked up to the board, but multiple copies cannot be left. • It is your responsibility to keep tabs on your job posting. If your copies However, if you’d like to make additional copies, there is a UPS Store available onsite. • Please do not include confidential information that you might not want available to the general public. • If you are interested in increased visibility for your job posting before,
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Bachman’s, Inc. Happy Land Tree Farms, Inc. Hoffman & McNamara Nursery and Landscape South Cedar Greenhouses KLM Farms, Inc. TerraDek Lighting, Inc.
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OUT & ABOUT
Our first visitors on Member Appreciation Day!
These gentlemen from BFG welcomed customers to their 2019 Expo.
& BFG, Tessman & Member Appreciation Day
It was beautiful weather for the ribbon cutting ceremony for MNLA's new office landscape.
President Scott Frampton and the MNLA board officially opened the showcase office landscape and thanked donors who contributed to the project.
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Barb, Jared and Jane Ann from Mickman Brothers, Inc. at the Carlin BuyerFest.
Mickman Brothers, Inc. The focus for the August 1st Garden Center Tour was family businesses. Thank you for your hospitality!
Green Barn Garden Center
GARDEN CENTER TOUR
Northland Landscape Nursery
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Waldoch Farms
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MNLA partnered with ASLA-MN again this year for the design tour which included both residential and commercial sites.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN TOUR
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Faith Appelquist
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD, forests and woodlands are culturally associated with magic and mythology. This is reflected in the names of some woodland features — dryad’s saddle, for instance, witch’s brooms, and gingerbread houses. Our ancient ancestors, wandering into wooded areas, must have been wary of how much was hidden from them and how much could not be understood. Gone is the age of myths and magic, replaced by science, of course.
The term ‘witch’s broom’ comes from the German word Hexenbesen, which means to bewitch (hex) a bundle of twigs (besom). But there’s another type of witch’s broom. This one grows from trees. It’s a tightly-packed mass of shoots, a deformity caused by organisms that have invaded the tree. The result is a ball-like tangle of dense twigs looking almost like a round bird’s nest or a witch’s broom. There are many causes of witch’s brooms, including fungi, insects, mistletoe, mites, and viruses. The infection stimulates the production of a plant hormone that interferes with the ability to regulate the number of shoots on the twig or branch. This causes shoots to proliferate wildly, producing a shrubby little tree within a tree. Left: Many people are familiar with the brooms that appear so commonly on trees of hackberry. These are thought to be induced by mites in association with a fungus. october 19 MNLA.BIZ
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Dedicated conifer collectors are always keeping an eye out for witch’s brooms in the trees for the potential of discovering what may be a really great new dwarf conifer for the garden.
Faith Appelquist
The next time you find yourself wandering through a forest, look up. You see may see this Witch’s broom on a Sequoia redwood.
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Many species of trees and shrubs, both hardwoods and softwoods, are susceptible to brooming. I have seen them on spruce, black walnut, lilacs, hackberry, fir, serviceberry, and other species. Some witch’s brooms have devastating economic effects. Witch’s broom disease found its way to Brazil’s cocoa tree plantations that produce chocolate. It invades trees through stomata (the puckered holes on leaves through which trees “breathe”). Once inside, it begins to consume tree tissue and alter tree growth, causing the tree to grow grotesque broom-shaped tumors. With time and the passage of seasons, the trees with brooms blacken and produce pink mushrooms from which millions of spores are released into the air, out toward other trees. Because the fungus’s spores are spread by wind, it’s expensive to control and can have a drastic effect on production. Most witch’s brooms, however, don’t appear to weaken their host plant. Many trees live with them – sometimes dozens of them — for decades. These twiggy masses are another example of the intimacy of the relationships among different groups of organisms that have been living together for a very long time. But there’s a plus to witch’s brooms. Since each is genetically unique, some horticulturists collect them in hopes of perpetuating the genetic disruption caused in the parent tree, to create a new dwarf tree. It’s not a hobby for the fearful — you have to climb the tree to harvest the broom. Currently, there are no effective treatments for witch’s broom; pruning out brooms is the only recommended practice. Unfortunately, this will not prevent them from coming back. However much you know about witch’s broom pathology, there is still something magical — scientifically speaking — about the forest.
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1. PLT RELICENSURE – LANDSCAPE LIGHTING Pending Minnesota Dept. of Labor & Industry approval, this class satisfies eight hours of continuing education requirements for the Power Limited Training Licensure, including 2 hours of code and 6 hours of technical training oriented specifically toward the landscape industry. The focus for 2020 is landscape lighting.
2. PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION WORKSHOP This workshop meets the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commercial Pesticide Applicator Requirements for Category A (Core) and Category E (Turf and Ornamentals). Recertification for optional Categories F (Aquatics) and P (Vertebrate Pest) will also be offered as part of this workshop.
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Licensed applicators with Categories A and E who last attended a recertification workshop in 2018, and newly licensed pesticide applicators in 2019, must attend an MDA-approved workshop by December 31, 2020. By attending the Pesticide Recertification track and scanning in and out onsite with staff of the Department of Agriculture, applicators will obtain recertification credit. For applicators to receive credit for optional Category F or Category P, they must attend the entire Pesticide Recertification track (Category A, E, and F or P), and scan in and out with staff of the Department of Agriculture.
3. DESIGNING PLANT COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP with Claudia West
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Our planet is rapidly losing the ecosystems and plants that sustain us and life on earth. Creating more ecological and functional landscapes in our cities and suburbs is urgently needed. However, many plantings that focus on ecological benefits suffer for aesthetic and functional challenges and fail to inspire the public. Great design that follows successful planting strategies is an essential part of the solution. Join us as we dig deep into inspiring design principles derived from wild plant communities and learn to create successful planting systems that provide essential ecosystem functions and contribute to our quality of life. Known for her passionate advocacy of plant-driven design, Claudia West is a leading voice in the emerging field of ecological planting design. She will introduce you to an innovative form of planting design that works with natural principles and marries horticulture with ecology. Moderate to advanced planting design and plant management skills are required for this workshop.
4. A PLANT OUT OF PLACE with Gary Johnson, Dave Hanson, Sam Bauer, & Mary Meyer If you are working in the green industry you have likely heard the term “a plant out of place” or in layman’s terms, a weed. This can mean many things to many people, but for plants, it can just be wrong place, wrong setting, wrong choice. Are you using the best plant for the situation? This interesting and educational workshop will take a look at the landscapes that green industry professionals encounter, including true weeds, and also the plants you may be using correctly or incorrectly. We will discuss the many different versions of the term “plant out of place,” from trees, to herbaceous plants, to turfgrass, to an invasive buckthorn mass. Learn from the following green industry experts and educators:
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5. UP YOUR RETAIL GAME with Petra Marquart, Zac O’Connor & Joe Baer If you are a retail garden center owner, manager or employee looking for just-in-time information, new skills, and new ideas to grow your business, this Master Class is for you! The day will include the following:
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This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn, connect, and discuss challenges unique to independent garden centers. We hope you will join us!
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2020 is the year to take your landscape business to the next level. Join hardscape guru, Pat McCrindle, for a fast-moving class that will outline the keys to success in hardscaping. Pat spends most of his time sharing knowledge and experience with newcomers and industry veterans looking for an edge on the competition. During this interactive class, McCrindle will discuss the following and more! • Adding Hardscape Install to Your Business: Equipment, Training and Capital Investment • Best Practices: Paver Installation and Essentials • The Right Equipment to Increase Production
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(ON OR BEFORE JAN. 7, 20191)
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(JAN. 14-16, 2020)
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Choice of 1 Tuesday Master Class
Wednesday Concurrent Educational Sessions in Seminar Rooms
Thursday Concurrent Educational Sessions in Seminar Rooms
Tuesday’s Trade Show Preview Party
All exhibits/trade show pass
Access to Wednesday's Free Lunch on the Trade Show floor2
Access to Campfire mini-sessions on the trade show floor
Access to The Sandbox, Tech Lab, and Escape Room Challenge
Access to sessions in the Innovation & Inspiration Theater
GREEN INDUSTRY AWARDS CELEBRATION TICKET (Tuesday)
UPGRADES & EXTRAS
PRE-REGISTRATION PRICE
ON-SITE PRICE
$40
$50*
PREMIUM WEDNESDAY UPGRADE: CEO TRACK - How to Grow Your Company from the Inside Out - Requires Wed. Registration Above - Includes exclusive access to CEO Lounge!
Member: $89 Non-Member: $109 Member: $99 Non-Member: $119
PREMIUM THURS. UPGRADE: INTERACTIVE TRACK - Diagnosing Tree and Shrub Problems: A Stepwise Approach - Requires Thursday Registration Above
Member: $89 Non-Member: $109 Member: $99 Non-Member: $119
THE GREEN INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU...
BROWSE + DO BUSINESS LEARN + LET LOOSE CONNECT + GROW
January 14–16, 2020 Minneapolis Convention Center www.NorthernGreen.org info@NorthernGreen.org | 651.633.4987 GO TO WWW.NORTHERNGREEN.ORG AND REGISTER TODAY!
1 Register on or before Dec. 20 to receive badges in the mail. The deadline for pre-registration is Jan. 7 and all who pre-register between Dec. 21 and Jan. 7 have the option of printing a name badge at the Self Check-In Kiosk onsite. 2 Available to the first 1,800 attendees on Wednesday. *A limited number of tickets are available onsite.
NORTHERN GREEN 2020 IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY:
WHOLESALE NURSERY & HARDSCAPES
Your Trusted Partner
TRADE SHOW CAMPFIRES: CONNECT + GROW ON THE GO
Lakeshore Campfire
Campfires on the trade show floor are hubs for gathering and learning, but they’re not your typical general session. These unique learning spaces include hosted discussions, trade show floor walkabouts, demonstrations, and more…
Backyard Campfire
INNOVATION + INSPIRATION THEATER
Innovation & Inspiration Theater
This theater with a huge screen in the center of the action hosts a variety of live events, including sessions focusing on climate change, hardiness zones, social media, 10 new plants, Landscape Awards presentations, and several plant variety talks! Plus, featured interviews, video highlights, and educational content all tailored for green industry professionals.
Supported by:
THE SANDBOX
The Sandbox
Safety should be your number one priority both as a company and individual. A Minnesota State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection Demo will be featured in this area. We'll have a truck and trailer set up and a Minnesota State Patrol officer will be on hand to discuss the most frequent types of commercial vehicle citations and how to satisfy state and federal requirements. Bring your questions!
TECH LAB (IN THE SANDBOX)
Tech Lab
Have you explored utilizing drones in your business? Current applications include evaluating tree structure, measuring turf health on golf courses and sports fields, surveying sites prior to landscape design, and taking photos and videos to use in sales. Come hear from green industry companies using this technology, and experience the challenge of flying a drone for yourself through our fun obstacle course!
DRONES
CLIMBER'S CORNER
Stop by the Climber's Corner where Certified Arborists from Birch, Inc. will provide tree climbing and pruning demos.
Climber’s Corner ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGE
Escape Room Challenge
CLIMBER'S CORNER ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGE
Looking for a fun team building event that will challenge your industry knowledge during Northern Green? Visit the mini-escape room on the trade show floor! Go online to www.NorthernGreen.org/EscapeRoom to sign up your team of up to 5 people for a 10-minute time slot and see if you can beat our custom puzzles. Will your crew have what it takes to escape? Come and find out!
A showcase of region-relevant products and services + the connections you need to build your business.
PREVIEW
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 4:00–6:30pm
TRIVIA
TRAIL
Supported by: WHOLESALE NURSERY & HARDSCAPES
Your Trusted Partner
Supported by:
TRIVIA TRAIL
Hit the Trivia Trail at Northern Green to win some prizes! Simply follow the path on the card available outside the trade show entrance, talk to booth personnel at each participating booth, and get your trivia questions answered. Then, drop off the completed card in the big drum in Lobby C to be entered into a drawing to win fabulous prizes!
FREE LUNCH ON
RUN KEG CRAWL
The Northern Green Trade Show Preview Party is a chance for attendees of Tuesday Master Classes, anyone holding a Northern Green name badge, or customers with a special invitation directly from their supplier to get a sneak peek into the trade show before it officially opens! There will be free appetizers, cash bars, a poker run and a keg crawl throughout the show floor during this happy hour affair.
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CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY VENDORS IN PERSON...
WHOLESALE NURSERY & HARDSCAPES
Your Trusted Partner
CONNECT OVER LUNCH*
There’s so much to do at Northern Green that you won’t want to miss a beat. Grab a FREE lunch gift card to use at the trade show concessions or café on Wednesday and keep right on conducting business with vendors or learning something new. *Available to the first 1,800 attendees.
Supported by: WHOLESALE NURSERY & HARDSCAPES
Your Trusted Partner
Visit hundreds of exhibitors in the 198,000 square-foot exhibit hall onsite at Northern Green 2020. For the latest listings, please check www.NorthernGreen.org or the Northern Green app.
...AND VISIT THEM ONLINE.
Connect with these exhibitors all year long by visiting the Vendor Directory online at www.NorthernGreen.org.
SCHEDULE FOR 2020
Tuesday, January 14: PREVIEW PARTY 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 15 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 16 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
NORTH E RN G RE E N PRE M IU M U PG R ADE S* C E O
INTERACTIVE
*Requires Wednesday Registration, plus paid premium upgrade. Includes access to the CEO Lounge.
*Requires Thursday Registration, plus paid premium upgrade.
WEDNESDAY | ROOM 101 AB
THURSDAY | ROOM 101 AB
TRACK
HOW TO GROW YOUR COMPANY FROM THE INSIDE OUT Presented by The Resultants You started your business for the freedom that comes with running your own company. The challenge is that for many business owners the dream remains elusive. Running a business day-to-day can be overwhelming and leave you with little time to work ON the business rather than IN it. This workshop offers a proven methodology and tools to help owners and their leadership teams make the most of their time and talents, and gain real traction toward achieving their vision. You will be engaged by business advisors and industry peers who have been in your shoes. The presentation will be especially helpful if you and/or your business: 1. Has outgrown the capacities of the people, processes, and/or resources 2. Are looking for the discipline and structure to change, adapt and grow 3. Are currently self-implementing EOS® and want to achieve greater results The Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®) is a complete set of time tested, simple concepts and tools that have helped thousands of business owners and entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses. Made famous by the book “Traction” by Gino Wickman, EOS® has impacted thousands of entrepreneurial companies around the world. Participants will walk away with: 1. An introduction to the EOS® Process and Tools 2. Actionable steps that can be implemented the next day 3. A copy of “Traction” by Gino Wickman CEO Track & CEO Lounge generously supported by:
TRACK
DIAGNOSING TREE AND SHRUB PROBLEMS: A STEPWISE APPROACH Instructed by Tom Creswell and John Bonkowski, Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab, Purdue University
Jerry Olson
This interactive and hands-on workshop will teach green industry professionals the steps of problem diagnosis, including tips for proper identification of the host, as well as key symptoms and signs to help identify specific plant diseases. There are many look-alike problems and expression of symptoms is a dynamic process—with symptoms changing in appearance over time
Tom Creswell
Peter Beaumont
Steve Wilcox
Terri Wilcox
John Bonkowski
This interactive session, with hands-on diagnosis of samples, will provide an overview of a stepwise approach to problem solving. This hands-on workshop will conclude with a review of the samples, emphasizing the importance of proper plant identification and recognition of common insects and diseases for accurate diagnosis of problems on trees and shrubs.
NORTH E RN G RE E N 2020 K E YNOTE S Opening Keynote
Closing Keynote
Embracing Change
The Champion’s Code
WEDNESDAY 8:30–9:45 AM | MAIN AUDITORIUM
Building Relationships Through Life Lessons of Integrity and Accountability
Paul Douglas
The only predictable thing about the future is change. All of us have a fear of the unknown. But to be successful, every individual and company will need to embrace change. Experts estimate half of all current jobs may be disrupted by an inevitable tsunami of change: automation, outsourcing, robotics and artificial intelligence. We’re just now witnessing the tip of the iceberg of what promises to be a fundamental restructuring of the U.S. economy – and all of us need to pay attention. Today’s graduate may have to navigate as many as four different careers and S KEYNOTE two dozen jobs. Like it or not, we are all members of the “Gig Economy.” WITH ALL This calls for a mindset of lifelong PASSES learning and retraining; to be ready (in some cases) for jobs that don’t even exist today. We are all entrepreneurs now, but tools are becoming available to ease this rocky transition into the near future. A willingness to fail, iterate and reinvent is no longer optional. How do we get to a place of embracing change and building flexibility into our career plans as well as business plans? One thing seems certain: what worked in 1995 probably won’t work in 2025. Paul explores the challenges and potential solutions as America charges headlong into a new Information Economy.
FREE
Paul Douglas is a 32-year broadcast television veteran and Minnesota’s first Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. He’s lived in Minnesota for 26 years, where he taught Broadcast Meteorology at St. Cloud State University, and authored two books, “Prairie Skies, the Minnesota Weather Book”, and “Restless Paul Skies, The Ultimate Weather Book.” Douglas Douglas has always been fascinated by the intersection of weather and technology and has launched six companies into this space. His company’s products have been used in movies by Steven Spielberg, became the first weather app for a smart phone, and provide weather content for a 24/7 national cable weather channel.
Ross Bernstein
THURSDAY 3:10–4:00 PM | INNOVATION THEATER
The best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books, Ross Bernstein has keynoted conferences for Fortune 500 companies on all seven continents and has been featured on CNN, ESPN, Fox News, and “CBS This Morning,” as well as in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today. Ross’ program is based on a series of interviews of more than 1,000 professional athletes and coaches that all had one thing in common — they were all members of championship teams. In his research, he concluded that the same metrics and characteristics that were common Ross among champions in sports Bernstein were also common among peak performers in business. There are reasons certain teams win consistently, whereas others don’t… and Ross explains why. In an engaging, provocative, and visually entertaining style, Ross uses inspirational stories and poignant life lessons from the world of sports to show attendees how to: S • Create a “culture of excellence” by KEYNOTE giving extraordinary customer service. • Generate momentum by utilizing WITH ALL the “currency of karma.” PASSES • Follow their moral compasses to win “the right way,” with respect, ethics, and integrity. CODE • Be better leaders and create more “buyin” by embracing change and failure. • Evolve from “order takers” to “trusted partners” by enhancing the quality of their relationships.
FREE
THE CHAMPION’S
THE CHAMPION’S CODE
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH LIFE-LESSONS OF INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE SPORTS WORLD TO THE BUSINESS WORLD
Keynotes Supported by:
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WEDNESDAY At-A-Glance
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Session in Seminar Room Session on Trade Show Floor Premium Content (upgrade required)
Northern Green 2020 Education Generously Supported By:
7:30 AM 8:20 AM
University of Minnesota Turf Research Update Eric Watkins
1:15 PM 1:45 PM
8:30 AM 9:45 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: Embracing Change Paul Douglas | Main Aud All attendees and exhibitors welcome!
Climbing Demo | Birch, Inc. | Climbers Corner Use of Drones in Landscape Design for Site Survey Sam Geer | The Sandbox
1:45 PM 2:15 PM
10:00 AM 5:00 PM
Trade Show Open
Climate Change and Hardiness Zones, Continued Lee Frelich | Innovation Theater Why are My Stonewalls Falling Down? Daniel Arabella | Lakeshore Campfire Innovations in Plant Certification Craig Regelbrugge | Backyard Campfire
10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Building with Integrity and Culture in Mind Daniel Arabella Deciphering the Color Code for More Sales! Christina Salwitz Bulbs as Companion Plants | Brent Heath Monitoring and Managing Organic Matter in Putting Greens | Doug Linde The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly: What You Need to Know and How We are Fighting the Invasion Emelie Swackhamer
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
2020 Vision: Garden and Greenhouse Trends You Need to Know About | Neil Anderson Common Water Feature Mistakes | Jan Schreiner Inside the Design | Nick McCullough Sports Feld Performance Testing: Current Tends and Future Applications | Chase Straw Putting Green Trueness: Can It Be Measured? Doug Linde Breakthrough Plant Breeding in Flowering Shrubs Tim Wood
10:00 AM 12:00 PM
CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: How to Grow Your Company from the Inside Out | The Resultants
2:00 PM 4:10 PM
CEO PREMIUM CONTENT: How to Grow Your Company from the Inside Out | The Resultants
10:05 AM 10:35 AM
MNLA Landscape Case Study Sam Geer | Innovation Theater
2:15 PM 3:15 PM
Fly a Drone | Sam Geer | The Sandbox
Safety Using Hand and Power Tools Adam Tripp | Lakeshore Campfire MNLA Certification Exam—Study Tips Cert. Task Team | Backyard Campfire 10:40 AM 11:10 AM
Variety Focus: Ironclad Hostas for the Landscape Steve Kelley | Innovation Theater Smart Salting: Improve Your Winter Maintenance Program and Save Money Fortin Consulting | Lakeshore Campfire Research for the Real World—The Year in Review Jim Calkins | Backyard Campfire
11:15 AM 11:45 AM
Climbing Demo | Birch, Inc. | Climbers Corner
11:15 AM 12:15 AM
MN State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection Demo The Sandbox
11:20 AM 11:50 AM
12:15 PM 12:45 PM
12:15 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM
2:20 PM 2:50 PM
3:00 PM 3:30 PM
3:10 PM 4:10 PM
Variety Focus: Daffodils | Brent Heath | Innovation Theater Professional Gardening Networking Group Meeting Lakeshore Campfire Invasive Species /Noxious Weed Status Update Jim Calkins | Innovation Theater Landscape Design Networking Group Meeting with Nick McCullough | Lakeshore Campfire
3:15 PM 3:45 PM
Fly a Drone | Sam Geer | The Sandbox Climate Change and Hardiness Zones Lee Frelich | Innovation Theater Garden Center Networking Group Meeting w/Special Guest, Christina Salwitz (Selling Nicely to Difficult Customers) | Lakeshore Campfire Spotted Lanternfly: Just the Basics Emelie Swackhamer | Backyard Campfire
4:20 PM 4:50 PM
Will Sterile Plants Save Us? Mary Meyer | Innovation Theater Legal Pay Practices for the Green Industry Patrick McGuiness | Lakeshore Campfire Cold Hardiness in Minnesota Steve Shimek, MDA | Backyard Campfire Winter Protection of Container Nursery Stock Bert Swanson | Lakeshore Campfire Status of Palmer Amaranth in Minnesota Shane Blair | Backyard Campfire How to Choose Sustainability in Everyday Design Decisions | Nick McCullough Finding Good Labor, H-2 Visas Craig Regelbrugge Reimagining the Plant Palette Kelly Norris LED Lighting—What’s New? Gerry DeLaVega and Lighting Panel EAB—Focus on Tree Safety, Recognizing Hazards Mike Tilford, Christopher Muehleck Weeding Through Invasive Aquatic Plants in Minnesota Megan Weber Pruning Demo | Birch, Inc. | Climbers Corner Use of Drones in Arboriculture Brock Eastlund | The Sandbox 15 Ways Your Displays Can Help You Sell More Christina Salwitz | Lakeshore Campfire MNLA Foundation is Connecting with Students and Schools—Learn How You Can, Too Paulette Sorenson | Backyard Campfire
THURSDAY At-A-Glance
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7:00 AM: MNLA Annual Meeting | 101 FG 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:50 AM
Exploiting Turf Physiological Strategies to Enhance Summer Stress Tolerance | Michelle DeCosta Measuring Retail Financial Success – Do You Have What It Takes? | Steve Bailey A Minnesota Irrigation Contractors License? Benefit or Distraction, Part 1 | Steve Hill Planting for the Future | Kelly Norris Urban Nature : Human Nature | Peter Del Tredici Physiology and Management for Minimizing Winter Injury of Turf | Michelle DeCosta Dealing with Wet fields: From Playability to Diseases Doug Linde
8:00 AM 10:00 AM
INTERACTIVE TRACK—Diagnosing Tree and Shrub Problems: A Stepwise Approach, Pt. 1 Tom Creswell, John Bonkowski
9:00 AM 4:00 PM
Trade Show Open
9:05 AM 10:05 AM
9:10 AM 9:40 AM
9:45 AM 10:15 AM
9:45 AM 10:30 AM 10:40 AM 11:10 AM
Estimating & Bidding: What you Need to Know, Part 1 Peter Baloglou, aka “Paver Pete” My Favorite Plant Debbie Lonnee Now That You Can Measure Retail Financial Success, How Do You Attain It? | Steve Bailey The Projects of Land Morphology Richard Hartlage What’s Going On With RoundUp®? Dr. Hannah Mathers Winter Turf Discussion Panel Michelle DeCosta, Eric Watkins, Jeff Ische, Tom Proshek, Matt Cavanaugh Walt Disney Never Tried to Grow Trees Gary Johnson | Innovation Theater Collaborative Work and Tools to Reduce Woody Invasive Plant Impacts in the Great Lakes Basin Clair Ryan | Lakeshore Campfire Reducing Wear and Soil Compaction on Athletic Fields Kristina Walker | Backyard Campfire Social Media Branding Ryan McEnaney | Innovation Theater Nursery Networking Group Meeting Lakeshore Campfire Considering Adding Holiday Lighting to Your Business?—What you Need to Know Wayne Wheeler | Backyard Campfire
Session in Seminar Room Session on Trade Show Floor 11:20 AM 11:50 AM
12:15 PM 12:45 PM
1:00 PM 1:30 PM
MN State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspection Demo The Sandbox
Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 1 Innovation Theater Commercial Flower Grower Networking Group Meeting Lakeshore Campfire Emerald Ash Borer Past, Present & Future Mark Abrahamson, MDA | Backyard Campfire Use of Drones in Landscape Design for Site Survey and Project Photography | Sam Geer | The Sandbox Climbing Demo | Birch, Inc. | Climbers Corner Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 2 Innovation Theater Hardscape/Landscape Contractor Networking Group Meeting with Special Guest Paver Pete Lakeshore Campfire Plant Walkabout | Doug Danielson | Backyard Campfire
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Fly a Drone | Sam Geer | The Sandbox
1:30 PM 3:20 PM
INTERACTIVE TRACK—Diagnosing Tree and Shrub Problems: A Stepwise Approach, Pt. 2 Tom Creswell, John Bonkowski
1:45 PM 2:15 PM
Landscape Awards Presentations, Pt. 3 Innovation Theater Battery Operated Outdoor Equipment Steve Hagen | Backyard Campfire 2:00 PM: MNRC Annual Meeting | Room 207
2:15 PM 2:45 PM
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PERFORMING ANNUAL FLOWERS Steve Poppe, Horticulture Scientist
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Our Minnesota climate can be unique, with wet and rainy spring months and dry hot summers. This can present challenging growing conditions, especially for annual bedding plants. e’ve conducted horticulture research at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris, for nearly 100 years. With over four acres of impressive public display gardens including 400 annual cultivars on display, we offer an educational landscape for homeowners, Master Gardeners, and flower enthusiast alike to see just how annual flowers perform under our unique growing conditions. Annual flowers are thoughtfully placed into aesthetically pleasing landscapes, allowing visitors to take note of their favorite cultivars. All plants are labeled; flowers are located in garden beds, hanging baskets, and containers. “Through the Horticulture Display Garden at the WCROC, we can teach others how to become good stewards of the land and challenge imaginations to create beauty in our own backyards. The Garden offers numerous examples of innovative design, use of color, and adaptive plantings. It is essential that flower research continues to ensure that we have hardy, well-suited plants for the next generation of gardeners.” — Sara Thronsedt, West Otter Tail Master Gardener Plant breeding companies from around the world participate in our annual flower trial held each year. All annuals are evaluated multiple times throughout the growing season; cultivars are rated based on their unique characteristics, exceptional performance, color, and vigor under regional conditions. Once the final evaluations are completed, only the top-rated annual flowers are considered for the distinction of being called a Top Ten Performing Annual.
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In addition to the annual flower trials, the WCROC Horticulture Display Garden also serves as an All-America Selections (AAS) Display and Trial Garden. An AAS Display Garden introduces AAS Winners to the public, while an AAS Trial Ground has AAS entries planted side-by-side to comparisons for evaluation by an AAS Trial Judge. The Horticulture Display Garden is open daily from dawn until dusk, and admission is free. Voted as the “Best Public Display Garden in Minnesota” by WCCO, the Horticulture Display Garden is truly a gem in the Upper Midwest. For a complete list of all trial results, please refer to www.wcroc.cfans.umn. edu/flower-research-results. 2019 Top Ten Performing Annuals:
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Marigold Big Duck Orange is an AAS winner that bloomed throughout the entire growing season. Four-inch, full double orange blooms paired with clean, deep-green foliage provided a stunning display during the summer. This marigold is perfect for the gardener looking for an easy-to-grow annual from seed. Petunia ColorRush™ Pink produced a prolific number of eye-catching blooms all season-long. Its leaves remained clean and green in color throughout the season. ColorRush™ Pink fills a three-foot space with exceptional no-fade color, all without spreading out of control.
Petunia Supertunia® Mini Vista™ Indigo IMP is another cultivar that does very well in both a large container and in a garden bed. Mini Vista™ Indigo was completely covered in blue-purple flowers all season long. Maintenance is easy with this annual. They are self-cleaning with no deadheading necessary. Verbena EnduraScape™ Pink Bicolor is a continual long-blooming verbena that was named an AAS winner in 2017. EnduraScape™ Pink Bicolor makes for an exceptional edging along a walkway or border. Its soft pink blossoms are a real eye-catcher. Zinnia Magellan™ Pink is a vigorous variety that had good disease tolerance during our wetter than normal 2019 growing season. Magellan™ Pink is a compact bushy plant, 12–18 inches high and 15–18 inches wide and is smothered all season with daisy-formed blooms. Plant in large groupings for best effect. For optimum performance, plant zinnias in a well-drained garden soil. ➽STEVE POPPE is Senior Horticultural Scientist and ESTHER JORDAN is Communications Specialist at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center. You can reach Steve at poppesr@ umn.edu and Esther at ejordan@umn.edu. october 19 MNLA.BIZ
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MNLA Legislative Agenda: By Members, For Members Forrest Cyr
MNLA Government Affairs Director
Each year in late summer, the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) conducts a member-wide public policy survey. This survey provides a forum for MNLA’s membership to weigh in on legislative and regulatory issues impacting their businesses. With the many issues facing the green industry at the local, state, and federal levels, participation in this survey is extremely important and is the basis for MNLA’s policy platform, legislative agenda, and advocacy focus. Advocacy is one of the most important member benefits provided by MNLA, and member involvement in the public policy survey will ensure focus on issues that matter the most to your success as a green industry professional in Minnesota. In preparation for the 2019 legislative session, the responses received in the previous year’s survey helped the MNLA lobbying team prepare the legislative agenda for the session, which included the salt liability bill, as well as other important issues. Further, it informed our defensive agenda, which allowed us to respond swiftly and effectively to proposed legislation that could negatively impact the green industry and member businesses. The survey consists of questions about a variety of public policy topics that impact MNLA’s diverse business membership. Featuring questions ranging from tax law to local government labor regulations and rules, the survey allows you not only to contribute to the discussion of cur-
rently watched issues but alert MNLA staff to emerging issues that should be an advocacy priority. As an advocacy leader for the green industry in Minnesota, your expertise is vital to the MNLA’s advocacy efforts at the Minnesota Legislature, at state agencies, and at city halls throughout the state. Because of member participation, MNLA had a successful 2019 legislative session — passing good bills and stopping bad ones. In 2019 alone, MNLA staff and member volunteers helped pass retainage reform, secured funding for noxious weed prevention and EAB mitigation, as well as stop legislation that could potentially harm Minnesota’s green industry statewide by limiting pest-management solutions available to MNLA’s members. We’re excited by these victories and look forward to more success in the future! Member involvement and feedback drive our legislative successes, from participation in the public policy survey to attending the Green Industry Day on the Hill, which takes place March 4, 2020. We hope to see you there!
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LYCORMA DELICATULA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (SLF), IS A NEW INVASIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. SLF IS A PLANTHOPPER WHICH IS NATIVE TO ASIA AND WAS FIRST DETECTED IN 2014 IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
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COMMUNICATING ACROSS GENERATIONS: PUSHING
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WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING OR ATTEMPTING TO HIRE YOUNGER WORKERS, CLINEFF SAYS SHE’S SEEN EMPLOYERS CONSISTENTLY MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING THAT THESE YOUNGER EMPLOYEES SHOULD AND WILL BEHAVE THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER WORKERS HIRED IN THE PAST, BUT THIS JUST ISN’T SO.
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that technological tasks for millennials are “too easy.” “There is some generational resentment, and I’ve found that that challenge has been overcome by people realizing their similarities and not their differences,” she observed. Anderson says that younger generations are much more mobile today than they ever have been before, which makes it easy to pick up and move jobs if the need arises. This, she admits, does cause members of the older generation to fear that younger employees won’t stay in the same place long and will pursue other opportunities when they present themselves. “To me, that’s misdirected,” Anderson says. “If you make the experience amazing, make the benefits great, make the folks that are hired on feel like they are valued for more than just what they are doing on the job but valued as people, then you don’t have to worry about them leaving. You don’t have to worry about them moving on to other opportunities; at least not as quickly.” Anderson has also noticed many employers have a sort of entitlement complex when it comes to hiring, and many, she says, have taken on the mindset of not wanting to be seen as a “charity” based on who they hire. “We don’t have the luxury of being super picky as a field, but beyond that, the individuals that we could hire actually bring experiences with them that could be invaluable for our businesses,” Anderson noted. “Some of our perceptions need to shift to be able to deal with this shortage — that feels like a crisis but is really just a huge opportunity for us to grow our workforce more equitably and more inclusively than we ever have before.”
Mistakes When it comes to hiring or attempting to hire younger workers, Clineff says she’s seen employers consistently make the mistake of thinking that these younger employees should and will behave the same as all the other workers hired in the past, but this just isn’t so. “Each generation grows up in an entirely different world,” Clineff says. “The different mindsets, values and skillsets that the younger generations have will impact companies in an extremely positive way if they are recognized and allowed to contribute, rather than being demonized for being who they are.” During her time working alongside many pre-employment programs, Anderson says the main issue she’s found in the hiring process is candidates feeling that they are only seen as labor instead of as an october 19 MNLA.BIZ
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actual person. “Businesses, I don’t think, mean to treat people like they’re not people, but sometimes that’s how it can come across,” Anderson observed. “It’s hard to feel like you’re going to bring anything to the table that’s of value unless you feel, yourself, valuable.” While she says she and others in the green industry are working with local organizations to build the capacity of some companies to ensure they can have adequate resources to invest in their employees, it’s not something that can be fixed overnight. Many smaller businesses, she says, might not currently have the resources to be able to look at people in their totality, which means they might not have the liberty to make additional investments to offset transit costs, childcare costs and offer affordable healthcare for their employees. As a millennial herself, Anderson says she can relate to the idea of wanting to be cared about as a whole person in the workplace. “As a millennial, that’s what we really want,” Anderson says. “A lot of us graduated in the midst of the recession, so we know what it is to hustle. We know what it is to make ends meet and to make it work, but the level of stress that comes with is sometimes not worth it, especially if we have another option where we can stay at one place and know that through our loyalty we’ll be taken care of long-term.” This culture, Anderson notes, cannot be changed by one person or simply by hiring one young person; it becomes the overall responsibility of the company to help move that change forward. ➽ BETH HYATT is Associate Editor for
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LEAF-FEEDING BEETLES
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THE FAMILY OF LEAF-FEEDING BEETLES, INCLUDING VIBURNUM LEAF-FEEDING BEETLE, ARE MORE COMMON THAN YOU REALIZE. Viburnum leaf beetle
Viburnum beetle adult and larval damage. Paul Weston, Cornell University, Bugwood.org
Viburnum beetle adult. Paul Weston, Cornell University, Bugwood.org
Viburnum beetle larva. Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
Paul Weston, Cornell University, Bugwood.org
Leaf-feeding beetles that feed on ornamentals
Ninebark leaf beetle adult (native).
Imported willow leaf beetle (exotic).
Elm leaf beetle (exotic).
Lily leaf beetle (exotic).
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources — Forestry, Bugwood.org.
Top: Adult. Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
Top: Adult. Clemson University — USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org
Top: Adult. Bruce Watt, Univ. of Maine, Bugwood.org
Bottom: Larvae. Paul Weston, Cornell University, Bugwood.org
In Minnesota, we have many native and exotic species of leaf-feeding beetles. Leaf-feeding beetles are in the family Chrysomelidae and feed on crops, trees, and herbaceous plants. Many of the leaf-feeding beetles feed specifically on one genus of plants, such as elm leaf beetle, willow leaf beetle, ninebark beetle, cottonwood leaf beetle, and viburnum beetle. Both the adults and larvae feed on leaves. Larvae have weak mouthparts and cannot chew thru the leaf veins, so that the damage is called “skeletonizing” when the mesophyll is eaten and the veins are left. Adults have stronger mouthparts and chew thru the leaves and veins and make small elongate holes. Both larvae and adults feed throughout their life cycle. There can be more than one generation in a summer. Leaf-feeding beetles feed together when they first hatch and then move to adjacent leaves, so damage is often localized in one spot, making it a preferred target for ladybeetle adults and larva that feed on the leaf-feeding beetles. Most leaf-feeding beetles are not usually pests,
Bottom: Larvae. Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org
Bottom: Larva. Richard A. Casagrande, University of Rhode Island, Bugwood.org
as the larval and egg stages are very vulnerable to being eaten by predators. They sit together on leaves feeding gregariously and have few defenses, such as falling off the leaves, attacking the predators, wiggling, or even running away. One interesting example of an introduced predator mitigating the effect of a pest is that before 1990, the elm leaf beetle was a major pest of American and hybrid elms, often defoliating trees of all their leaves. Once the Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis, arrived in Minnestoa in 1990, complaints of tree aphids and elm leaf beetles stopped as these insects ate the eggs and immatures of these insects and the populations crashed. The MDA announced in summer 2019 that the exotic viburnum beetle from Europe was found in one location in Minnesota. Previously elm and willow leaf beetle had arrived from Europe. The viburnum leaf beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, is native to Europe, was detected in Canada in 1947, New York State in 1996, in Wisconsin in 2014, and in Minnesota october 19 MNLA.BIZ
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Leaf-feeding beetles that feed on crops
Spotted asparagus beetle (exotic).
Common asparagus beetle
Top: Adult. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
(exotic).
Bottom: Larva. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Top: Adult. Ward Upham, Kansas State University, Bugwood.org Bottom: Larva. Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org
Top: Striped cucumber beetle southern; also called spotted cucumber beetle (native). Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Bottom: Side-by-side comparison of adult specimens of the native southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi), northern corn rootworm (D. barberi) and western corn rootworm (D. virgifera virgifera). R.L. Croissant, Bugwood.org
Colorado potato beetle (native). Top: Adult. Ward Upham, Kansas State University, Bugwood.org Bottom: Larva. Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Leaf-feeding beetles that feed on field plants
Purple Loosestrife beetle (exotic). Top: Adult. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bugwood.org Bottom: Larvae. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bugwood.org
Swamp Milkweed beetle adult (native). David Cappaert, Bugwood.org
Goldenrod leaf beetle adult (native). Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org
Sumac flea beetle (native). Top: Adult. David Cappaert, Bugwood.org Bottom: Larvae. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
There are several ways residents can report suspected viburnum leaf beetles to the MDA. Send in photos, location, and other info via Arrest the Pest (arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us or 1-888-545-6684)
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in 2019. The purpose of this article is to help us learn about identifying and managing viburnum beetles and other leaf-feeding beetles. Adult viburnum leaf beetles are approximately ¼ inch long and yellowish-brown in color, while larvae can be up to 1⁄3 inch long and range in color from yellowish-green to light brown with a series of black spots and dashes on their bodies. Larvae hatch in early May, initially feeding together and skeletonizing the underside of leaves. In July through September, females lay eggs in cavities on twigs in late summer and autumn which will hatch the next spring. There is only one generation a year. Viburnums vary in their susceptibility to the beetle, with arrowwood, European cranberrybush, and American cranberrybush viburnum being the most susceptible. Leatherleaf, Korean spicebush, and doublefile viburnum are the most resistant. Leaf-feeding beetles are easy to kill with spot treatments of spinosad (Conserve®), bifenthrin (Talstar®) or azaadirachtin (Neem®). A new chemical that is less toxic to bees called chlorntraniliprole (trade name: Acelepryn®) can be used on foliage and in soil for leaf-feeding beetles scarab beetle grubs ( Japanese beetle) (Scotts® Grubex®). It is not necessary to use systemic neonicotinoid insecticides for control. Remember not to spray flowers or berries or during times when bees are foraging on flowers. ➽ DR. VERA KRISCHIK is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Entomology at the University of Minnesota. She can be reached at 612.625.7044 or krisc001@umn.edu.
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INVASIVE INSECT VIBURNUM LEAF BEETLE DISCOVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MINNESOTA: Residents should be on the lookout for the insect and report any findings. MDA Report | MN Dept of Ag. | July 25, 2019 The viburnum leaf beetle, an invasive insect that feeds on viburnum plants, has been found for the first time in Minnesota. A resident of Eden Prairie first noticed an insect feeding on arrowwood viburnum leaves and reported the find in June to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). MDA staff then inspected the area and collected samples for analysis. The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) determined the insect was the viburnum leaf beetle. The beetle is an invasive insect native to Europe and is currently found in the northeastern United States and Wisconsin. It feeds exclusively on species of viburnum and can defoliate the plant. Repeated defoliation weakens the plant over time and can eventually kill viburnum.
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