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4. Move them forward in their careers by presenting them with specific job-related challenges
According to the article Finding the Green Industry’s Future Workforce, what does Sam Weger say will “expose the retail nursery industry to students who have not thought about that as a career choice?” 1. Short school field trips 2. Plant donations 3. Student internships 4. Industry waiting for employees to show up
According to the article Crossing State Lines, a failed road station inspection could: 1. Lead to a quarantine on materials or stock being sent back to the place of origin 2. Result in destruction of materials entirely, resulting in a potential loss of thousands of dollars 3. Cause an infestation to break out 4. All of the above
According to the article Finding the Green Industry’s Future Workforce, what does Calloway’s Nursery do once they’ve found talented employees? 1. Work them as hard as they can to test them even further 2. Tell them not to expect much pay in this industry 3. Work them in the smallest roles first to see how they do
According to the article Crossing State Lines, it is important to: 1. Make sure you know all the loopholes on how to avoid inspection sites 2. Become familiar with the pests and diseases that are unwanted around the country 3. Know plenty of alternative routes to navigate around inspection sites 4. Have a driver that has no clue about pests and diseases
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According to the article Crossing State Lines, all states have the same rules and regulations when it comes to transporting plant material across state lines. 1. True 2. False According to the article Crossing State Lines, what is among the most popular exported plants from Texas? 1. Shrubs 2. Perennials 3. Groundcover/vine 4. Turf According to the article Palms in Lethal Decline, what was previously known as Texas Phoenix Palm Decline? 1. Lethal bronzing 2. Cycad scale 3. Palm rust 4. Crown gall
