News
20 January 2025
Celebrating Bob Geneve’s Retirement from UK
Dr. Robert Geneve has been a cornerstone of the IPPS community, serving on the International Board of Directors, receiving the Award of Merit in 2014, becoming an IPPS Fellow in
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20 January 2025
We’re always eager to highlight significant conversations impacting our industry. Brie Gluvna, a former Southern Region President of IPPS, recently participated in the Federal Sustainable Chemistry Strategic Planning event hosted
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23 December 2024
Season’s Greetings IPPS Eastern Region
Seasons Greetings IPPS Eastern Region: Happy Holidays! This is my favorite time of year. But not just for the Christmas season, themusic, movies, cookies, fudge and reindeer...but as one of
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23 December 2024
Grow Locally: An Inside Look at IPPS Area Meetings
ringing IPPS to Your Own BackyardArea Meetings are like mini-conferences packed into a single day. They blend tours, presentations, product demos, and hands-on workshops at local nurseries or horticultural facilities. These
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23 December 2024
Give the Gift of IPPS: A Membership That Keeps Growing
Share the Gift of IPPS Membership Discover a Membership That Keeps on GrowingRenewing your IPPS membership—or gifting it to someone else—is much more than just a subscription. By joining IPPS,
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23 December 2024
Remembering Don Odom Shadow (1940–2024)
Remembering Don Odom Shadow (1940–2024) We are saddened to share the news of the passing of Don Odom Shadow, a distinguished fourth-generation nurseryman, horticulturist, and conservationist from Winchester, Tennessee. Born on
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27 November 2024
Building the Future: How IPPS Members Support the Next Generation
This past September, seventeen students from nine colleges, including Ohio State University and two from Puerto Rico, had the opportunity to attend the IPPS-ER annual conference, thanks to scholarships funded
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27 November 2024
Gratitude and Growth: A Thanksgiving Message
Greetings IPPS Eastern Region: Happy Thanksgiving! I’m thankful for all the things I take for granted – being able to get up in the morning, a roof over my head,
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27 November 2024
Building a Legacy: IPPS-ER Foundation Updates
The IPPS Eastern Region Foundation is proud to report another successful year. With pandemic shortages behind us and a strong economy, your Foundation awarded over $13,000 in 2024, including $8,000
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21 October 2024
Welcoming Our New President, Shelby French
Greetings IPPS Eastern Region: I am honored to be serving as your new President, following in such amazing footsteps of those who have served before. My heartfelt thanks goes out
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21 October 2024
Plant Propagation Workshop Series Opens 2025
2025 Plant Propagation Workshop Series Learn basics of sexual propagation, vegetative propagation, and micropropagation via Zoom Presenter: Dr. Mark Bridgen, Professor of Horticulture, Cornell UniversityTeacher of plant propagation & micropropagation for over
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21 October 2024
Thank You for Making the 73rd IPPS Eastern Region Conference a Success!
The 73rd IPPS Eastern Region Conference has officially concluded, and we are beyond grateful for everyone’s contribution to this incredible event! This year, we welcomed attendees from 20 states and
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