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SAF EVENTS
25th Annual Pest Management Conference
February 19-21
San Jose, Calif.

SAF Congressional Action Days
March 2-3
Washington, D.C.

SAF Phoenix 2009 125th Annual Convention!
September 23-26
Phoenix, Ariz.

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TOP STORY
Colombian, Ecuadorian Flowers Face More
Inspections in 2009


The U.S. announced it is heightening inspection of certain flowers from Colombia and removing more Ecuadorian varieties from a program that allows for faster port clearance.

Starting Jan.1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will increase the rate of inspections for callas (Zantedeschia), roses and bouquets with roses from Colombia. The action does not remove them from the Cut Flower Release Program, which allows certain low-risk countries to export low-risk flowers to the U.S. under a reduced-sampling protocol.


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U.S. Lifts Ban on New Zealand Field-Grown Cut Flowers, Greenery

After an almost two-month ban, field-grown cut flowers and greenery from New Zealand have the green light to enter the U.S.

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Sympathetic Ear: Pa. Florists Take 'In Lieu Of' Talk to Directors
Taking a page from SAF's outreach to funeral directors at the national level, the Pennsylvania Floral Industry Association (PFIA) took out a full-page color ad in the October edition of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association's newsletter, The Reporter.

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Work Is Less of a Pain, Labor Dept. Says So
The rate of workplace injuries and illness in private industry in 2007 declined for the sixth consecutive year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ball Goes Wild, EPA Praises Its Prairie Home
Even the best gardener needs to hand over the landscape plan to Mother Nature — a philosophy Ball Horticulture embraced in 2001 when it began restoring 27 acres outside its headquarters in West Chicago, Ill.

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Get Your Cut of the Coupon Market
Clipping coupons is no longer just for shoppers headed to the grocery store. More consumers are snipping for savings to apply to a variety of products and services.

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SAF NEWS
New Attractions Juice MagnetMail Library
It's that time of year again — time to get up at the crack of dawn to stand in line for Black Friday discounts, time to be jangled by "Jingle Bells" in every drugstore and time to promote your holiday items like a tireless, tinseled elf.

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New Educational Sessions at 25th Pest Management Conference
The program for the 25th Anniversary Pest Management Conference, Feb. 19-21 in San Jose, Calif., includes more than 25 new sessions focused on the top issues in plant health today.

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Product Spotlight: Valentine's Day Playbook
Consider Thanksgiving and Christmas your training camp for the big game: Valentine's Day.

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