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AIPH announces finalists of the International Grower of the Year Awards 2022

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has announced the finalists of the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2022. Nine ornamental growers from around the globe have reached the finals.

After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony will take place on June 14, 2022 at GreenTech Amsterdam. The awards recognize best practices in horticulture by the top ornamental producers from around the globe, celebrating the expertise and energy they give to horticulture.

The IGOTY 2022 Finalists are (in alphabetical order):

• Brookdale Treeland Nurseries
• Limited, Canada
• Bunnik Group Bv., Netherlands
• Jens Meyer Jungpflanzen, Germany
• Luxaflor Roses, Zimbabwe
• Matina Flowers S.A.S, Colombia
• Metrolina Greenhouses, United States
• Prim’rose (SCA Clementine), Morocco
Sitio Kolibri, Brazil
• Wagagai Limited, Uganda

Tal Coley joins FNGLA as CEO

After a six-month national search, Talmadge “Tal” Coley has been tapped as the next chief executive officer to lead the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA).

“Over FNGLA’s 70-year history, we have employed only four CEOs,” Sarah Spatola, FNGLA’s 2021-22 president, said. “The quality and tenure of our staff is a strength that has served us well in upholding our core values and completing our strategic goals. We are confident Tal’s industry knowledge, advocacy acumen and esteemed service to our nation’s nursery and landscape industry will further bolster the strength and innovation of FNGLA.”

Coley, a Florida native, has been serving in Washington, D.C. as the senior director of advocacy & government affairs for AmericanHort, based in Columbus, Ohio. He has also been serving as executive director of the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives (NLAE) of North America.

HRI opens scholarship applications for 2022-2023 school year

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) will award more than $25,000 in scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. These scholarships are made possible by nine endowed funds that aid students seeking a career in horticulture. HRI and its donor firms consider graduating students in horticulture to be the lifeblood of the green industry. Applications are due no later than Sept. 2, 2022.