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SNA is Back in Metro Atlanta

Th e Southern Nursery Association (SNA) recently moved its offi ce back to the metro Atlanta area. After nearly a year in Virginia the relocation has been fi nalized. Th e new contact information is:

Southern Nursery AssociationPO Box 801454, Acworth, GA 30101Tel: 678-809-9992 • Fax: 678-809-9993mail@sna.org • www.sna.org

Forwarding the mission of providing a higher level of member services and focusing on issues that cross state lines and impact the region, the Southern Nursery Association (SNA) launched a new website this past year (www.sna.org). Th is completely revamped site is a must for buy-ers and sellers of horticulture-related products in the southeast. Th e new design was streamlined with a fresh new look and a wealth of resources featuring signifi cantly improved navigation and usability as well as content. Th e new site features a comprehensive member and product search that allows users to locate people, com-panies and products with just a few keystrokes, streamlined access to more than 10,000 pages of horticultural research white papers, upcoming regional and national events, event registration, and more. A “Members Only” area off ers SNA members an interactive community through sixteen various forums and access to information about exclusive member discounts.

Th rough an integrated membership database, new member listings are active and searchable the moment they join. Members can log in and update their company information at any time. Automated renewal notices will direct members to the website where they can renew and pay online through a secure credit card payment system. In addition, an email blast system and blogging module will provide an easy method of interaction and communication with members about upcoming events and important industry news. Future plans for the new SNA website include an online newsletter, advertising opportunities for members and a job board.

“We want our site to be the go-to source for locating horticultural products in the southeast region through our electronic marketplace, as well as a comprehensive resource for regional news and information,” stated Karen Summers, Executive Vice President. “I’m excited about the new features of the site and what it will mean to the future of our association - and the industry.”

Visit the SNA website (www.sna.org) today to take a look at all that SNA has to off er!

newsTh e 57th SNA Research Conference will be held on January 18, 2012 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Room 203B. Top researchers and educational leaders from leading universities will present their newest discoveries relative to horticulture. While most contributors are from the SNA region, all research-ers, growers and allied industry mem-bers who have new knowledge to share are encouraged to participate.

Hundreds of topics in thirteen catego-ries will be presented. Presentations are approximately seven minutes each and are concise and easy to understand. Th e conference format allows you to sit in on all or only those topics of interest to you or pertain to your business. Th e SNA Research Conference is sponsored by Bennett’s Creek Wholesale Nursery, Inc., Lancaster Farms, Inc., and Havi-land Plastic Products Co.

Th e Annual SNA Annual Business Meeting & Awards Presentation will be held on January 19, 2012 at 5:00 PM in Room 203B. Th is is an excel-lent opportunity to hear about our challenges and successes of the past year and learn about new goals. Elec-tion of offi cers and directors will take place. In addition, SNA awards will be presented to individuals and businesses that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and through their voluntary eff orts exemplifi ed inspiration, vision, innovation and action to advance the SNA and the industry. All members are encouraged to attend!

SNA Events at Gulf States Horticultural Exposition (GSHE)

Th e Southern Nursery Association (SNA) will hold three events during the Gulf States Horticultural Expo (GSHE) in Mobile, AL. All events will be held at the show venue, Ar-thur R. Outlaw Convention Center, One South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602.

Th e State of the Industry Roundtable Session, Presented by SNA, GSHE and Nursery Management Magazine, will be held on January 18, 2012 from 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM in Room 204B. Th is unique event, moderated by Todd Davis, Nursery Management Maga-zine and Danny Summers, Southern Nursery Association (SNA), will begin with an overview of the “2011 State of the Industry Report,” produced by Nursery Management Magazine. Next, participants will engage in a roundtable “brainstorming” session to identify key issues and areas of opportunity for the industry. Finally, a panel will dis-cuss the opportunities identifi ed and suggest steps to propel the ideas into action. Th e session will conclude with a Q & A.

We are a part of a great industry and we need the collective eff orts of our industry to address key issues and to build business opportunities here in the southeast region. All industry members are invited to attend. No registration required. Th e State of the Industry Roundtable Session is sponsored by Atlas Manufacturing.

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Honorary Member Awards

Proceedings of the 2012 SNA Research Conference will be avail-able online at www.sna.org later this year. At this time, more than 10,000 pages of horicultural research white papers are available on the SNA website. As an industry service, the SNA Research Conference Proceedings, from 1991 - 2011 are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) for downloading and viewing or printing.

Th e SNA Board of Directors hon-ors individuals that have served this association and the nursery industry in various capacities throughout the years and have made outstanding contributions during their active participation in the Southern Nurs-ery Association. Th is year, we honor the following members for their dedication to SNA and the fi eld of horticulture:

Th omas E. “Buddy” MartinCharles H. “Charlie” Parkerson

Dr. Sandra M. ReedWilliam D. “Bill” Reese

In 1956, the late John B. Wight, Sr., suggested to the offi cers of the Southern Nursery Association that an award be off ered annually to the person of their selection who, in their opinion, had contributed most to the advancement of the industry in the South and to the welfare of the Southern Nursery Association. Th e award was named the Slater Wight Memorial Award in memory of the late J. Slater Wight, brother of the late John B. Wight, Sr. Nomination and selection is made by the SNA Board of Directors.

Slater Wight Memorial Award

Th e SNA awards program is designed to recognize professionals that have demonstrated their distinguished talents, extraordinary service and commitment to the Southern Nursery Association and the industry. Th e 2012 SNA awards will be presented at the Annual SNA Business Meeting on Th ursday, January 19 at 5:00 pm (at the close of the fi rst day of the Gulf States Horticultural Expo (GSHE) in Room 203B, Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, One South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602. For a complete list of previous award winners go to www.sna.org.

Joseph C. Kinney David E. Laird, Sr. Memorial Award

Halsey W. BeshearsEstablished in 1974 by David E. Laird, Jr., in memory of his father, SNA Past President David E. Laird, Sr., this award is presented each year to recognize qualifi ed young men and women for outstanding service in the fi eld of environmental horticulture and to off er inspiration for others starting out in the fi eld. Th e recipient must be 39 years of age or younger and must be a member of his/her state nursery association. Nominations are made by the SNA Participating State Association with fi nal selection by the SNA Board of Directors.

SNA AwardsSNA Award2012Th is year’s award recipients are:

Joseph Claude Kinney was born on April 23, 1946, in Gaines-ville, GA. After graduating from Gainesville High School he at-tended the University of Georgia (1964-1965) and Gainesville State College (1968-1970). He served in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division from 1965-1968. In 1972, Joe began his career in the nursery industry at Gro-Plant (known as Simpson Nursery) as an “on the road” salesman. He worked for Baucom’s Nursery (1973-1975) and later became sales manager of Flow-erwood Nursery. In July 1988, he founded Kinney Nursery (65 acres) and today produces a general line of container-grown nursery stock with emphasis on camellia, fruit and nut trees, fruiting vines and bushes, and stock not common to the trade. Joe’s business goal remains the same after 24 years – to produce high quality nursery stock, provide excellent customer service and treat employees, customers, and suppliers with respect.

Joe received the Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He was the found-ing President of the GSHE (1998-1999). He is a member of Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association and served as President (1999-2000), a member of the American Nursery & Landscape Association and served as Senator (2006-2010), a member of the Georgia Green Industry Association, the Mississippi Nursery & Landscape Association, the Southern Nursery Association, the South Alabama Nursery Associa-tion, the Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association, and the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association. He is also member of American Azalea Society, the American Camellia Society, and the International Plant Propagators Society. Joe and his wife Cherry live in Mobile, AL. Th ey have one son, Chad, and two grandsons, Brandon and Alex.

Halsey W. Beshears was born on November 27, 1971 in Winter Park, Florida. His family moved to Monticello, Florida in 1973, when he was two. He attended Aucilla Christian Academy in Monticello and graduated from Brookwood School in Th omasville, GA in 1989. He received his B.S. in Social Science from Florida State University and his M.S. in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida.

Halsey began his career in the nursery industry in 1997 at his family business, Simpson Nurseries, a wholesale container growing operation servicing the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, and today is Vice President. Halsey’s has participated in and received the following awards: Wedgeworth Leadership Institute Graduate Class V (2002-2008), Wedgeworth Leadership Board of Directors (2002-2008), President, FNGLA Big Bend Chapter (2002-2004), FNGLA Board of Directors (2003-2008), President of Tallahassee Young Entrepreneurs Organization (2008), Farm Bureau Family of Jeff erson County (2009), FNGLA Young Nursery Professional of the Year (2009), Board of Advisors Farmers & Merchants Bank (2007-2011), FNGLA President (2011-Present), Jeff erson County Farm Bureau Board of Advi-sors (2009-Present). He is an active member of Presbyterian Church of Monticello and the Tallahassee Young Entrepre-neurs Organization. He has been a Private Instrument Rated Pilot since 2000 with over 1000 hours as PIC.

Halsey and his wife Cristin have three daughters: Grace Ham-ilton – 10, Caroline Turner - 8 and Suzanne Whitelaw – 4.

promote exceptional management practices, methods and procedures. Th ese management practices can be implemented regardless of nursery size or location and empowers container and fi eld-grown plant producers to operate at a higher level of effi ciency and eff ectiveness while implementing proactive management practices neces-sary to produce plants with minimal environmental impact.

Th e SNA Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual has become recognized as the undisputed benchmark for hor-ticultural BMP’s in the U.S. with more than 6,000 copies in use today.

Funding for this project is made pos-sible by the University of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign and the USDA’s Risk

SNA Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual v 3.0 To Be Released Th is Year

Management Association (RMA). RMA’s mission is to promote, support, and regulate sound risk management solutions to preserve and strengthen the economic stability of America’s agricultural producers. As part of this mission, RMA operates and manages the Federal Crop Insurance Corpora-tion (FCIC). RMA was created in 1996; the FCIC was founded in 1938.

Th e ever-popular SNA Best Manage-ment Practices (BMP) Guide will be updated and available on the SNA website later this year. Researcher authors are currently updating and enhancing the publication. Once the update project is complete, the BMP Manual will be featured on the SNA website as a reference tool - free to the industry!

Th e Best Management Practices Guide, v 1.0 was published in 1996 with an updated v 2.0 printed in 2007. Th is newly updated and enhanced v 3.0 will feature a new section – Con-structed Wetlands: A How To Guide For Nurseries, as well as information on the RMA Crop Protection Insur-ance Program. Th e BMP manual is designed to help growers identify and

Porter Henegar Memorial Award Dr. Charles R. HallA native of North Carolina, Dr. Charlie Hall received his B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tennessee in 1984 and his Master’s Degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design from the University of Tennessee in 1986. He then obtained his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in 1988 and began his academic career at Texas A&M University in 1988, where he spent 13 years on the faculty before joining the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 2002. In August 2007, Dr. Hall returned to Texas A&M University as Professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture.

Dr. Hall’s expertise in the production and marketing of Green Industry crops is nationally recognized in academia and among the horticultural clientele he serves. His major research, teaching, & extension areas of specialization include strategic management, market situation/outlook, cost accounting, and fi nancial analysis for Green Industry fi rms. He is an invited speaker at numerous regional, national, and international meetings of various industry-related associations and organizations. He is particularly known for the enthusiasm, passion, and intensity he exhibits when speaking.

Dr. Hall is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association and has received TNLA’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Nursery Industry. He is also a member of the Hall of Fame and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. In academia, Dr. Hall has received Texas A&M University’s Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching and the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Student Counsel-ing and Relations. Various Extension awards include the Outstanding Extension Publication Award from the American Society of Horticultural Science; and the Certifi cate of Meritorious Service and the State Early Career Award, both presented by Epsilon Sigma Phi, the professional society of the National Extension Service. He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural fraternity and has received their Grand Presidents Award and Brother of the Century designation.

In 1969, an Award of Merit was created to honor those individuals who has made outstanding contributions to ornamental horticultural reasearch and, more specifi cally, to SNA. In 1972, the SNA Board of Directors resolved that the Award of Merit would be renamed the Porter Henegar Memorial Award for Horticultural Research in memory of the late Porter Henegar, Past Executive Secretary of SNA (1959 - 1972), to commemorate his years of tireless eff ort and service to this association. Th e recipient is selected annually by fellow research workers for his/her concern and work toward improving the nursery industry.