Chat Room Have your transportation costs gone up in 2019? 70% said YES! 61% 22% 48% own their own trucks/trailers rent trucks/trailers ship using common carrier Turn to page 24 for more information about efficient shipping. Editor's Note: In January, we began sending out a monthly survey to our readers on a variety of topics. Chat Room is the new monthly feature that reports those survey results. This is a perfect venue to get to know your peers and where you stand in different categories. Do you have a question you want us to ask? Contact managing editor, Jasmina Dolce, at jdolce@greatamericanpublish.com. This month, we asked readers about biological controls, transportation costs and efficiencies, and dahlia production. Here's what they had to say. 2019 was named " Year of the Dahlia " by the National Garden Bureau. Did you grow dahlias this year? 44% SAID YES! Turn to page 36 to learn about top-performing dahlias. Do you use biopesticides in your operation? 54% YES 46% NO 12 DECEMBER 2019 GPNMAG.COM If so, why have you chosen to use biological controls and what have been the benefits? » LESS chemical exposure » SAFER for the environment » EASIER on pollinators Turn to page 20 to learn about new biopesticide options. » Customer PERCEPTION » Worker SAFETY » Reduced REIhttp://www.GPNMAG.COM