January 2020 - 6

FROM THE EDITOR
EVERY YEAR IS A YEAR FOR
HEALTHY PLANTS
Happy 2020!
Did you know that the United
Nations has declared 2020 as the
International Year of Plant Health?
In December 2018, the United
Nations General Assembly passed
a resolution to help raise global
awareness of how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect
the environment and boost economic development.
The goal of any grower is to produce healthy plants but this declaration is a great
opportunity for growers to help educate retailers and consumers about the vital role that
plants play in protecting people and the environment.
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is urging growers to
take advantage of the U.N.'s declaration. The organization plans to conduct outreach
and engagement activities throughout the year to help raise public awareness about
why plant health is so important and to generate a greater understanding of how the
introduction of plant pests and diseases hurts more than just the plant producers.
APHIS has even created a special page on its website (www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/
ourfocus/planthealth/iyph/) to share information about the International Year of
Plant Health.
On the website, you will find resources and educational materials like a downloadable
toolkit containing feature stories, photos and videos showing how real people promote
plant health. The website also has educational publications and informational posters to
help spread the word about the International Year of Plant Health. And, you also will find
social media tips and graphics that you can use including the hashtags #IYPH2020 and
#PlantHealth.
Since you're already growing health plants in 2020, why not take advantage of the
U.N.'s declaration of the International Year of Plant Health?
STILL TIME TO NOMINATE
Don't forget, we will be accepting nominations for GPN's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 up
until Jan. 21.
If you know a young man or woman who you think belongs in this
year's class, then we want to know more about that individual.
Just go to www.gpnmag.com/40-under-40-nomination and tell us
why you think he or she should be a member of the Class of 2020.
The Class of 2020 will debut in the May issue of GPN and will
be recognized at a special reception at Cultivate'20 this July in
Columbus, Ohio.
If you have any questions about the nomination process, please
contact me at thodson@greatamericanpublish.com.
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