Resources for your business from FITEC
LLC
INLA Member FITEC LLC, a company
that specializes in credit forms and A/R analysis, has offered
to help you create forms for your business. Click
here to go to our Resource Page.
2010 Idaho Yard and Garden Compass
INLA's newest brochure with retail members' contact
information for nurseries, landscape contractors and service providers.
Given out at Home and Garden Shows across the state. Click the
flipping Compass below to see the newest version.
The Taproot
A newsletter published every two months which
contains information on the organization, recent developments
in the nursery industry, research findings, business management
tips, recent and upcoming legislative action, new products and
news about members. Click here
for more information about the Taproot.
New! Taproot in
Online Flip Format!
Double click the
monitor icon above to see the latest version of the Taproot right
here on your screen.
Wholesale Nursery Map
Guide to locating INLA member wholesale nurseries
in Idaho.
New!
2010 Wholesale Nusery Map in Online Flip Format!
Double
click the monitor icon below to see the latest version of the
Wholesale Map right here on your screen.
Directory & Plant Buyer’s Guide
A listing of all members and their business classification
is published in a directory. Other information includes officers,
committees, related associations, bylaws, and Idaho Department
of Agriculture contacts. The Plant Buyer’s Guide is a listing
of members who sell plant material. It is handed out at trade
shows and mailed upon request to prospective buyers, serving as
a powerful advertising tool for your company.
Click
here to view or print the latest Plant Buyer's Guide.
Click
here to be directed to a page with a listing of all
the INLA members.
Legislative Representation
The INLA coordinates grass roots lobbying efforts when needed,
at the state level, for legislation favoring the green industry
in Idaho. The legislative committee and executive director represent
the INLA through personal contacts and letter writing and by attending
legislative functions. On a national level, the INLA works with
the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
Click
here for State of Idaho Representatives
Click
here to contact your State of Idaho Legislators
Click
here for federal updates, information and to take
action now with current action alerts.
Click
here for the Legislative Action website to find out
what the Lighthouse Program is doing for your business.
Certification Program
INLA certification programs acknowledge individuals as trained
professionals with expertise in their specific green industry
segment. Through these programs the public will be made aware
of the high level of knowledge obtaining these certifications
requires. Visit the following links for more information and to
order products and forms for each program.
Click
here for a press release from the January testing
in Boise, Idaho.
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Click here for the changes that are being implemented
in the CLT Exterior program as of December 1, 2007.
Idaho State Nursery Advisory Council
Each year, the Idaho State Department of
Agriculture, Nursery and Florist Advisory Committee (ISDA), awards
financial grants to support research that would benefit
the Idaho nursery and floral industry. The INLA research committee
submits a list of suggested projects which is included with the
call for proposals, and has the opportunity to make recommendations
for the awarding of grants.
Conventions, Seminars & Tours :
The INLA holds The Idaho Horticulture Expo each
January in Boise, Idaho. Nationally recognized experts are invited
to address a wide range of topics covering horticulture, arboriculture,
landscape maintenance and construction, floriculture and business
management interests. A trade show featuring over 150 booths is
held in conjunction with the annual convention. During local chapter
events, seminars on subjects of special interest to the area are
conducted. Members receive significant discounts on seminars &
trade shows.
Click
here to learn about the 2009 Idaho Horticulture Expo.
Scholarship
Program offered by the INLA
Each year at the Idaho Horticulture Expo, the
INLA announces the winners of the Scholastic Awards. Each year
at least one $750 scholarship is announced at the Awards Luncheon.
These awards are available to any student enrolled in an accredited
two or four-year program in the state of Idaho and whose declared
major is in a field within the Green Industry. Scholarship awards
will be based on scholastic record, as well as the student's ability
and sincereity in pursuing employment in the Green Industry. The
purpose of this program is to encourage the study of horticulture,
floriculture, plant pathology, landscape design, turfgrass management,
botant and other subjects that pertain to the Green Industry.
Find
out more about this year's awards, two were presented
at the IHE this year.
To fill out a form online, print it out and then
send in your typed form, click
here.
Credit
Card Processing Program
The INLA offers
a credit card processing program with Payment Processing Consultants.
INLA members received reduced prices for accepting credit cards
in their businesses. Click
here to find out more information.
Web Page Program offered by Spectrum Net
Designs
INLA members can get a free one-page website designed
by Spectrum Net Designs, and can update on your own with changing
information from your business. Please visit Spectrum
Net Designs to find out more information.
Car Rental Program
Hertz offers Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association
members special year-round discounts on your daily, weekly, weekend,
and monthly rentals for business or pleasure; traveling in the
U.S. or worldwide. Click on the logo "Hertz" to find
out more about this program.
Promotional
and Marketing Materials offered by the INLA
The INLA offers
many items for promotion and marketing to it's members.
Click
here to see the marketing materials offered by INLA.
Idaho
Preferred Program 
The INLA joined
with the Idaho Preferred program to offer many promotional and
marketing opportunities to it's members through the Idaho Dept.
of Ag. Click
here to see the marketing materials offered through
the Idaho Preferred Program.
A new marketing newsletter from the Idaho State
Department of Agriculture entitled "Marketing Idaho Agriculture"
has been distributed.
Click here for the latest version.
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