The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s principal in-house scientific agency, is seeking nominations for the 2012 B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, which is co-sponsored by the American Society for Horticultural Science. The Lecture will be presented at the ASHS Annual Conference July 31-August 3, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

ASHS President Dewayne Ingram offers these reflections on the importance of professional awards.

The Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science (SRASHS) will hold its 72nd Annual Meeting February 4-6, 2012, in Birmingham, AL. in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS).

Congress reaches an agreement on spending levels for agriculture programs for Fiscal Year 2012.