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Prior to his work at FNGLA, Bolusky served for 12 years as Director of Government Affairs at the then-American Nursery & Landscape Association (now called AmericanHort) in Washington, D.C.ДЇNGLA Chief Operating Officer Linda Adams echoed BoluskyвЂ™s enormous impact on FNGLA. вЂњItвЂ™s an absolute privilege to work for FNGLAвЂ™s members, so many truly dedicated FNGLA volunteer leaders and an exceptionally talented team of staff professionals.вЂќ вЂњWhat an incredible journey to lead FNGLA during these years of transformative industry growth,вЂќ Bolusky said. With BoluskyвЂ™s leadership, FNGLA established a committee to liaison with the Florida Department of Transportation to assist with its state road and highway landscape beautification policies and practices.ДЄlso on BoluskyвЂ™s watch, FNGLA established its Landscape Irrigation Committee whose mission is to shape Florida public policies to maximize irrigation efficiencies and save Florida water.ДЇNGLA also in that time created a home for FloridaвЂ™s citrus nurseries by establishing a division within the Association. It now grants substantially more flexibility to growers to select the level of crop insurance which makes the most sense for their business operation. This set the precedent for nursery eligibility which continues today.ДЄnother milestone achieved with Bolusky at the helm is the overhaul of the federal nursery crop insurance policy. and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal assistance to help get nurseries back up and running. In response, FNGLA went to Washington D.C.

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After nearly 24 years at the helm of the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), CEO Ben Bolusky plans to retire in June 2022, according to a press release issued by the association.Дuring his two decades leading the largest state nursery and landscape association in the nation, Bolusky has seen FNGLA grow as the industry has strengthened.Д«olusky brought the association through a name change in 2004 when the then-Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association added вЂLandscapeвЂ™ to its famous moniker to telegraph the importance of landscape firms as part of the association.Д«olusky also served during a series of devastating hurricanes including Charley in 2004 which battered the entire state of Florida and destroyed many nurseries and greenhouses.