Foreign Greenhouse Certification Program Announced

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that a “Offshore Greenhouse Certification Program” will be established.  This will allow greenhouse facilities located in Canada and other countries to participate in a program that allows for greenhouses, that produce unrooted plant cuttings, to become certified with the intent of receiving fewer inspections at the border.  These greenhouses must meet a minimum set of criteria and undergo an inspection by APHIS.