The Executive Committee continues its efforts to grow the HRI Endowment Fund, currently at $10 million. The committee reaffirmed HRI’s efforts to broaden research activities through continued collaboration with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative. The committee also agreed to fund a two-year post doctoral position at the USDA-ARS/Beltsville in support of the biodegradable pot research through the USDA-ARS/HRI Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.