Acres & Acres

Social Studies

Chris Beytes

Admittedly, this social media thing takes practice. And if writing doesn’t come easy to you, you’ll struggle. My main challenge? I’m usually too busy doing something to stop and write about what I’m doing.

Columns

ANLA: Bob’s View: Reasons to Rejoice

Bob Dolibois

Let’s move to some reasons to rejoice about our circumstances relating to increased scrutiny and pressure to be more sustainable.

Columns

Getting Cultured

Jennifer Zurko

A trip to EuroAmerican Propagators’ Open House in early September had me thinking about culture and why it will, and should, be a supplier’s top priority.

Columns

Growers Talk Production: Connecting the Dots

Albert Grimm

Remember the dot-to-dot puzzles we played as kids, just sheets full of dots and numbers? Becoming a grower is a similar experience.

Columns

Growing Ideas: Shades of Gray

Dr. P. Allen Hammer

All of us at times must realize there are things that are black and white, yet other times there’s a lot of gray.

Cover Story

Know & Grow

Various Industry Growers

GrowerTalks’ readers laud our Culture Notes department as indispensible, often referring to back issues whenever they need a production refresher. This month, we’re making it a full-out feature. You’ll find details on everything from compost tea to the sleekest new introductions.

Culture Notes

Common Poinsettia Problems

Dr. P. Allen Hammer

We’ve asked expert P. Allen Hammer to pen a six-part series on poinsettia production that takes you from initial planning to the final steps before shipping. At this point, we’re at the monitoring stage—the beginning of short days. Part 5 addresses some of the issues growers can face during the late stages.

Features

Quality Makes the Cuts

Marta Pizano

Flores Funza continues to provide the world with first-class cut flowers while significantly reducing its carbon footprint.

Growers Talk Business

Procrastination & Business

Gary Mangum

In the business world, procrastination can be as bad as complacency, and when combined, can create a truly bad situation. There’s no place in our industry for either.

GT in Brief

16 Ways to Say Tomato

Chris Beytes

Saturday, September 11, was Tomatomania at Milaeger’s in Racine, Wisconsin.

GT in Brief

Ball Acquires Daniels

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Horticultural Company announced the acquisition of the assets and manufacturing facilities of DP Foods LLC and the rights to market the Daniels brand of plant nutrition.

GT in Brief

BASF Unveils Two New Total Release Products

Jennifer Zurko

BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals announced the launch of Mozart TR fungicide and Beethoven TR miticide/insecticide.

GT in Brief

OHP Develops PGR App

Jennifer Zurko

OHP Inc. announced the introduction of its first smartphone application designed for Apple iPhone, iTouch and iPad users.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

BioWorks, Inc.; Ludvig Svensson, Inc.

GT in Brief

Park Seed Gets a New Owner

Chris Beytes

Park Seed has found a new home with a Maryland investment firm called Blackstreet Capital.

GT in Brief

Southeast Color Connection Cancelled

Jennifer Zurko

The members of the Southeast Greenhouse Conference (SEGC) announced that the 2011 Southeast Color Connection in Greenville, South Carolina, has been cancelled.

New Products

Adriana Heikkila

Abbott-Ipco Inc.; OHP Inc.; Conrad Fafard Inc.; Suntory Flowers Ltd.; Dümmen USA; Greenheart Farms Inc.

Pest Management

Understanding METI Miticides

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

There are many reasons why it’s difficult to control or suppress twospotted spider mites. As such, greenhouse producers utilize a variety of miticides (acaricides) to prevent outbreaks of twospotted spider mite populations from occurring and thus avoid damage to greenhouse-grown crops.

SAF in the Lobby

SAF Supports Workplace Safety; Opposes New Changes to OSHA

The Society of American Florists

A group that represents employers’ interests sent a letter expressing disappointment in proposed legislation that could tie the hands of small businesses.

Under an Acre

Tried and True

Pam Buddy-D’Ambrosio

Tried and true is a fitting motto for Eastside Gardens in Pittsfield, Illinois, where owner Bill Scheiwe says they don’t try too many experiments; they go with what works.