Acres & Acres

What Brian Said

Chris Beytes

I’ve been preaching the same thing Dr. Brian Corr said since the first mid-sized grower lost its big box business and the first large grower was acquired by a venture capital firm.

Corr on Cannabis

Change at Warp Speed

Dr. Brian Corr

The changes in the cannabis industry make my head spin.

Cover Story

The Point of Raising Prices

Jennifer Zurko

The cost of doing business has been going steadily higher, yet some growers are still reluctant to increase their prices. Why is our industry behind the pricing curve and what’s the best approach to asking your customers to pay more? We asked a few of your peers for tips based on how they’ve managed to raise their prices.

Features

A Little Far-Red Light Goes a Long Way

Mengzi Zhang, Yujin Park & Erik Runkle­

Part four of this series presents research-based information on how a relatively low intensity of far-red light influences seedlings grown in fully controlled environments, from a collaboration between Michigan State University and the American Floral Endowment.

Features

Back to Basics

Jennifer Zurko

Obvious—and not so obvious—ways you can save money on water, heating, plants and labor.

Features

Daily Light Integral

Alex Fermon

Optimizing production by controlling the total daily light delivered to greenhouse crops.

Features

Mycorrhizae 101

Ed Bloodnick & Troy Buechel

The relationship this beneficial fungus has with plant roots provides crops of all types the best start.

Features

Reaping the Benefits

Jennifer Zurko

Being a member of AmericanHort doesn’t just include entry into the Cultivate show; this industry organization offers benefits that you may not even know about. For the next few issues, we’ll speak to some members to learn how they value being a part of AmericanHort.

Features

Sensing the N

Ranjeeta Adhikari, Cheng Li & Krishna Nemali

Estimating nitrogen content in plants using your smartphone.

Growers Talk Business

It’s a “Process,” Not a “Project”

Abe VanWingerden

We get asked to wear many hats each day and too many times, we take a business problem and too quickly come to a solution.

Growers Talk Production

The Joys & Sorrows of Trialing

Heather Hydoski

Trialing is an interesting, exciting, sometimes frustrating, and a very crucial part of the production process.

Growing With Griffin

How to Manage Western Flower Thrips in Peak Season

Rick Yates

Thrips have a well-earned reputation for developing resistance to pesticides. Practicing a sound rotation strategy is key to slowing the progression of pesticide resistance.

GT in Brief

2019 Farwest Show to Have Dr. Charlie Hall as Keynote

Jennifer Zurko

The 2019 Farwest Show has announced agricultural economist Dr. Charlie Hall will deliver this year’s keynote address.

GT in Brief

2020 SNA Conference Announced

Jennifer Zurko

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has announced plans are underway to hold the 2020 SNA Conference once again at the Baltimore Convention Center on January 6-7, 2020, preceding the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) on January 8-10.

GT in Brief

AAS and NGB Elect New Officers and Directors

Jennifer Zurko

At recent meetings during the ASTA Flower and Vegetable Seed Conference in Orlando, Florida, All-America Selections (AAS) and National Garden Bureau (NGB) elected new officers and directors.

GT in Brief

Basewell Now Available in Perennials

Jennifer Zurko

Dümmen Orange introduced the next phase of Basewell at the California Spring Trials, which now includes top-selling perennial varieties, opening up the benefits of this innovative technology to perennial growers across North America.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Elisabeth “Jinx” Ecke

Chris Beytes

Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke passed away in late March at the age of 87.

GT in Brief

Just Our Cup of Tea

Chris Beytes

Editors Ellen Wells and Jennifer Zurko focus their attention (and their cameras) on Heuchera Little Cutie Shimmer, one of two new heucheras shown to us by Terra Nova Nurseries at the California Spring Trials this year.

GT in Brief

Nexus Founder Passes Away

Chris Beytes

Donald Edwin McCrimmon, a long-time Colorado resident and engineer, passed away March 8 at the age of 94.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Dümmen Orange; PanAmerican Seed/Kieft Seed; Suntory Flowers; Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

GT in Brief

PanAmerican Seed Purchases Indoor Veggies from Dalina

Chris Beytes

PanAmerican Seed has purchased the Kitchen Minis program from Danish breeder Dalina Genetics.

GT in Brief

Proven Winners ColorChoice to Offer Ornamental Trees

Jennifer Zurko

Spring Meadow Nursery, the manager of Proven Winners ColorChoice flowering shrubs, will be adding ornamental trees to its lineup of woody plants in the 2019 growing season.

GT in Brief

UF Greenhouse Training Online Courses for 2019

Jennifer Zurko

The University of Florida IFAS Extension will be holding four-week, award-winning, online training courses in English and Spanish.

GT in Brief

Workshops and Tours You Can Take at Cultivate'19

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort announced its lineup of more than 150 educational sessions, as well as half- and full-day workshops and production tours to provide knowledge, training and sharing of best practices within the green industry.

Inside Look

The Pain of Prices

Jennifer Zurko

You know you’re old when you start comparing the prices of today to what they were when you were younger.

JZ on D.C.

Registration is Now Open for the Impact Washington Summit

Jennifer Zurko

Registration and hotels are now open for the Impact Washington Summit being held on September 16-19, 2019 in Washington D.C.

Pest Management

Thwarted by Thrips? This Could be Why.

Dr. Sarah Jandricic

For the last few years, astute growers and consultants have noticed that thrips biocontrol programs don’t seem to be working as well as they used to.

Pest Management

Ways to Manage Mealybugs

Stanton Gill, Brian Kunkel, Suzanne Klick & Rachel Ross

The worst nightmare of greenhouse growers or a conservatory manager is mealybugs in the greenhouse. Once this pest is established, growers are guaranteed to spend endless hours and lots of money trying to get rid of this pest group.

Under an Acre

Investing in a Legacy

Anne-Marie Hardie

Brea Segger bought Ravenhill Herb Farm in 2014, turning the local landmark that had been there for close to a century into a place the community can get local herbs and produce.

Young Voices

Finding the Right Intern

Mason Day

There are students out there who are going to be knocking on our doors looking for jobs in the next couple years. What about the students who are already on the path to a career in our industry?

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