Acres & Acres

Three Reasons We’re Awesome

Chris Beytes

As much as you curse, I’ll bet most of you get a sort of twisted thrill out of solving the problems that pop up at your business on a daily basis.

Cover Story

Irrigation From the Ground Up

Jeff Back

Greenhouse sub-irrigation systems from an operations point of view.

Features

Always Growing & Evolving

Jennifer Zurko

Embracing change is how Flintwood Farms has found the right balance.

Features

Building on Loyalty

Jennifer Zurko

This year’s finalists for the 2022 GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award focus their essays on how building relationships with their customers provide the loyalty and integrity that our industry prides itself on.

Features

Is It Time for an Upgrade?

Patrick Mahoney

What you can do to keep your existing structures up-to-date.

Features

Plug & Cutting Conference Sneak Peek

Jennifer Zurko

For the next three issues, we’ll preview what you’ll be doing and learning about during this confer-ence. This month highlights the different tracks and educational sessions.

Features

The Benefits of Finned Pipes

Jim Rearden

Have you considered low-mass, efficient heating?

Features

The Scrappiness of Gemplers

Chris Beytes

Occasionally, GrowerTalks likes to reveal little-known details about the birth, growth or success of a well-known horticultural business. This month: Gemplers Farm & Home Supply and its return to owner/operator “scrappiness.”

Growers Talk Business

The Upside of Learning & Reviewing

Amy Morris

We all need to look back with a renewed focus on the basics and a new definition of what the fundamentals should look like.

Growers Talk Production

Should You Hire a Consultant for Your Greenhouse?

Albert Grimm

Consultants help us not by spreading information, but by showing us what we need to learn.

GT in Brief

Bell Acquires ColorPoint Kentucky at Auction

Chris Beytes

We can confirm that ColorPoint Kentucky has been purchased in a receivership auction by Central Garden & Pet on behalf of Bell Nursery for a winning bid of $34 million.

GT in Brief

CAST ’23 Dates Set

Chris Beytes

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 29 to Sunday, April 2 because you don’t want to miss the next edition of the California Spring Trials.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Professor Lou Albright

Chris Beytes

Louis “Lou” Albright, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, passed away March 26 in Ithaca, New York. He was 81.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Richard Hurley, Jim Lee

Chris Beytes

Western Pulp Products lost two of its stalwarts in March: Richard Hurley, owner and Chairman of the Board, and Jim Lee, Marketing & Sales Manager.

GT in Brief

In the Thick of Things

Jennifer Zurko

If I would have taken this photo a week earlier, you wouldn’t have seen any black weed barrier at all.

GT in Brief

May Nursery Celebrating 50 Years

Jennifer Zurko

May Nursery, a family-owned and operated business located in Havana, Florida, marks 50 years in the industry.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

A.M.A. Horticulture; Bailey; Ball Ingenuity; Ball Seed; BlueSkye Creative, Inc.; Hummert International; OHP, Inc.

GT in Brief

Walters Gardens Announces New CEO & Executive Team Leadership

Jennifer Zurko

Walters Gardens announced the leadership transition plan from the current CEO John Walters to Karin Walters, his daughter and current Vice President of Product Strategy.

Inside Look

Shared Experiences

Jennifer Zurko

One thing I’ve learned is how valuable sharing information between peers is to this industry.

JZ on D.C.

New OSHA Program to Protect Workers From Heat Illness & Injuries

Jennifer Zurko

In April, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new National Emphasis Program to protect workers from heat illness and injuries.

Paul's Pointers

Wetter Water

Paul Pilon

Growers have readily available and highly effective tools they can use to improve their irrigation practices and conserve their water supplies.

Pest Management

Chili Pepper Mild Mottle Virus

Nora Catlin & Margery Daughtrey

There’s a new virus to be worried about: chili pepper mild mottle virus (CPMMoV). CPMMoV has been found on calibrachoas this season, and similar to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), CPMMoV can be spread by handling.

Pest Management

Non-Consumptive Effects of Biological Control Agents

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

Parasitoids and predators can indirectly affect insect pests by inducing defensive behaviors that negatively affect insect pests, often referred to as non-consumptive effects.

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Ernst Benary of America Inc.

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