Acres & Acres

The Year in Rearview

Chris Beytes

The pandemic has dominated our lives and the news since March, but believe it or not, other stuff has happened, too.

Cover Story

Looking Back & Thinking Ahead

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Horticultural’s mother/ daughter duo of Anna and Susannah Ball on how to stay calm during multiple crises, planning for the future in a family business and how their differences make for a solid bond.

Features

A Surprise COVID-19 Tax Bill

Mark E. Battersby

If you participated in any of the pandemic-relief programs, you may be in for a rude wake-up call come tax-filing time.

Features

Beware Ransomware

Chris Beytes

If it can happen to a multinational company, it can happen to you—a ransomware attack. Here’s how it happened to Ball Horticultural Company and the lessons they want to share with you about protecting your business.

Features

Searching With Style

Bill Calkins

Rethink your job postings and discover candidates that will energize your company.

Features

The COVID Monkey Wrench

Jennifer Zurko

In our 25th annual survey, we found that wages and benefits were status quo this year. What is different is how the pandemic will affect your staffing and training moving into Spring 2021.

Growers Talk Business

Accounts Playable

Art Parkerson

For the past two months I’ve been entering all the payables and paying all the bills myself. Why would I do this?

Growers Talk Production

Let’s “Spring Into Action”

Austin Bryant

There’s a plethora of long-term issues owners should be focusing on, like 2021 spring numbers and new variety trials.

GT in Brief

75 Years of Poinsettia Experience

Chris Beytes

We wanted to feature Schaefer’s in our “In Brief” spread because the 94-year-old, fifth-generation business is up for sale and we thought this might be their last poinsettia crop.

GT in Brief

Eason’s New Perennials Booklet is Out

Ellen C. Wells

Eason just released their Hot New Perennials edition using information gathered from the young plant producers, the breeding companies and the breeders’ representatives.

GT in Brief

Green & Growin’ 21 Education Goes Virtual

Allison Westbrook

The three-day event hosted by the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association (NCNLA) kicks off Monday, January 11 with a new forum featuring top green industry businesses.

GT in Brief

Grimes to Close

Chris Beytes

The news about Grimes Horticulture of Concord, Ohio, came in an email to a few suppliers from co-owner Gary Grimes.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Dave “Dr. K” Koranski

Chris Beytes

I was saddened to hear about the passing on October 1 of an industry icon, David “Dr. K” Koranski, former horticulture professor and long-time industry consultant.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: George Lucht

Chris Beytes

George Lucht, long a fixture in Minnesota horticulture as patriarch at Malmborg’s Garden Center & Greenhouse in the Twin Cities area, passed away October 7 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

GT in Brief

IPM Essen Canceled

Chris Beytes

IPM Essen, planned for January 26-29 at the Messe Essen, has been canceled.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

BioAg; BioTerm; Darwin Perennials; Eason Horticultural Resources;FloraLife; OHP, Inc.

GT in Brief

One New Position, Four Promotions at Ball

Chris Beytes

Ball Horticultural Company has announced a new position: President of Ball Horticultural Company (BHC). Along with that comes four promotions.

GT in Brief

Save the Date for Cultivate!

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort officially announced the dates for Cultivate’21: July 10-13, 2021.

GT in Brief

Western Nursery & Landscape Association to Dissolve

Jennifer Zurko

On August 31, 2020 the Board of Directors of the Western Nursery and Landscape Association announced that they’d unanimously decided not to hold its annual Western trade show event in January 2021.

Inside Look

What, Me Worry?

Jennifer Zurko

You need to be a special kind of person that stays calm in a crisis.

JZ on D.C.

Administration Announces New H-2A Wage Rule

Jennifer Zurko

On the afternoon of November 2, the AmericanHort advocacy team joined a White House briefing call announcing the Department of Labor (DOL) final H-2A wage rule.

Paul's Pointers

Change Is Constant, Change Is Good

Paul Pilon

Utilizing a “hands-on” approach that includes employee engagement, input and feedback provides a sense of involvement and ownership that usually results in their acceptance of change.

Pest Management

Major Pests of Herbaceous Perennials

Stanton Gill

Staying vigilant in a perennial nursery with a regular monitoring program as part of your IPM approach is the best course of action in catching these insects early and dealing with them before they become a major problem.

Pest Management

Principales plagas de plantas perennes

Stanton Gill

Mantenerse alerta en un vivero de plantas perennes con un programa de vigilancia regular como parte de su enfoque de IPM es el mejor curso de acción para atrapar a estos insectos de manera temprana y lidiar con ellos antes de que se conviertan en un problema mayor.

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Perlite-Free Wood Fiber Grower Mixes

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