Acres & Acres

2021: The Year in Rearview

Chris Beytes

They say you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been, hence, this look back at the major events of the year we’ve just about completed.

Cover Story

Hort’s Renaissance Man

Jennifer Zurko

With his never-ending cache of ideas, limitless drive and passion for the industry, Marshall Dirks has made Proven Winners one of the most recognized gardening brands in North America.

Features

Rethinking the Black Nursery Pot

Paul Fisher & John Erwin

Part 2 in a series looking at the importance of soil temperature on root and plant growth.

Features

Succession Planning When There’s No Succession

Chris Cimaglio

Insights into preparing for the transition and transaction of your life.

Features

Uncle Sam’s Helping Hand With Payroll Costs

Mark E. Battersby

There are ways to get tax breaks on labor, but you have to do your homework to make sure they’re worth the effort.

Features

Wages—Up!

Jennifer Zurko

That’s how Vic Ball would have said it and don’t you know it. This year’s 26th annual Wage & Benefit Survey showed that you’re paying more to get the help you need … and that’s IF you can find it.

Growers Talk Business

How Do You Figure?

Art Parkerson

Don’t let the mountain of cash you're sitting on fool you. Now is the time to really watch the numbers.

Growers Talk Production

Hard Times for Hardgoods

Austin Bryant

This year has definitely shown us where the weak links in our industry are.

GT in Brief

Agrotopia: Europe’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse

Chris Beytes

Built on top of the crate warehouse at REO Veiling, a fruit and vegetable auction in Roeselare, Belgium, Inagro Agrotopia is a research and demonstration greenhouse for urban farming.

GT in Brief

Floriculture Crops Summary Will Now Include All 50 States

Dr. Marvin Miller

The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/NASS) has reported some major changes that will soon be delivering a new survey coming to a mailbox near you.

GT in Brief

FNGLA CEO Ben Bolusky to Retire

Jennifer Zurko

After nearly 24 years at the helm of the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), CEO Ben Bolusky plans to retire in June 2022.

GT in Brief

FRAC Code Posters Available

Bill Calkins

Ann Chase and her husband, Mike, have a new FRAC Links poster they’ve put together to help you visually identify the fungicides you need to create an effective rotation program by including and avoiding certain product codes.

GT in Brief

Industry Icons Honored With Awards at SAF Orlando 2021

Jennifer Zurko

Kenneth Royer, an industry pioneer and a second-generation owner of Royer’s Flowers & Gifts, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was one of the floriculture professionals who were honored at the Society of American Florists’ annual convention in Orlando, Florida, in September.

GT in Brief

Memorial Tribute Established in Memory of Bob Williams

Jennifer Zurko

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) announced a new memorial tribute in memory of Robert “Bob” Williams II.

GT in Brief

New Officers and Chairmen Appointed to AFE Board

Jennifer Zurko

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GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Seed; Longwood Gardens; McCorkle Nurseries, Inc.

GT in Brief

Tim Lauer New NGMA Board President

Chris Beytes

Congrats to Tim Lauer of greenhouse design and build firm Albert J. Lauer, Inc. of Farmington, Minnesota, who was just named the new president of the National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) Board of Directors.

Inside Look

Marshall, the Not-So-Mysterious Man

Jennifer Zurko

You may know who Marshall Dirks is, may have seen him speak or read about him, but I think very few people really know him.

JZ on D.C.

AmericanHort’s New Legislative Advocate

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort announced in October it hired Evan Lee as Director, Policy and Government Relations.

Paul's Pointers

Returning to Horticulture

Paul Pilon

I believe it’s very important to work in an industry you love and are passionate about. In this way, your job is never just a job; it’s essentially a hobby that you get paid to do.

Pest Management

European Pepper Moth Expands to Nurseries & Greenhouses

Stanton Gill

The European pepper moth is a relatively new invasive species that was confirmed in a Maryland greenhouse operation in 2013. In 2021, professional IPM scouts are finding this caterpillar active in greenhouses and herbaceous perennial nurseries.

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KleenGrow

Pace 49 Inc.

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Mycorrhizal Applications

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