Acres & Acres

Shrinkflation (and Its Evil Twin)

Chris Beytes

While shrinkflation and skimpflation are now commonplace in the marketplace, we don’t have to participate.

Cover Story

Using Banker Plants to Control Arthropods

Lance S. Osborne, Muhammad Z. Ahmed & Cindy Mckenzie

The first of a four-part series explains the concept of banker plants.

Features

Biocontrol Lingo

Suzanne Wainwright-Evans

Every industry has its own specific terms that its well-versed members use. (This is true of the bug nerds working in biological control.) Sometimes we forget that newcomers may not understand the terminology, so I’ve put together some of the common terms used in the “beneficials” industry. They may not match Webster exactly, but the list covers terminology commonly used by the industry.

Features

Did We Need Another Mum Disease?

Margery Daughtrey, Nora Catlin & Francesca Hand

Phytophthora chrysanthemi causes stunting, purpling and death of foliage on one major branch or the whole plant; root rot is apparent as well.

Features

Disease Drones

David Clement, Stanton Gill, Sheena O’donnell, Kirk Floyd, Nancy Rechcigl & Alan Leslie

Evaluating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to apply fungicides in woody plant nurseries.

Features

Get With the Program

Broch Martindale

Preventing resistance is key when selecting pesticides for your IPM program.

Features

Getting a Handle on Your Data

Katie Elzer-Peters

How to hire and manage help for data-entry tasks.

Features

Trends in Biocontrols

Julie Martens Forney

Managing pests and diseases with biocontrols helps address many problems facing growers, such as pesticide resistance, retaining labor and keeping profit margins—and plants—healthy. The American Floral Endowment funds research that explores cutting-edge crop production techniques, including biological control.

Features

Two Tobamoviruses to Keep an Eye Out For

A.R. Chase & Margery Daughtrey

What to look for and how to lessen your risk.

Growers Talk Business

Growers Get Socked

Amy Morris

Some growers who use the H-2A guest worker program will pay wage rates as much as 15% higher than last year.

Growers Talk Production

How to Sweep a Floor

Albert Grimm

Learning how to do apparently simple and menial work with attention and passion is a path to excellence.

GT in Brief

Bailey Announces Leadership Transition

Jennifer Zurko

As the 2023 season begins, Bailey announces Terri McEnaney will step away from day-to-day operations in her role as Chief Executive Officer to focus on strategy and the future of Bailey.

GT in Brief

Dramm Expands

Jennifer Zurko

The Dramm Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new Corporate Headquarters and Production Facility.

GT in Brief

Endowment Established in Memory of Russell Weiss

Chris Beytes

There's now an endowment honoring the late Russell Weiss of Kurt Weiss Green-houses on Long Island, who passed away in June of 2021.

GT in Brief

Hoffman Nursery Owner Retiring After 40-plus Years

Jennifer Zurko

Hoffman Nursery announced the retirement of co-owner John Hoffman as of January 1, 2023.

GT in Brief

Houseplants—Yup, Still Hot!

Chris Beytes

If you were worried that the houseplant craze might be cooling off, the recent Tropical Plant International Expo should allay your fears.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Del Demaree

Chris Beytes

The floral industry lost a notable son on January 2 when Delmar “Del” Demaree Jr. passed away.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Bailey; Ball Seed; Certis Biologicals; McHutchison/Vaughn's Horticulture; OHP, Inc.; P.L. Light Systems;

GT in Brief

Suntory Opens New R&D Facility

Jennifer Zurko

Suntory Flowers has opened a state-of-the-art research facility that will serve as its new base for product development and production for flowers and vegetables.

Guest Column

Are You Aware?

Glenna Hecht

Awareness helps you do the right thing with compassion.

Guest Column

The Arthouse Expansion of Agastache

Lowell Halvorson

When you pull back and look at the full package, you can see the revenue pull of agastache.

Inside Look

The Journey Into Biologicals

Jennifer Zurko

When I started at Ball Publishing 14 years ago, you could count on one hand how many growers were using biocontrols.

JZ on D.C.

USCIS Issues Proposed Rule for H-2 Program Fee Increases

Jennifer Zurko

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust immigration and naturalization benefit request fees.

Paul's Pointers

In Retrospect: A Look Back at the Past Year

Paul Pilon

While it’s important to take note of all the victories, I prefer to focus on the things that didn’t go as well as I’d hoped.

Under an Acre

Planting the Seed for Future Growers

Anne-Marie Hardie

Inspired by the community garden projects throughout Mississauga, Ontario, Morning Star Middle School started one of their own.

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Dianthus & Carnation Selection Tools

Selecta One

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Giant G1200

Turf Star Western

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Hachi-Hachi SC Insecticide

SePRO Corporation

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Hanging Baskets & Patio Planters

The HC Companies, Inc.

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LM-18 Organic Germination Mix

Lambert Peat Moss Inc.

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Osteospermum SummerSmile Series

Kientzler North America