Columnist Chris Beytes

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Chris Beytes

Chris Beytes Editor

Editor of GrowerTalks, Green Profit magazine and the Acres Online e-newsletter, Chris has been in horticulture for over 30 years. He owned his own greenhouse - Indian River Ornamentals - in Merritt Island, Florida, after he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in horticulture. He also had a minor in Journalism, so after he and his wife Laurie sold the greenhouse business, he started writing full-time, first for local publications in Florida and then moving to the Chicago area when he began writing for GrowerTalks. He's been with Ball Publishing for 25 years now and only thinks about retirement once in a while.

Recent Articles

Perfect for the Patio

We asked suppliers the big question: “Can we get patio furniture in time to sell it next spring? The answer is a confident “maybe.”

Proven Winners Goes for Foliage

Chris Beytes & Ellen C. Wells

Proven Winners has entered into the foliage market with a new houseplant program.

2021: The Year in Rearview

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.

Tim Lauer New NGMA Board President

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.

Agrotopia: Europe’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse

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.

The four Bs applies to all crop segments … and, really, to all businesses.

Growers Talk About Their Cutting Robots

Two unrooted cutting (URC) robots—the ISO Group ISO Cutting Planter and Visser’s AutoStix— have been on the market in North America for six and five years, respectively, giving growers ample time to put them through their paces and evaluate their worth. We asked seven such growers, each of whom have up to half a decade or more of experience with one or both machines, to share their opinions of the two machines.

AmericanHort Announces New Team Members

AmericanHort announced that Cindy Lee and Bill Behrens have joined the association team to take the lead on managing Cultivate, AmericanHort’s signature industry event.

Confetti for a Good Cause

Dümmen Orange will honor the memory of the late long-time broker representative Matt Willoughby (who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year) by offering a special calibrachoa combination specifically chosen by his wife, Jennifer, and their three children.

Suntory Flowers Names GM for North America

Suntory Flowers has named T. Jay Higgins general manager for North America.

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