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

Gemini Herbicide Now Registered for California

Gemini Granular herbicide by ICL has just been cleared for use in the Golden State.

Kientzler Expands Stock Production Into Guatemala

German young plant breeder/producer Kientzler, which already has a production farm in Costa Rica, has purchased a second Central American location, this time in Guatemala.

CAST of Characters

Dümmen Orange, which held its CAST event at Center of Effort Winery in Arroyo Grande, saw more than 600 visitors during over four days.

While it may be too late to adjust for Spring ’25, there’s still, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring ’26 in which to go back for a refresher on the blocking and tackling, the grip, stance and alignment, of this wild and wacky world we call the greenhouse business.

AdeptAg adds Danish moving gutters

The company announced a strategic partnership with FGM.

Why “Capillary Electrophoresis” May Become Your Two Favorite Words

The winner of the Product Innovation Award at the inaugural CEAs—Cultivating Excellence Awards at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con was a device called CE-Line, which automatically monitors the nutrient levels in your irrigation and drain water in real time. Here’s a look under the hood.

How do we, the traditional plant industry, get to know these new plant lovers better?

How Much Does a Greenhouse Project REALLY Cost?

Let’s say you’re a young grower ready to go it alone and start your own bedding plant business. You’ve acquired a piece of land and set aside some cash and arranged financing for your very first greenhouse and you’re ready to invest $500,000. You start shopping for structures, thinking that at roughly $10 per sq. ft. (a figure you got from the grower down the street), you can afford as much as an acre (about 44,000 sq. ft.) of greenhouse. Wow! A nice size for starting out!

Happy Retirement, Ann & Mike!

Long-time horticultural consultant Ann Chase and her business partner and husband, Mike Zemke, have retired as of December 31, 2024.

Congrats to TPIE: A Top 50 Trade Show

The Tropical Plant International Exposition (TPIE) has been recognized by Trade Show Executive magazine as one of the country’s 50 top growing trade shows.

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