Steven Courcy
Steven Courcy ([email protected]) is the propagation grower at D.S. Cole Growers in Loudon, N.H.
January 17, 2014
D.S. Cole Shares Its Experience Using Predatory Mites
D.S. Cole Growers has been having great success integrating a predatory mite release schedule with chemical controls to finally get the upper hand in the endless battle with spider mites.
Latest Stories
July 27, 2017
How Cannabis Production is Becoming More High-Tech
During the National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association’s Spring Meeting, MedMen’s Damian Solomon provided an update on the transition from low-tech cultivation to more advanced indoor production.
July 27, 2017
5 Common Mistakes Made by New Cannabis Growers
Whether it’s overfeeding plants or failure to monitor pH in your water, here are five of the most common pitfalls you can avoid with some preparation and careful monitoring.
July 27, 2017
Emerald Coast Growers Offers Updated Guide on its Newes…
This year’s guide features new varieties while maintaining Emerald Coast’s ornamental grass program and expanding its perennial plants line.
July 26, 2017
Greenhouse Cannabis Production Could be a Reality in Sa…
Lawmakers in San Mateo County have agreed to proceed with allowing commercial greenhouse marijuana growing in unincorporated communities.
July 26, 2017
Allan Armitage: How Interacting With Your Customers Can…
Plants are our common denominator, but trust and positive interaction with our customers and each other is truly what keeps us in the plant business.
July 26, 2017
Seed Your Future Aims to Inspire Careers in Plants
Who will be the next generation of horticulturists? The answer lies in helping to change the perception of horticulture and using contemporary new language to tell our stories.
July 26, 2017
British Researchers Evaluating New Media Blends to Redu…
Research in the United Kingdom has shown that coir-free growing media has the potential to work as well as coir for strawberry crops, and these research results likely apply to greenhouse production, as well.
July 25, 2017
H-2B Gets Cap Increase – Here’s How it Impacts Ho…
Greenhouse Grower caught up with AmericanHort’s Craig Regelbrugge to find out how changes to the non-agricultural guestworker program impacts us, and what it could mean for changes to H-2A, the agricultural guestworker program.
July 25, 2017
Cultivate Town Hall Discussion Highlights Great Potenti…
This year’s Town Hall forum at Cultivate’17 focused on how consumable products have the potential to revolutionize the industry.
July 25, 2017
Three Lucky Lighting Book Winners at Cultivate’17
Each day during Cultivate’17, the Greenhouse Grower/Meister Media Worldwide booth gave away one copy of “Light Management in Controlled Environments.”
July 25, 2017
Heading to Farwest 2017? Make Sure You Register by July…
July 31 is the last day to take advantage of early-bird registration discounts for the show, which includes the trade show, all education seminars and pesticide classes, and nursery country tours.
July 25, 2017
16 Products That Garden Retailers Loved at Cultivate’17
In what has become an annual tradition at Cultivate, a team of garden retailers presented awards for their picks as the best new products (both live goods and hard goods) from Cultivate’17.
July 23, 2017
Horticulture Industry Insiders Offer Tips on Communicat…
With immigration in the spotlight and a national budget that could severely impact horticulture industry programs, it’s more important than ever to be vocal about how the decisions that lawmakers are implementing impact your business.
July 22, 2017
Craig Regelbrugge: Proposed Budget Cuts Could Eliminate…
President Trump’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year includes significant cuts to the Agricultural Research Service, which supports the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative.
July 21, 2017
New Products Zone at Cultivate’17 Features Goods …
The New Products zone is always a popular exhibit at Cultivate’17. Here’s a sampling of some of the many items on display that could make growing easier than ever before.
July 20, 2017
Highlights from Greenhouse Grower’s Evening Of Excellen…
Greenhouse Grower held its annual Evening of Excellence event on Monday, July 17, during Cultivate’17. The Greenhouse Grower Evening Of Excellence awards reception celebrates greenhouse operations and plant breeders that strive for excellence, and as to be expected, there was much of that to be found during the event.
July 20, 2017
Terra Nova Nurseries, Dümmen Orange to Partner on Unroo…
Terra Nova Nurseries has contracted with Dümmen Orange to produce unrooted cuttings (URCs) from Terra Nova private stock located at Dümmen Orange’s Central America facilities. The URCs will fulfill orders in North America and Europe.
July 20, 2017
Nine Practices for Positive Leadership That Drive Chang…
Cultivate’17 keynote speaker Jon Gordon encouraged leaders to keep moving forward and confront negativity to create a cohesive, committed team.