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February 11, 2013
How can we ensure we’re promoting the best plants to ensure the success of growers, retailers and consumers?
February 11, 2013
Despite a still-worrisome economy and unpredictable weather,growers are finding opportunities to grow more plants and boost their business.
February 8, 2013
From hard-to-use guest worker programs to a shortage of foreign-born employees, maintaining a stable workforce means overcoming a variety of labor-related challenges. See what growers, advocates and suppliers had to say about the current climate, the contributing factors and what they are doing to combat the dwindling labor pool.
February 7, 2013
Carole Barton shares tips to help you avoid the labor challenges Barton's Greenhouse & Nursery faced following new state immigration laws in 2011.
February 7, 2013
Growers and suppliers each have a opinions on how the other can improve, but finding ways to work together will make both sides more profitable.
February 4, 2013
More than one-third of growers will add or retrofit production space this year, according to Greenhouse Grower's State of the Industry Survey, and more would like to. Does it all add up to a prosperous 2013?
January 31, 2013
For years, the housing market, debt and budget woes have inhibited economic growth. The good news is this is about to change.
January 29, 2013
We asked about growing produce, using biocontrols and mergers and aquisitions. Here’s what you had to say.
January 9, 2013
From hiring laid-off Commerce workers to vendor discounts for Commerce customers, the industry reacts to the garden supply distributor’s massive layoffs and potential closing.
January 9, 2013
Employees report the prominent distributor has closed while a newspaper reports it is instead conducting layoffs to keep the company viable.
December 17, 2012
A Minnesota grower and restaurant owner offers tips to help you grow and sell greenhouse vegetables.
December 12, 2012
Greenhouse Grower is celebrating its 30th anniversary by taking stock of the current state of the industry and setting direction for the future.
December 11, 2012
The acquisition allows Rocket Farms to create new product lines, categories and channels for distribution.
December 11, 2012
Technology, customers and economics have fundamentally changed ornamentals production over the last three decades. Who is the American greenhouse grower today?
December 5, 2012
American Nursery & Landscape Association's Craig Regelbrugge details the election consequences.
Reports
State Of The Industry: Survey Says!
How were 2010 sales? What do growers anticipate in 2011? What’s it going to take to get the industry moving forward again? We sought the answers from you – and more – in a late-2010 ... Read article
State Of The Industry: Survival Of The Fittest
A new year is here and the industry has reason to be optimistic, but 2010 may be a telling year for small and mid-sized operations. Read article
Singing Over Spring?
How was Spring 2009? Were sales up, down or the same as last year? We dig in for the answers with a hard look at results from our latest Industry Pulse grower survey. Read article