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It's our plan to put the greenhouse floriculture industry into a position of long-term, profitable growth, and it's made up of five key priorities. Group... Read more
At Willoway Nurseries, robots will take over the task of spacing pots, which means workers won't have to do it by hand.
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... Read more
Recent Articles Grow Initiative
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November 21, 2011
October 3, 2011
Syngenta Flowers broke ground last week on a 68,000-square-foot research and development facility that will help the flower breeder better understand how its genetics fare in the supply chain.
August 10, 2011
The greatest advances in floriculture crop production came from land-grant university researchers. With state and federal funds drying up, growers will need to invest.
July 29, 2011
BioWorks is sponsoring Purdue senior Josh Gerovac's internship performing research and experiments and working in the greenhouse.
July 25, 2011
National FFA Organization receives nearly $1.9 million from the tech titan.
July 14, 2011
While New Jersey's Kube-Pak recently earned a certificate in the Veriflora sustainability program, New Hampshire's Pleasant View Gardens is getting started in the MPS sustainability process.
July 10, 2011
Michigan State University's Bridget Behe shared valuable tips toward finding one in a Sunday morning OFA Short Course session titled "Building Your Career From Your Couch."
May 5, 2011
Bonnie Plants is supplying vegetables and herbs to schools whose garden programs were selected as winners of the Muhammad Ali Center Peace Garden Grant.
April 25, 2011
The Illinois nursery is partnering with local organizations to promote its native plant collection.
April 7, 2011
Children from 12 schools will work hard, as real growers to grow the most beautiful garden gerbera for the Chelsea Flower Show 2011.
April 7, 2011
The Wendell E. Butler Award winner and FNGLA Hall of Fame members have been announced.
March 23, 2011
The question of whether or not floriculture is relevant has been lingering for far too long. Does anybody have an answer?
February 24, 2011
George Sant & Sons is the first greenhouse operation in Eastern Canada to begin the journey toward MPS-ABC environmental certification.
February 8, 2011
An initiative by a Virginia nursery developed with the support of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, is taking root as the garden industry, watershed protection groups and the public push to improve water quality through a movement that starts in the homeo
January 20, 2011
Among the exhibitors at Plug Connection this year is America In Bloom, which can help grow your business by engaging people to embrace beautification and landscaping as a way to improve the quality of life in your town.