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Syngenta’s Plans For Ornamentals
Syngenta Professional Products has brought new leadership over from Europe to direct activities in North America and maximize synergies between recent acquisitions. Bert Wagemans (pictured at right), who was the global business manager for ornamentals, is now the NAFTA market leader in charge of business development. Find out why he thinks the ornamentals market is a motor for innovation.
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PBS Featuring Metrolina On Ag Show This Week
“America’s Heartland,” a 30-minute PBS show on agriculture in the United States, is featuring Metrolina Greenhouses in Huntersville, N.C., in this week’s episode. Reporter Hena Cuevas visited with Abe Van Wingerden, president of Metrolina, who explained the importance of automation in the greenhouse in a six-minute segment.
Cathey Service Slated For Saturday
Friends and family of Marc Cathey, the well-known researcher and emeritus president of the American Horticultural Society who died early last month, will celebrate his life this Saturday at a service in Washington, D.C.
Fire Engulfs Aldershot Of New Mexico Facility
A packing and shipping building at Aldershot of New Mexico caught fire last Thursday in Mesilla Park, N.M. A welder’s torch caused the fire, authorities say, sparking insulation and eventually gutting the building in a massive fire that reignited for a few minutes Friday afternoon.
Ones To Watch: Pamela Youngsman
As part of Greenhouse Grower's 25th anniversary, we are profiling people we expect to shape the industry for the better over the next 25 years. Now in its 21st week online, our Ones To Watch series continues with Pamela Youngsman of Skagit Gardens in Mt. Vernon, Wash.
Pork & Plants Appears In USA Today
Biomass boilers heat the greenhouses at Pork & Plants in Altura, Minn., and ash from the boilers fertilizes fields. It’s one way the operation farms sustainably, and USA Today told its sustainability story from Eric Kreidermacher’s perspective in an article published late last month.
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A Salute To Youth
Our 25 Ones To Watch are setting the bar high for their futures.
Tips Of The Trade By Allan Armitage
The Little Engine That Could
The ASCFG is still kicking and giving growers reasons to celebrate.
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