Millstadt Young Plants’ new status as an independent root-and-sell propagation facility will allow the grower to offer more variety with the same high quality.

The 2014 Seeley Summit, “Water: Horticulture’s Next Game Changer,” will highlight strategies to address water scarcity in your business, and provide opportunities to learn and develop a multi-faceted approach to tackling this issue.

In a Van Wingerden family transfer, Color Point, LLC and Mid-American Growers have agreed to merge.

The urban greenhouse has been operating for almost a year and a half, and has spent that time refining its product mix and building its staff with workers hired from the surrounding neighborhood

While harsh winter wreaks havoc on Michigan greenhouses, growers remain optimistic for spring sales.

OASIS Grower Solutions’ (OGS) recently new team member Ashley Cook will provide customer support, along with supporting the efforts of OGS’ North American sales team. She brings a fresh perspective to the company, which is celebrating its 60th year.

Canada-based Conviron and Valoya of Finland recently announced an agreement for the distribution and integration of Valoya LEDs into Conviron growth chambers and rooms. Conviron is now the exclusive distributor of Valoya’s products to seed and biotech companies, government institutions and universities in North America, India, Australia and Brazil.

Two growers explain the benefits their businesses are finding from sustainable certification, not only in environmental aspects, but also in better financial margins and improved business management.

Both Lean Flow and MPS sustainability certification raise D.S. Cole Growers in New Hampshire to a level of being more professional, with tighter margins and better employee processes, says Doug Cole, the company’s owner and president.

Costa Farms has acquired the business, assets and brands of Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses, Inc. of Apopka, Fla., one of the country’s premiere small-foliage growers. Costa Farms will continue to support the Exotic Angel brand and look to build on its heritage, legacy and portfolio of more than 400 plant varieties.

Young plant grower EuroAmerican Propagators has found that in shipping plants to its grower customers, necessity is the mother of invention. Two solutions to grower problems are proving successful and may be available to other growers in the future. EuroAmerican highlighted these at its Spring Trials display at the Ventura Botanical Gardens.

It is critically important to the continued success of your operation that you are continuously observing various operations in action and evaluating crops on a regular basis. Growers must always pursue more efficient and consistent crop production practices.

LumiGrow, Inc. is strengthening its international reach through new reseller partnerships with CEE Green of Canada, Doctor Green Energy (DRG) of Thailand and TLE Electrical and Data Suppliers (TLE) of Australia.