Following the recent E. coli outbreak on romaine lettuce, indoor leafy greens producers outside the contamination zone implored regulators to narrow ban to specified affected areas.
71-acre glass structure is Phase I of the company’s overall mission to satisfy customer demand.
The Society of American Florists says the U.S. has agreed to temporarily delay the escalation of certain tariffs on floriculture hard goods produced in China from 10% to 25%. The increase was scheduled to take effect in January.
Torsten Kuenzlen, CEO of SunDial Growers in Canada, was a keynote speaker at MJBizCon in November, and said the opportunity in cannabis is unmatched, as long as the industry’s focus is on quality, not just filling demand.
Greenhouse Grower Editor Laura Drotleff asks, if we devalue our own time, hard work, and the products we grow by accepting prices that don’t even cover our costs, then how can we expect our end consumers to understand our value proposition?
It is time for business leaders and hiring managers to shift their thinking and understand that age is not about decline — it is about growth.
Greenhouse growers are not alone in searching for solutions to the trucking and shipping challenges facing them. Here’s how two companies are helping growers deal with increasingly stringent regulations.
You may be growing some of the highest-quality plants the industry has to offer, but if you can’t get them to your customers on time and with the same quality, it won’t matter.
Floral leaders attending the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Connections: Floral event in Miami analyzed how investments are new technology is needed to improve shipping and delivery of floral products.
The plant commerce and certification landscape is evolving. What do these changes mean for greenhouse growers?
Growing up in rural upstate New York, Richard Mason was well-acquainted with the dairy and vegetable farms that […]
While its Guatemala farm was spared, the U.S.-based young plant grower ForemostCo, Inc. has partnered with the Rotary Club of Miami Airport, Inc. and the Escuintla Rotary to raise funds and distribute aid on the ground for those affected by Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano eruptions.
Greenhouse growers need to be compliant with the three new requirements for the updated Worker Protection Standard (WPS). These new requirements have generated a number of questions from business owners.