As consumers continue to focus on sustainability, growers need cost-effective media additives and options that produce high-quality plants, all while conserving precious natural resources and reducing the grower’s carbon footprint.
The new structure is the latest step in a lean flow efficiency process designed to help the company cut waste, drive down shrink, and increase profits.
Sakata Seed recently joined the Vegetable Licensing Platform, which will help the company create new varieties that address challenges such as disease resistance and bring better quality products to market.
With labor getting scarce and minimum wages on the rise, Cole Mangum of Bell Nursery says it’s time to take a closer look at automating your operation.
Today’s consumers feel they have no control over the outcome of their gardens, so buying plants is a gamble. Here are some ideas of what you can do about that.
Hoffman Nursery believes in the future leaders of horticulture, and the operation invests in several programs to cultivate young people in their careers.
If you want new customers, then your first step is to identify who they are. Here are common sense steps you can take to identify, then reach out to communities you aren’t currently attracting.
Thirty years ago, John and Jill Hoffman set off on an epic adventure to grow ornamental grasses. Today, Hoffman Nursery continues to evolve, and through its leadership, the operation is helping to secure a position for horticulture on one of the next great frontiers — green infrastructure.
The British Columbia grower’s new site features a modern look and feel, responsive design for access on any device, and a greater focus on sharing its message to current and prospective partners.
From flexible labelers to tags that provide vital plant information to consumers, plant tag and label manufacturers discuss the biggest needs that growers have today when it comes to tags and labels, and how their new products are addressing these needs.
The event included a grower tour, biocontrols workshop, and educational sessions focused on water management, labor, pest and disease control, and smart production strategies for great plug quality.
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