After a lost year for travel in 2020, and a somewhat disjointed 2021, the Greenhouse Grower team was back on the road in full force this year, catching up with many of you at trade shows, local tours, and more.
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Tropical Plants International Expo Celebrates People and Plants
Although the shadow of the pandemic still hung over the show, a good show of attendees soaked up the Florida sunshine and enjoyed their fill of tropicals and foliage plants at the Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), held January 19 to 21 in Tampa. Check out Greenhouse Grower Editor Janeen Wright’s report here, and click here for cool product winners from The Garden Center Group.
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Costa Farms Season Premiere Highlights Importance of Consumer Education
After visiting the Costa Farms trial garden for Costa’s Season Premiere on March 10 in Miami, FL, Greenhouse Grower’s newest editorial team member Julie Hullett realized there is so much going on with plants that consumers don’t know about but should. Her first impressions can be found here.
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Growers Take the Next Step With Biologicals
The Biocontrols 2022 Conference and Expo included new insights on the use of biologicals in the greenhouse across multiple crops, along with a tour of local operations in the Monterey, CA, region. Check out all our coverage here.
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The Return of California Spring Trials
Regular attendees of California Spring Trials (CAST) had to feel a sense of normalcy earlier this year. After all, the 2020 version of CAST was all digital, thanks to the unfortunate timing of being scheduled as the COVID-19 pandemic was leading to nationwide shutdowns. CAST returned in 2021, although in this case the S stood for Summer rather than Spring. Shortly after CAST 2021, event organizers announced a return to the more typical spring time frame for 2022. And like many others, a team from Greenhouse Grower was eager to get back to the California coast. Click here to find videos, photo galleries, and analysis of the latest varieties from the leading breeders.
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Tech, Innovation, and the Future of Horticulture Culminate at GreenTech 2022
Technology solutions inspired by labor shortages stood out at this year’s global meeting place to see the latest in horticulture technology. Learn more here.
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Industry Insiders Predict the Future of Indoor Agriculture at the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit
The Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit, which took place in Brooklyn, NY, in June, was all about the current state of controlled-environment agriculture and vertical farming, as well as what the future will look like for both market segments. Despite its rapid growth, and investment funding continuing to pour in, this is a market still in its relative infancy. As one attendee/speaker noted during a panel discussion, “vertical farming is to greenhouses today what greenhouses were to field-grown crops 30 years ago.” Check out the highlights here. Photo: Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit; Rethink Events
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New Products and New Insights From Cultivate’22
The trade show floor and meetings were back to normal levels and perhaps even more people at Cultivate’22. There was a ton of discussion to cover, and you can find it in our series of articles here.
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Quick Takeaways From Greenhouse Grower’s 2022 GROW Executive Summit
In the photo gallery above, you can take a look back at the some of the event highlights from 2022, many of which featured new product introductions that may find their way to your greenhouse operation in 2022.
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015Eight Greenhouse Industry Events That Brought a Return to Normalcy in 2022
December 27, 2022 
