The editors of Greenhouse Grower have compiled key findings from a survey of the nation’s largest ornamental opterations into a downloadable whitepaper.
Co-founder Billy Brentlinger says the loss of a major customer was too much to overcome, although he’s hoping any future buyer will keep the team in place.
Top 100 Growers in the ornamentals market continue to expand, with optimism for the future and cautious concern over labor costs and the changing economy.
“It has become increasingly difficult to run a farm and compete nationally while operating in the costliest place in the nation,” said Bay City Flower CEO Harrison Higaki in a statement.
N.G. Heimos Greenhouses is partnering with Trilogene Seeds on hemp production, a move the company says is an expansion rather than an exit from floriculture.
The whitepaper covers a variety of topics, including sales and pricing trends, crop production challenges and opportunities, investments in technology and automation, and much more.
The nation’s largest growers aren’t waiting around to get ahead of rising production costs. They’re proactively taking targeted actions to remain competitive.
In one of the biggest deals in industry history, Altman Plants has doubled its size in the past year by acquiring additional space, including purchasing the remaining assets of Color Spot Nurseries, to take the lead as the nation’s largest greenhouse grower.
Named for the third generation of the Dewar family, the Elizabeth & Alexandra brand is designed to offer a youthful eye toward quality, style, and convenience for retail shoppers.
Pineae Greenhouses, an Ogden, UT-based producer of spring flowering annuals, perennials, and container nursery products, has achieved MPS-A certification from More Profitable Sustainability.
