Van Hoekelen Greenhouse has solidified its expanding growing presence in the Southeast with the acquisition of a 6-acre greenhouse in Florida that it had been leasing for several years.
The multi-university research team is using a $2.7 million grant from USDA’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative to study indoor leafy green production.
Growers attending the Biocontrols 2020 USA Conference and Expo in Portland, OR, next month will have a great opportunity to hear from experts in the supplier community, and from their grower peers.
The University of Connecticut’s Greenhouse Research & Extension team is conducting a study in root rot of hydroponically grown leafy greens, and is hoping to collect plant samples from operations in the U.S.
