The annual meeting for RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), held the last week of September in Orlando, was more than just presentations, awards and the election of new officers. It was also a celebration of 25 years as a leading advocate for the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industries.

EPA recently registered Potassium Salts of Hops Beta Acids (K-HBAs), which is intended to fit into a rotation program to battle resistance.

Ball FloraPlant has announced its offshore cuttings farms did not use neonicotinoid-based pest management chemicals during its spring crop production last shipping season, and will continue to be neonic free this year. Instead, the company and its greenhouse managers have relied on alternative means to supply insect-free cuttings to its global customer base.

BASF has expanded its biologicals production facility in Littlehampton, UK. The new capacity increases the company’s ability to double the production of beneficial nematodes and inoculants.

There are many ways for new technology to be integrated into plant tags, packaging and displays to better inform and engage the consumer. Andy Higgins of MasterTag shares some of the ways this is becoming a reality.

According to an August 31 survey of members of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA), whose members […]

Here are some of the most recent products released and label updates for crop protection agents in the […]

  Michigan State University Extension is now offering a non-credit, pre-recorded online course on greenhouse and horticultural lighting. […]

Green Circle Growers in Oberlin, Ohio, has a commitment to using production practices that are efficient and sustainable. […]

Almost 100 young plant producers participated in Greenhouse Grower’s 2015 Young Plant Grower Survey, which asked growers questions abot crop categories, sales, order fulfillment and more.

Young plant growers in North America are changing their strategies to stay competitive in today’s market. Here is how 2015 shapes up in trends and statistics.

These offerings can help save water, streamline production or help make products stand out at the retail level. Read […]

In addition to labor woes and transportation debacles, growers collectively (and consistently) gripe about another category: plastics. The […]