Today’s horticulture market dynamics making it is essential for growers to have full and accurate information about their cost structure to aid in managerial decision-making.
Greenhouse Grower checked in with the horticulture industry’s leading voices and asked them about the biggest lessons learned in 2021, and what’s in store for 2022. Here’s what they had to say.
If you want to get a good sense of how labor, the supply chain, and inflationary pressures affected the horticulture industry in 2021, there’s probably no one better to ask than Dr. Charlie Hall.
AmericanHort’s Craig Regelbrugge says USDA’s Farm Labor Survey results are out, and these regional gross average wages become the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has deployed a new, high-tech tool to help protect U.S. nursery and specialty crop growers from Ralstonia solanacearum.
AmericanHort President Ken Fisher notes that while current labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks should self-correct over the next few months, some of the unintended consequences may linger.
The recent increase in consumer demand for online buying solutions means having a solid e-commerce process in place is essential for your greenhouse business.
With the emergence of the Delta and perhaps other COVID-19 variants, many horticulture industry employers are evaluating whether to mandate or incentivize employees to be vaccinated.
The education and conversations taking place at the Finished Plant Conference will give growers immediately applicable tools to take back home and optimize production.
Even while experiencing what was likely the best year ever for many in the industry, challenges remain. But there are ways we can work together to overcome them.
