AmericanHort offers a leading voice in promoting the funding of research projects through the Specialty Crops Research Initiative.
Ralstonia solancearum, a federal quarantine pest, was recently confirmed in a single geranium variety in a greenhouse in Michigan. It is the first confirmed case in the U.S. since 2004.
The Horticultural Research Institute has announced a wide range of greenhouse-based research projects that will receive funding in 2020.
Dale & Liz Deppe established the Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund with the Horticultural Research Institute in 1999.
Learn more about a workshop hosted by the Oregon Association of Nurseries and Horticultural Research Institute.
The horticulture industry generates one third of both all specialty crop revenue, yet it receives only 12% of federal funds earmarked for specialty crops.
In anticipation of possible registration changes from the EPA, AmericanHort is looking to better understand of growers’ use of neonics.
The Horticultural Research Institute has announced a wide range of research projects, from innovations in crop protection to emerging pest issues, that will be funded in 2019.
Partners in the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge want to find out, and are asking industry members to complete a short survey.
Commercialization of an intelligent spray control system for greenhouse horticulture is moving forward, thanks to a partnership between USDA and Smart Guided Systems, Inc.
The Horticultural Research Institute recently announced the 10 research projects that will receive funding in 2018 to investigate challenges and solutions in production, pest management, environmental stewardship, and business and marketing.
The Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund through the Horticultural Research Institute has now topped $800,000, with more scholarships coming in 2018.
Nathan Nordstedt credits his background in the industry for giving him an appreciation for the challenges within horticulture as well as leading him to keep the industry at the forefront of his career objectives.