How Technology and Labor Are Impacting Hemp and Cannabis Production
November 11, 2019
The past couple weeks have been a mixed bag when it comes to labor challenges facing the horticulture industry.
With up-to-the-minute information into your greenhouse operations, you can react quickly when labor-intensive activities are eating up profit and productivity.
At a time when recruiting and maintaining sufficient labor remains a major challenge, greenhouse growers are using many methods to reduce labor costs and increase efficiency.
Hiring and keeping good employees, while dealing with rising labor costs, have challenged growers across the country. Four Star President Tom Smith shares his ideas on how growers large and small can improve their labor outlook.
Labor, transportation, plant trade, and research are top priorities for industry advocacy in the new year.
In this day and age, there’s just no room for bad business models anymore.
The Mexican government and businesses are working hard to keep their labor force at home, which could have an effect on how U.S. greenhouse operations source seasonal labor.
Safety should be one of the most important priorities for any commercial greenhouse operation, and poor planning can result in lost efficiency and much more.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are ramping up their inspection resources. Here are nine things you need to know in case you become the target of an inspection.
When Walters Gardens struggled to find a reliable workforce, it turned to a farm labor contractor for the solution.
There’s much we can do to improve where we are today, through better pay, compelling career resources, and creative promotion of the careers available in horticulture.
Horticulture isn’t the only sector struggling for steady, skilled workers.
Robinson Nursery improved efficiency and saved labor after examining its shipping operation and making changes based on Lean flow.