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Tags, labels and signs for your plants can be an important aspect of doing business — playing different roles for growers, breeders, retailers and consumers. Growers often use tags to identify products throughout the production... more »
AmericanHort’s Labor and Employment Survey Results Available Now
Workforce development and labor availability is one of the issues AmericanHort’s advocacy team works to address to better meet the needs of the green industry. The 2022 Greenhouse and Nursery Labor Employment Survey was conducted... more »
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Buy Cresco Labs, Columbia Care
Cresco Labs and Columbia Care have signed definitive agreements to divest certain New York, Illinois and Massachusetts assets to an entity owned and controlled by Sean “Diddy” Combs for an amount up to $185 million.... more »
Duets: Gender Bias in Horticulture
Today’s conversation focuses on gender bias in horticulture. I’m joined by two highly respected women, Bridget Behe, Ph.D., who is an academic colleague, and Lela Kelly, a fellow horticulture industry business owner. Bridget has earned... more »
Griffin Expands Leadership Team
Griffin has promoted three executives. Brian Sullivan, who previously served as director of sales, was named senior vice president, responsible for sales, customer service, construction division, and Griffin’s GGSPro technical team and will continue to... more »
Seed Your Future Announces Green Career Week
Seed Your Future has created Green Career Week to take place Oct. 3-7 as a national campaign led by industry professionals to increase awareness about green industry careers and help build relationships with local high... more »
Bayer Environmental Science to Sell, Become Envu
Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business will become Envu as a standalone company, contingent on the successful close of Cinven’s acquisition of the business from Bayer. Pronounced “ehn-VIEW,” the name is derived from “environment” and “vision”... more »
Proven Winners Announces 2022 Roadshow Events
Proven Winners Roadshow events will take place this fall, aimed to provide inspiration for growers and retailers to grow their business in 2023. These day-long educational events are hosted by the Proven Winners team of... more »
Eason Adds Marketing, Media Specialist
Eason Horticultural Resources (EHR) has promoted Lauren Simendinger to the position of marketing and media specialist. Simendinger has been an employee of EHR for eight years, working in the perennial department as a sales support... more »
Syngenta Group Leadership Shuffle Takes Effect
The Syngenta Groups’ Head of Vegetable Seeds and Flowers, Matthew Johnston, will report directly to CEO Erik Fyrwald as of July 1 as a part of a leadership shuffle the company rolled out in mid-June.... more »