Business & Management

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 »

Tomato Grower Credits New Grow Lights For Better Yields
Norway’s Nedre Hanasand nursery has increased their quality tomato yield by 30% year-round and improved the farm’s environmental profile thanks to Philips GreenPower LED toplighting. Though Hanasand has upped their light usage by 50%, it still... more »

Metrolina Greenhouses Is 2022’s International Grower of the Year
Metrolina Greenhouses was named 2022 International Grower of the Year June 14 by a panel of horticulture industry judges at an awards ceremony in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Huntersville, North Carolina-based wholesale greenhouse operation won... more »

US Floriculture Numbers Were Up in 2021: USDA Report
The numbers of floriculture producers and total sales were up in 2021, according to data released May 25 by the USDA. The U.S. had 9,558 floriculture producers in 2021, according to the department’s National Agricultural... more »
North American Plant Protection Organization Takes Comments on Strategic Plan
On May 12, the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) posted the draft NAPPO Strategic Plan for review and comment. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is... more »
Local Bounti to Present on Its CEA Business
Local Bounti Corporation, a controlled environment agriculture company that combines aspects of greenhouse growing and vertical farming, will participate in the BMO Global Farm to Market Conference May 18-19. Local Bounti... more »