Grower News

Seed Your Future names new board president, expands leadership
Seed Your Future recently announced new leadership appointments to guide the organization into 2026. Seed Your Future extends its sincere appreciation to Ronda Hamm, Ph.D., who has served as board president since 2023. During her... more »

Women in Hort leadership breakfast scheduled at Northern Green in Minnesota
Megan T. Morrison and Katie Elzer-Peters have organized Rooted & Resilient, a leadership breakfast taking place on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, during Northern Green in St. Paul, Minnesota. The interactive event is designed to help women... more »

Griffin releases grower training video series
Griffin has launched a four-part e-learning video series to help greenhouse and nursery growers strengthen pest management and production practices. The on-demand series will be available on griffins.com at no cost for users with an... more »
New review analyzes decades of snap policy impacts
A new peer-reviewed article in Nature Food evaluates how changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over six decades have affected food security, employment and household stability. The review comes as Congress considers major SNAP... more »
Park Seed adds to wholesale profile with acquisition
J&P Park Acquisitions, the parent company of Park Seed and Park Seed Wholesale, has completed the acquisition of the GeoSeed and Otis Twilley brands from George and Barbara Park. The integration brings together three longstanding... more »

USDA delivers second stage of crop disaster assistance
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced USDA will offer support to farmers by releasing billions in disaster assistance for producers recovering from natural disasters, according to a news release. The release... more »

Brian Snyder joins McHutchison as a sales representative
McHutchison has added industry veteran Brian Snyder as a sales representative in the company’s nursery division. He will cover the Michigan, Indiana and Ohio region. Snyder’s career began in his family’s wholesale nursery business before... more »

Vertical farm equipment auction opens in Georgia
SecondBloom Auctions has opened an online liquidation sale for more than 300 pieces of unused vertical farming equipment from Bowery Farming’s facility in Locust Grove, Georgia. The sale is being held in partnership with M.... more »

NRGene Canada enters commercial black soldier fly market
NRGene Canada has entered full commercial operations in the black soldier fly sector after signing its first commercial supply agreement for MaxBSF larvae with Infinite Harvest Technologies Inc. The agreement names NRGene Canada as a... more »

Costa Farms expands consumer outreach with NYC events
Costa Farms expanded its consumer-focused outreach this season with two events in New York City aimed at strengthening its connection with indoor plant enthusiasts. “Costa Farms isn’t just a grower, we’re a brand,” said Mari... more »









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