Grower News

International Grower of the Year Awards Calls for Entries

The International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2022, organized by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), is now open for entries. The award ceremony is scheduled to be presented in January 2022 during... more »

Scoggins Joins Saunders Brothers, Saunders Genetics

NewGen Boxwood, from Saunders Genetics, LLC, and Saunders Brothers, Inc. recently announced the joint hiring of Holly Scoggins, Ph.D., as NewGen Program Manager and Saunders Brothers Marketing Coordinator. Scoggins... more »

Bushel Boy Farms Names New President of Iowa Operations

Bushel Boy Farms, a producer of fresh, local, greenhouse-grown produce year-round in the upper Midwest, has named Chuck Tryon president of its operations in Owatonna, Minnesota and Mason City, Iowa. Tryon’s breadth and depth of... more »

Dangizer Guatemala Obtains MPS-A Certification

Danziger has announced that its Guatemala facility has obtained MPS-A certification — after starting in 2019 with MPS-ABC environmental certification. Danziger Guatemala was founded nine years ago by Zehava and Ernest Danziger. It is one... more »

Walters Gardens Announces Staff Promotions, New Hire

Walters Gardens has promoted and added team members to three key departments. These changes have been made to meet needs created by recent growth and to better support an expanding customer base. “We are thrilled... more »

Aris Horticulture Chair G. Ramsey Yoder Passes Away

Aris Horticulture, Inc. recently announced the passing of chairman G. Ramsey Yoder who died March 2, from complications related to pneumonia. He was 87. Yoder served as president... more »

Dümmen Orange Debuts New Poinsettia to Honor Norwin Heimos

Dümmen Orange recently announced it is honoring the legendary horticultural leader Norwin Heimos, who recently passed away, with the new 'Norwin' poinsettia (pictured above). Heimos was the owner and founder of N.G. Heimos Greenhouses in... more »

Botany Lane Earns Veriflora Certification

Botany Lane Greenhouse has announced is has earned the Veriflora Sustainably Grown label by meeting the highest levels of performance under the three internally recognize pillars of sustainability: environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic stability.... more »