Grower News

Aris Horticulture Makes Changes to Sales Team
Tim Gartrell, Aris director of sales, has announced his retirement after 19 years with Aris Horticulture. Dave Ogle has been hired as Aris director of sales effective June 29, 2022. He will be responsible for... more »

Mucci Farms Gains Investment From Tech Company Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises, the same company that acquired BrightFarms, has made a strategic investment in Mucci Farms, a 60-year-old controlled environment agriculture (CEA) business with a network of greenhouses for indoor-grown fruits and vegetables in Canada... 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 »

Metrolina Greenhouses Shares Goals for Future at 50th Anniversary
Built up from humble beginnings, today Metrolina Greenhouses’ headquarters in Huntersville, North Carolina, is the largest single-site, heated wholesale greenhouse operation in the U.S. Metrolina Greenhousesin Huntersville, North Carolina, on April 26 marked its 50th... more »

Terra Nova Nurseries Takes Honors at China Flower Show
Terra Nova Nurseries, a world leader in plant breeding and genetics, received two awards during the 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Flower Show, which took place in Shenzhen, China, April 1-6, 2022. Terra... more »

Think Business — The 30-Day Plan
I woke up this morning to three inches of snow that I was not expecting and that was not predicted. My friend’s father died last week while on a ski trip. He was in decent... more »

Cover Story — Over & Above
When John and Jean Overdevest came to the United States from the Netherlands in 1949, they were looking for a new start. After a couple of years of John working different horticulture-related jobs, that new... more »

Walters Gardens to Transition to New Generation of Leadership
Walters Gardens recently announced to its staff plans to transition leadership from the current CEO, John Walters, to Karin Walters, his daughter who is currently the company’s vice president of product strategy. John will retain... more »