Management

Management — Next Farm Bill Holds Promise for Horticulture

As blossoms and new growth renew the landscape, renewal of another kind is sprouting on Capitol Hill: The 2023 Farm Bill rewrite. For the uninitiated, the Farm Bill is a multi-year law to address agriculture... more »

Think Business — Training Is an Investment, Not an Expense

About 30 years ago, I was on a panel for an MBA program when another panelist said something that was very impactful in my business and in our growth. He said, “Training is an investment,... 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 »

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 »

Walters Gardens Executive Team members, from the left, are Ryan Hop, chief operations officer; Christa Steenwyk, vice president of marketing and customer relations; John Walters, chief executive officer; Karin Walters, vice president of product strategy. Photo: Walters Gardens

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 »

EHR Adds to Customer Service Team

Eason Horticultural Resources has hired Jessica Chester to its customer service team. Jessica comes to EHR with over 10 years of experience in the horticulture industry. A graduate of Virginia Tech, with a degree in... more »

2022 Global Garden Retail Conference Announced

For the first time ever, retail horticulture industry professionals worldwide can join together to share, discover, learn and discuss new industry horizons and opportunities at the 2022 Global Garden Retail Virtual Conference & Show. Co-chaired... more »

Chat Room — December 2021

This month, we asked readers about houseplant production, youth-focused horticulture initiatives, using fungicides and the poinsettia season. Here’s what they had to say. more »