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How Well Is Your Company Handling the Pandemic?

You would be hard-pressed to find an industry — including horticulture — that has not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While many growers and retailers have seen an increase in business, others have had... more »

USDA Pumps Stimulus Dollars Into Local Agriculture Market Program

The USDA will pump millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act into the Local Agriculture Market Program, aka LAMP. The funding is meant to expand and strengthen opportunities to sell to institutions, such... more »

IUNU Launches Brand Identity Refresh

IUNU today announced a brand refresh to coincide with the company’s rapid expansion. IUNU recently completed acquisitions of Artemis, a cultivation management platform in the greenhouse and vertical farming industries, and CropWalk, an independent, third-party... more »

Maximizing Irrigation Efficiency

I haven't kept track but I estimate that I've walked through more than a thousand growing facilities ... greenhouses, nurseries, indoor vertical farms and field operations ... over the past 35 years. I have been... more »

Quick Plug Names New Managing Director

Quick Plug, a division of Dümmen Orange, has named Brian Kura as the company’s new managing director for its global team. The company produces stabilized seeding and cutting media for professional and vertical growth systems. [caption... more »

Griffin Relocates Colorado Facility

Horticultural broker Griffin recently relocated its Aurora, Colorado facility to Denver. The new facility is located at 5303 N. Havana Str., Suite 120, Denver, CO 80239. The new state-of-the-art facility is 36,200 square feet with... more »

Dramm Announces Personnel Moves

The Dramm Corporation has announced several personnel moves. Jared Babik has been promoted from Northeastern U.S. technical representative to national project sales manager and Brett Kroszner has been hired as the company's new Northeastern U.S. technical... more »

Light It Up. Black It Out.

The three standard methods to control greenhouse climate are through the management of humidity, temperature and light — the end goal being a uniform environment optimized for your specific crop. As a grower, you’re focused... more »