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Buchholz Nursery welcomes new management

November 22

Buchholz Nursery announced that Joel Johnson has joined its team as the chief operating officer/nursery manager and Jordan Ellis as the horticultural manager at their 25 acre West Coast Nursery in Gaston, Oregon. Joel Johnson... more »

NoCo Hemp Expo hosts its 10th year with new venue, dates

November 22

NoCo Hemp Expo, a hemp trade show and conference, will host its 10th annual event in Northern Colorado. NoCo Hemp Expo will be held April 11-13, 2024 at the Estes Park Events Complex and the... more »

POPagation Station Plug Popper

T.O. Plastics develops POPagation Station Plug Popper

November 22

T.O. Plastics, Inc. has developed the POPagation Station Plug Popper, which removes fully rooted plugs from plug trays to minimize damage when transplanting. The patent pending equipment has been designed to meet the manual automation... more »

NFF releases details for its 2024 forum

November 21

The National Floriculture Forum (NFF) invites floriculture stakeholders from academic institutions, governmental agencies and the floriculture/greenhouse industry to participate in the 2024 National Floriculture Forum, which will be held Feb. 22-24, 2024 in Biloxi. 2024... more »

AgroFresh’s Control-Tec product line attains CAAE certification

November 20

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a company specializing in AgTech innovation in post-harvest produce freshness and quality solutions, announced that certain solutions from its Control-Tec equipment line have received the esteemed CAAE certification. The CAAE certification is one of... more »

Figure 6. Baby leaf spinach production in Speedling trays on a small Deep Water Culture (DWC) pond

Arkansas leads national effort to improve disease resistance in spinach

November 20

Versatile and dense in nutrients, spinach has become one of the nation's most popular leafy greens. Unfortunately, spinach is also well-liked by fungal enemies on the farm. Fusarium wilt, downy mildew, white rust and two... more »