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Produce Grower magazine Serving vegetable and fruit greenhouse operations of North America. Subscribe for free at producegrower.com. Published by GIE Media.

We have a podcast!Each month on The Growth Industry podcast from GIE Media, Nursery Management magazine Editor Matt McCl...
06/02/2025

We have a podcast!

Each month on The Growth Industry podcast from GIE Media, Nursery Management magazine Editor Matt McClellan and Greenhouse Management magazine Editor Patrick Alan Coleman explore the latest horticultural trends and innovations. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a curious beginner, there’s something for everyone in our garden of discussions.

In our first episode, available above or wherever you get your podcasts, Matt and Patrick dig into the 2024 State of the Industry Reports from Garden Center Magazine, Greenhouse Management, Nursery Management and Produce Grower:

https://www.producegrower.com/media/growth-industry-podcast-state-horticulture-industry-gie-media-episode-1/

If you’re looking to improve your strawberry crop's yield and quality, this video is for you!François-Simon Robert, R&D ...
30/01/2025

If you’re looking to improve your strawberry crop's yield and quality, this video is for you!

François-Simon Robert, R&D project manager at Berger, covers:

🌱 The advantages of using peat-based growing media
💧 How to manage water efficiently for healthier crops
🍓 Real-world performance comparisons of different production systems

Watch it here:

https://www.producegrower.com/media/strawberries-growing-media-peat-berger-video-webinar/

There are more than 100 varieties in the PanAmerican Seed Vegetables collection, all selected, trialed and tested for at...
28/01/2025

There are more than 100 varieties in the PanAmerican Seed Vegetables collection, all selected, trialed and tested for attributes like flavor, disease resistance, earlier and longer harvests and high productivity.

With such a robust assortment that continues to grow as the 78-year-old company introduces new innovations each year, the team saw a need to organize all the choices into simple categories, said Dylan Sedmak, vegetable portfolio manager at PanAmerican Seed.

To help customers be successful, they developed four categories that describe where each variety performs best — whether that be in a hanging basket, the patio, indoors in the kitchen or in the ground, and whether they fit best in a potted, basket or farm and garden vegetable growing program.

Find out more about each group and the plant traits common in each:

https://www.producegrower.com/article/panamerican-seed-vegetables-collection-cea-ask-experts-sponsored-advertorial/

(Pictured is the WonderStar beefsteak tomato)

Food safety is an everyday issue for CEA growers. It’s important to monitor and control processes at several crucial poi...
24/01/2025

Food safety is an everyday issue for CEA growers. It’s important to monitor and control processes at several crucial points in production to fight potential contamination.

While some growers may hyper-focus on food safety during growing, harvesting and packaging, it’s important to remember that food safety starts at propagation, long before produce ever reaches a consumer’s hands.

Jiffy Group's Kyle Freedman offers tips on how to promote food safety from the point of propagation:

https://www.producegrower.com/article/jiffy-plugs-substrate-food-safety-cea-ask-experts-sponsored-advertorial/

15/01/2025

Learn more about profitability in CEA with this Las Vegas Conference Highlight! 🎉 Achieving profitability in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) requires more than just innovative growing techniques—it demands a strategic approach to product selection, identifying the right buyers, and optimizing distribution channels. This session will explore the essential factors driving profitability in CEA, including how to choose high-demand products, build relationships with key buyers, and develop efficient distribution strategies. Industry experts will share insights and real-world examples, providing a roadmap for CEA operations to navigate the complexities of the market and achieve sustainable success.

Join our speakers Tisha Livingston, CEO of Infinite Acres, Marc Oshima, Founder & CEO of Oshima Good Food, Chris Higgins, General Manager at Hort Americas, and moderator Kelli Rodda, Editorial Director at Produce Grower magazine, at Indoor Ag-Con on March 11-12, 2025 at the Westgate Las Vegas.

Register now to grow your future! 🌟
Full conference schedule here: https://indoor.ag/conference-program/

Building strong relationships with your CEA workforce is important. That holds true whether your employees are local or ...
14/01/2025

Building strong relationships with your CEA workforce is important. That holds true whether your employees are local or sourced from the H-2A visa program.

While H-2A workers are seasonal, making sure they return to your facility instead of choosing another place to work will not only improve your operation but decrease the stress from training new workers.

Legacy Labor, Inc.’s Terry Vandercook reveals best practices to help build a returning workforce:

https://www.producegrower.com/article/legacy-labor-h2a-cea-ask-experts-sponsored-advertorial/

Mattel first introduced “Farmer Barbie” in 2018, adding to the doll’s already extensive career list.However, even with t...
31/12/2024

Mattel first introduced “Farmer Barbie” in 2018, adding to the doll’s already extensive career list.

However, even with the plethora of jobs she has held, there has yet to be a “Greenhouse Operator Barbie,” let alone an accompanying playset that matches the famed toy’s Dreamhouse. But that doesn’t prevent us from imagining what our very own “Dream Greenhouse” would look like.

The Resource Innovation Institute explores the features and systems that could go into a near-perfect “Dream Greenhouse” optimized for resource efficiency:

https://www.producegrower.com/article/dream-greenhouse-resource-innovation-institute-rii-guides-construction-design/

If you're subscribed to Produce Grower magazine, you currently receive the magazine eight times a year, packaged with ou...
19/12/2024

If you're subscribed to Produce Grower magazine, you currently receive the magazine eight times a year, packaged with our sister publication, Greenhouse Management magazine, the leading trade publication for greenhouse managers in North America.

Starting in January 2025, Produce Grower is becoming its own standalone publication, publishing six times a year and mailing separately from Greenhouse Management.

Make sure you don’t miss a single story! Subscribe to Produce Grower for free here:

https://www.producegrower.com/forms/isirc/subscribe/?campaignCode=PGSOCIALSUB

Take a look under the microscope with us at downy mildew, a disease caused by the fungus-like water mold, Pseudoperonosp...
18/12/2024

Take a look under the microscope with us at downy mildew, a disease caused by the fungus-like water mold, Pseudoperonospora cubensis, which attacks only cucumbers and related crop species (gourds, squash, pumpkin and melons).

This disease primarily affects foliage and can cause severe yield losses in a short period of time, but solid cultural practices can stave off this disease in greenhouse cucumbers:

https://www.producegrower.com/article/downy-mildew-under-microscope-greenhouse-disease-cucumbers-prevention/

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Produce Grower Magazine

Produce Grower is a business management and production publication for growers that specialize in growing vegetable and fruit crops in a protected environment. Produce Grower provides readers with the most relevant and up-to-date information, including topics such as pests and diseases, food safety, marketing and management, new varieties, production and others, to run their growing operation more efficiently and profitably.