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August 29, 2012
On Aug. 29, Nexus Greenhouse Systems announced that Scott Thompson has been hired to head the company's new product group.
With more than 32 years of experience in designing, selling and developing greenhouse products, Thompson will serve as the...
August 29, 2012
Syngenta has announced it plans to acquire the DuPont Professional Products insecticide business, including a number of registered trademark brands. The acquisition price is $125 million.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Closing is...
August 28, 2012
The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund recently announced that 12 students from eight southeastern universities have been selected to receive academic scholarships this year.
The $1,500 awards, totaling $18,000, were presented to:
Jared Barnes –...
August 24, 2012
All-America Selections (AAS) recently hosted its annual Summer Meeting for the first time ever in the state of Michigan. More than 70 attendees came together August 7-9 to tour central Michigan’s trials from a base in East Lansing.
The AAS Summer...
August 24, 2012
Two long-standing educational venues familiar to upper-Midwest green industry businesses are planning a collaborative program in 2013.
The Garden Center Symposium and the Midwest Perennial Conference will offer a joint educational...
August 23, 2012
Keep America Beautiful (KAB), its affiliates and its partners are mobilizing Americans to support local ecosystems by planting native species of trees, shrubs, and plants through a new call to action. The first National Planting Day will take place...
August 23, 2012
OFA — the Association of Horticulture Professionals recently announced the attendance at the 2012 OFA Short Course increased to more than 9,100 people. This is the largest number of participants since 2008. Attendees visited from more than...
August 23, 2012
Long time industry veteran, Darrell Messick, passed away due to natural causes in Saratoga, Calif., on Aug. 13, 2012 at the age of 81.
Messick spent nearly 60 years in the horticultural industry. He spent the first half of his career working...
August 21, 2012
On Aug. 21, Syngenta announced that Keelan Pulliam, head, Syngenta Flowers, Home & Garden North America, (formerly the Flowers Professional business), has elected to retire at the end of 2012, after 33 years with the company.
Scott...
August 17, 2012
Plants Nouveau has launched a new mobile consumer website — www.plantsnouveau.com. The website contains detailed information for home gardeners as well as growing professionals.
“This is a site for both consumers who are shopping for plants in...
August 17, 2012
Costa Farms is lending its media support to promote National Indoor Plant Week (www.nationalindoorplantweek.com) scheduled to take place September 16-22, 2012.
The week-long celebration is designed to raise consumer awareness of the value and...
August 17, 2012
Oasis Grower Solutions (OGS) has upgraded its online presence with the re-launch of its main website — www.oasisgrower.com.
Inspired by new branding initiatives, OGS created the user-friendly and informative site to deliver robust product...
August 17, 2012
On Wednesday, America in Bloom will present a preview of it 2012 symposium and awards program that will take place next month in Fayetteville, Ark.
The webinar will take place at 2 p.m. EDT.
During the webinar, AIB judge and board member Katy Moss...
August 17, 2012
The 2012 ANLA Grower Distribution Tour will take place Sept. 18 to 20, in Suffolk, Va.
Attendees will have the opportunity to visit two nurseries who are successful growing and landscape distribution companies.
Lancaster Farms and Bennett’s Creek...
August 16, 2012
Rough Brothers Greenhouses recently announced that it has purchased the assets of XS Smith, Inc.
The XS Smith purchased assets include all manufacturing equipment and inventory, trade names and all greenhouse structure and systems products and...
August 16, 2012
Last night, the Ecke Ranch announced it has been acquired by the Dutch-based Agribio Group.
The addition of Ecke Ranch will provide Agribio Group a solid platform to enhance innovation, grower and retail solutions across a broad array of products,...
August 13, 2012
The Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo will take place Dec. 4-6, at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The event takes place concurrently with the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo.
All sessions and workshops...
August 10, 2012
The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) recently received a $250,000 donation from the Peter Orum Family, Midwest Groundcovers, LLC, St. Charles, Ill., and Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc., near Virgil, Ill. This donation will create...
August 09, 2012
ForemostCo has hired Cindy Tillett as southeast territory manager, responsible for Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Cindy is a graduate of the University of Florida’s Environmental Horticulture School and has 22 years experience in the...
August 09, 2012
North Carolina State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), located at the North Carolina Research Campus, has begun operations at three new greenhouses near the life sciences hub in Kannapolis.
The $340,000 greenhouse complex will...
