Jeff Greenwood from Growing with Greenwood is passionate about helping farmers make their agritourism events as efficient as possible. Specifically, Greenwood focuses on improving the layout of the farm/event to make it run as smoothly and effortlessly as it can. At the recent NAFDMA Convention in B...

Whether you have the app or not, you’ve likely seen a TikTok video. They’re ubiquitous, and shared seamlessly through other social media like Facebook and Instagram (and even occasionally highlighted on the evening news). Say you want to start making your own videos to promote your plants or your bu...

Roadside stands are fixed features on many a farm. Here’s how halcyon harvesters can help their customers honor the honor system. “There are a few things that farmers can do to discourage thefts at their farm stands,” said Sergeant John Trovato of the Suffield, CT, police department, “especially if ...

Among the many issues of the pandemic, the fragility of the supply chain will likely endure until producers and other participants in the chain find solutions to make it more resilient. One aspect of doing so is developing better local markets for goods. Esha Chhabra, a writer and journalist who foc...

At their 2024 Winter Policy Conference in early February, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture encouraged USDA, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to “immediately collaborate on a strategy to secure the labor force and ensure the success...

MONROE, NC – King’s Greenhouse is a wholesale grower in southern North Carolina which grows seeded annuals, vegetative annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, vegetables and more for independent garden centers, landscapers, golf courses and resorts. They also sell to nonprofits, such as churche...

No matter what the industry is, employees play an essential role in a business. Hiring and employee retention are two aspects that managers and owners must take seriously. Not only are the employees working to help keep the business running, but they also interact with your paying customers, meaning...

When we look around us at the towering and majestic plants called trees, it’s hard to imagine how we humans could be responsible for their untimely deaths outside of chopping them down. John Palmer, an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, explained several ways we could unknowingly contribute to the...

From 2019 to 2021, the demand for indoor foliage plants increased a lot. The wholesale value of begonias, pleomeles, bromeliads, ferns and more grew from $616 million to $762 million in that timeframe. “In 2020, Florida grew 69% of those plants – and that raised the risk of exporting Florida pests a...