Greenhouse Management's Best of 2015

Follow the links below to revisit the content that engaged our readers the most this year:

 

 

 

 

 

December’s Generation Next profile. Fueled by “metabolism and passion,” Jared Hughes is taking his unique and unusual plant business to exciting new places.

 

 

 

 

 

The Chinese company offered to purchase 70 percent now and 30 percent later in the proposed two-stage takeover. 

 

 

 

 

 

The phase-out will occur by the end of 2018 unless "undisputed science" proves neonicotinoid pesticides do not have a lethal or sub-lethal effect on pollinators.

 

 

 

 

 

President Barack Obama's executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation suffered a legal setback on Nov. 10 with an appeal to the Supreme Court now the administration's only option.

 

 

 

 

 

34 points to help you decide if entering this expanding market is right for your business. Noelle Skodzinski, editor of Cannabis Business Times, takes us through the list.

 

 

 

 

Leaders from The Conard-Pyle Company and Ball Horticultural discuss the reasons behind the recent acquisition and how Ball's purchase of Conard-Pyle benefits both companies.

 

 

 

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New England GROWS’ new video,“Finding Your Place in the Green Industry,”  is available to the commercial horticulture community on YouTube. Developed by New England GROWS in collaboration with its four founding partner organizations, the video highlights green industry professionals, from students to experienced veterans, commenting on what they enjoy about their careers in commercial horticulture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agrilyst, a software company focused on indoor farms, won the prestigious competition for startups. The young company is eyeing an expansion into cannabis and ornamentals. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The winning categories included two breeder contest categories, other species and spray chrysanthemum. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose Quartz and Serenity are the new trending hues, and part of the inspiration for the selection was found in a garden. Initial inspiration for the sky-blue and cotton-candy-pink shades may have come from a naturally peaceful space -- a garden. In an interview with American Public Media’s Marketplace, Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, pointed out the blending of faded pink and blue hues on a hydrangea plant in her garden when talking about how they determined the Color of the Year.