The Floral Marketing Fund (FMF), alongside co-sponsors Altman Plants, Costa Farms, Green Circle Growers, Hortica, and Metrolina Greenhouses, are pleased to release

On Dec. 2, Plantpeddler presented its 2021 Poinsettia Variety Day featuring a trial of 175 commercial and pre-release poinsettia varieties in the company’s greenhouses in Cresco, IA.

Attending this year’s event were representatives from all commercial poinsettia breeders, broker representatives and growers from 21 states and two European countries.

Village Farms Greenhouse Grown has promoted Steve Poklemba, currently director of national sales, to his new role as director of global supply chain management for its Fresh Division.  In Poklemba’s new role he will be instrumental in vigorous company initiatives targeting expanding top line revenue. 

The lettuce market has improved and is dropping in price. We are now into the new desert harvest. Varieties of Iceberg, green leaf, red leaf, Romaine and Butter lettuce are all reported in good, steady supply.

After a period of low volume and high costs, lettuce is now readily available. Customer demand will certainly pick up during the approaching holidays with salads on the dinner menu. Lettuce is a staple and always ideal for ad promoting.

The New England Produce Council Inc. Board of Directors and Dinner Dance Committee announced the return of the NEPC annual dinner dance gala.

Square Roots, a leading technology-enabled indoor farming company, today debuted a new brand identity that represents the company’s mission to responsibly bring locally grown food to people in cities around the world, all year round. Square Roots’ reimagined branding will start to appear on retail shelves, in-store signage, social media, website and more beginning this month.