Doug Danielsen has been hired as a Northern Midwest territory sales representative for J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., according to a release from the wholesale grower. Ian McLaren is retiring on June 30 after 44 years of service. Danielsen has a bachelor of science degree in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Minnesota Twin […]
McHutchison and Vaughan’s hire sales representatives
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Allison Pennell has been hired as a sales representative for McHutchison in Oregon. She joins the company with several years of industry experience and has certified expertise in the horticulture field. Pennell was most recently a writer for Everbearing Services’ horticulture accounts, as well as a contributing garden writer for Plant Something Oregon. She previously […]
Horticulture authors to speak at Penn State symposium
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The 25th anniversary Garden & Landscape Symposium will be held 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, and feature two speakers. A bring-your-own-drink happy hour will follow in the evening. Kelly Norris, author of New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden, will deliver a keynote address. He is known for looking […]
McHutchison and Vaughan to establish one Chicago office
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McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture are consolidating each company’s young plant division into a single Chicago office. The city was chosen because many of both brand’s customers are located in the Midwest region, and three are also nearby universities with strong horticulture programs. Together, the companies employ 106 people, and are seeking to fill newly created […]
Eason Horticulture Resources hires for national sales team
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Eason Horticulture Resources has hired five new sales representatives for the company’s national sales team. Walter Bissex will support customers in Connecticut, Westchester County, metro New York City and Long Island in New York. Jeff Nameth will serve North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. Matthew Miller will work with Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Northern […]
Gloeckner transitions business to Ball Seed
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Fred C. Gloeckner & Company Inc. Owner, President, and CEO Joseph A. Simone has formally announced his retirement from the distribution industry, and has partnered with Ball Horticulture Company for his transition. Simone has been with the company since 1975. Gloeckner stopped accepting new orders on December 1, and no longer processed orders past December […]
Bailey adds to executive leadership team
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According to a release from Bailey, the company has promoted and hired several new members to its executive leadership team. Shane Brockshus has been appointed as chief operations officer. He has been with the company for 20 years and most recently served as West Coast general manager, based in Oregon. Brockshus will stay in Oregon […]
The Peters Company launches Lean foundations course
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The Peters Company has released an online course, “Lean Foundations,” for industry professionals seeking to reduce waste and improve productivity. The project is the company’s first on-demand training course and is available on https://learn.petersco.net for individual subscribers. The interactive course introduces the critical principles of the Toyota Production System — or Lean — which has […]
Terra Nova helps revitalize Southwest China mountains
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Canby, Oregon-based Terra Nova Nurseries has been helping their licensee Chongqing Tianmu Agriculture combat the degradation of the Damu Flower Valley in the Wuling Mountain range of Southwest China. According to a release from the company, Terra Nova Begonia, Echinacea, Heuchera, Heucherella, and Kniphofia varieties were chosen to revitalize the plant life in the area […]
Adapt8 moves greenhouse louver production stateside
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Adapt8 will now manufacture their own louvers due to the international production delays the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, according to a release from the company. The louvers are used in the company’s commercial and small-scale greenhouse kits, sheds, and other outbuildings. Adapt8 developed a Lean manufacturing process to make the horizontal slates from left-over Solexx […]
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