GPN Duets Column
The Duets column in Greenhouse Product News magazine started in 2017 and is approaching its 50th installment. During its run the editors at GPN (parent company Great America Media Services) have been incredibly accommodating in allowing me to bring academic colleagues and industry experts of my choosing aboard to discuss topics they are passionate about. Articles are grouped by general topic below.
Index
Business Management
Alicia Rihn. Consumer Behavior and the Economics of Profitability
Michelle Klieger. An Unfamiliar Spring: Supply Chain Disruption and Grower Creativity.
Bridget Behe. Horticulture and Marketing: Are We Making Enough Progress?
Jeff Lowenfels. Inside the World of Home Gardening.
Michelle Klieger. Agriculture’s Economics: Are Consumers Always Happiest in Low Price Markets?
Crop Nutrition
Kimberly Williams. Crop Nutrition and Organic Production.
Cari Peters. Traditional vs Hydroponic Fertilizer Practices.
Wendy Zellner. Silicon Nutrition: Misconceptions and Advancing Knowledge.
Rick Vetanovetz. Soluble Fertilizer Technology Continues to Advance
Greenhouse Structure and Environment Control
Dave Bartlett. Greenhouse Technology: Environment Control for Small Growers
Keith Bemerer. Greenhouse Structures and Systems: Advancing Technology for Small Growers
Growing Media and Biostimulants
Allison Jack. Biostimulants: Learning to Leverage the Biological World
Dan Jacques. The State of Growing Media: How Many Mixes Do We Really Need?
Michelle Jones. Biostimulants in Crop Production: Performance Optimization.
Colin Bell. Harnessing Soil Microbes: Past, Present, and Future.
Hydroponics
Christopher Currey. Hydroponic Vegetable and Herb Production.
Todd Guerdat. Aquaculture + Hydroponics = Aquaponics.
Paul Brentlinger. Hydroponic Growing Systems for Small Growers
Industry Advances
Sarah Davidson Evanega. Biotechnology’s Place in Feeding the World
Dave Kuack. Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes…An Industry Advancing.
Justin Marotta. Advancing an Industry: Grower Association, University and Government
Interdependence.
Jasmina Dolce. How Can the Horticulture Industry Thrive in a Post Pandemic Environment?
Industry Challenges
Patricia Nanteza. Global Biotechnology Policy: Extend Africa the Courtesy to Decide for Herself
Bridget Behe, Lela Kelly. Gender Bias in Horticulture: Progress Realized, More Work Ahead
Molly Dishman, Pam Temko. Gender Bias in Horticulture, Part 2: Next Generation Women Move Forward
Irrigation
Judy McWhorter. Greenhouse and Nursery Sanitation: An Obsessive Compulsive Commitment.
Lighting
Erik Runkle. Supplemental and Sole Source LED Lighting: Fast and Furious Change.
Alex Bodell. Horticulture’s History with Disruptive Technology: LED Lighting Takes Its Turn.
Pest Management
Greg Bryant. Biological Insect Control: State of the Industry and Future Success.
Production Management
Brian Krug. Growers Can Conduct Meaningful Trials.
Will Healy. Managing Product Assortment Shrink: New Genetics vs Time Tested Varieties.
Mike Marquez. Greenhouse Production of Cannabis: Are Existing Growers a Good Fit?
Universities-Education
Garrett Owen. From Rural Farm to University
Raymond Cloyd. Outreach Education: Universities Adapt to a Changing Landscape and New Audience.
Lela Kelly. Grower Conferences: Maximizing Your Educational Opportunities, Time and Resources.
John Erwin. Scientific Discovery’s Moment of Excitement
Neil Mattson. From Family Farm to Controlled Environment Agriculture
Kaylee South. A Ph.D. Program Seeded in High School and Shaped to Serve Horticulture
Jonathan Karall. Research in the Exciting Sector of Controlled Environment Agriculture