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As a greenhouse manufacturer we always joke that the “customer wants it delivered yesterday”. When I go to manufacturing association meetings I hear the theme repeated by all manufacturers, regardless of whether it is a boiler, an airplane, a toothbrush, or a greenhouse, when customers want their order they want it now, the fact that it took one day between wanting a greenhouse and ordering the greenhouse is immaterial. I suspect greenhouse growers might say the same of their retail and wholesale customers.

With record cold weather across most of North America field crop farmers are likely looking for solutions to help protect their yields.

High Tunnels like the GGS Crop Protector are used by growers for this very reason. Though not a load bearing house ( ie. It is not designed to hold snow or support a crop ), these crop protectors are designed to cover crops in shoulder seasons when frost damage can dramatically affect a farmer’s bottom line.

Email !!! Gen Y !!! Smart Phones !!!

Driving to work today the radio DJ was talking about a recent survey of smart phone users. The results of the survey on frequency of use went something like this:

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends in the U.S.! We hope you’re enjoying this time with food and family. Before we make the mad rush to find the best holiday deals this weekend, it’s important to take the time to be thankful for what we have. In the greenhouse industry especially, there are many things to give thanks for. Here are a few that come to mind:

The final episode in our zombie series has emerged! Watch it now!

Our zombie series continues, with Peter from GGS arriving on the scene to offer his assistance.

If you could go back and re-design your existing greenhouse, how many changes would you make? How many of those changes would be minor ones and how many would involve major structural, heating or other mechanical changes?

Having worked in a large greenhouse first as a laborer, then as Operations Manager/Grower for 17 years, I have a deep understanding of what it takes to build a successful team. When I became part of the GGS group and started participating in management meetings for continuous improvement, it struck me how many similarities there are between what makes a successful manufacturing operation and what makes a successful greenhouse operation.

Though there are certainly crops that commonly lend themselves to healthy greenhouse gardening and greenhouse farming production, like tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, orchids, chrysanthemum, and roses, you will find that today’s greenhouse crop production growers are branching out into all different kinds of agriculture.

How many greenhouse operations are concerned with energy savings? I will bet almost every one of them at one time or another! Energy costs are at the top of the grower’s expenses and yet there are many operations that do not spend enough time investigating how to lower their energy use.