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Growing Cut Flower Chrysanthemums ft. Dr. Alicain Carlson 41:00

6d ago41:00

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Syngenta Flowers’ Dr. Alicain Carlson joins host Bill Calkins to discuss some key components of successful cut flower mum programs. Dr. Carlson starts by discussing some of the reason cut mums are so popular before highlighting some key varieties in the Syngenta Flowers portfolio. Then she jumps right into cultural and technical tips and tricks for…

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Finishing African Marigolds: Follow the Rules! 42:33

12d ago42:33

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Retired Ball technical services manager Dr. Will Healy joins host Bill Calkins to discuss the ins and outs of finished African marigold production as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. Will says African marigolds and French marigolds are like oranges and grapefruits when it comes to production pr…

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Finishing French Marigolds: Stop Stretch & Turn ‘Em Quick! 31:25

14d ago31:25

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Retired Ball technical services manager Dr. Will Healy joins host Bill Calkins to help growers finish French marigolds for quick turns as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. If elementary school kids can grow French marigolds in Dixie cups, they must not be too difficult … But finishing profession…

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Finishing Top-Quality Lantana Crops with Chris Ferguson 16:37

18d ago16:37

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Ball Technical Services specialist Chris Ferguson joins host Bill Calkins to talk finished lantana production as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From transplanting best practices and nutrition strategies to irrigation management and container selection, there are plenty of nuances to be aware …

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Lantana Propagation Strategies for Success with Chris Ferguson 13:44

20d ago13:44

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Ball Technical Services specialist Chris Ferguson joins host Bill Calkins to share best management practices for propagating lantana from unrooted cuttings as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From receiving, prioritizing and handling through all stages up until transplant, Chris is going to hel…

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Grow Pansies & Violas Like a PRO with Dr. Brian Krug 43:54

26d ago43:54

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Syngenta Flowers technical lead Dr. Brian Krug joins host Bill Calkins to discuss two new series—Pansy Delta Pro and Viola Penny Pro—sharing tips and tricks for maximizing production of these breakthrough new varieties. The Delta Pro pansy series was released a couple years ago as a comprehensive upgrade to Delta, an industry leader for more than 3…

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Finishing Amazing Vegetative Coleus ft. Josh Henry 13:45

1M ago13:45

13:45

Ball Technical Services specialist Josh Henry joins host Bill Calkins to take vegetative coleus to the finish line as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From transplanting and pinching to selecting media and producing for a range of finished container sizes, there are certainly best practices to …

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Vegetative Coleus Propagation BMPs ft. Josh Henry 11:03

1M ago11:03

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Ball Technical Services specialist Josh Henry joins host Bill Calkins to share best management practices for propagating vegetative coleus from unrooted cuttings as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From receiving, prioritizing and handling through all stages up until transplant, Josh is going t…

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Growing F1 Anemone Gemstone from Seed ft. Bob Croft 27:52

1M ago27:52

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In this comprehensive discussion covering a key cut flower, Ball Seed’s cut flower business manager Joan Mazat and Sakata Seed America’s product technical manager Bob Croft discuss F1 Anemone Gemstone (seed-raised anemone) and share tips and tricks for selecting and producing top-quality crops. Bob shares his experience with this F1 seed series—fro…

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Stay Hydrated: The Key to Uniform Rooting of URCs 45:10

2M ago45:10

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Ball Technical Services specialist and culture research manager, Dr. Nathan Jahnke, joins Tech On Demand host Bill Calkins to share research-based best practices for rehydrating unrooted cuttings before sticking. Cuttings can (and will) lose water at multiple points in the supply chain—arriving at greenhouses dehydrated by as much as 20%. As soon a…

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Oil-Based Pesticide Solutions ft. Emily from Kemin Industries 30:00

2M ago30:00

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This episode is all about a cutting-edge approach to insect and disease control—the use of botanical oil-based pesticides within IPM programs. Host Bill Calkins is joined by the director of research and development with the crop technologies division at Kemin Industries, Emily Fuerst. Emily is a highly accomplished scientist with more than 15 years…

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Finishing Stunning Seed Coleus with Dr. Will Healy 38:32

2M ago38:32

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Retired Ball technical manager Dr. Will Healy joins host Bill Calkins to share protocols for finishing seed-raised coleus as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From media selection and nutrition to water, light and temperature, finishing crops requires careful attention to avoid losses and send h…

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Finishing High Quality Seed Begonias with Dr. Will Healy 32:19

2M ago32:19

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Retired Ball technical manager Dr. Will Healy joins host Bill Calkins to share protocols for finishing seed-raised begonias (semperflorens and interspecific) as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From media selection and nutrition to water, light and temperature, finishing crops requires careful …

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All About Sunfinity with Dr. Jamie Gibson 51:02

3M ago51:02

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Syngenta Flowers’ Dr. Jamie Gibson joins host Bill Calkins to discuss just about everything you need to know when producing amazing crops of both Sunfinity Yellow Dark Center (from seeds or plugs) and Sunfinity Double (from unrooted cuttings or liners). This sunflower broke into the industry as a gamechanger not long ago and after multiple years wo…

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Growing Cut Flower Dahlias from URC with Dr. Alicain Carlson 39:11

3M ago39:11

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Syngenta Flowers’ Dr. Alicain Carlson joins host Bill Calkins to discuss some key components of successful cut flower dahlia programs when starting from unrooted cuttings (URCs). Traditionally, most dahlia crops have been started from tubers, which were dug up and stored each year before replanting. Now, with beautiful dahlias available from URC, m…

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Augmentative Biological Control with Dr. Carlos Bográn 40:08

4M ago40:08

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This episode supplements information shared in the past two editions of the GrowerTalks Biosolutions Guide that was released in June 2023 and 2024—a popular grower tool intended to help professional growers stay up to date on the latest research into biosolutions, as well as trialed and tested products and strategies. Many greenhouse owners, grower…

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Perennial Problem Children 45:57

4M ago45:57

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Host Bill Calkins is joined on this Tech On Demand Rewind episode by Darwin Perennials’ General Manager Karl Batschke to take you through some new ways to better produce some of the latest and greatest perennial genetics. But he didn’t talk about the easy ones. Instead, Karl addressed some of the more challenging crops and also newer crops that req…

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Audio Files: Testing Nursery Media 9:01

5M ago9:01

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TESTING NURSERY MEDIA FROM THE AUGUST 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY LYNN GRIFFITH NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Don’t just grab a containerized plant and call that a sample. We like to think of our potting media and fertilizers being perfectly uniform. The truth is they are not. Take about eight to 10 subsamples for each media s…

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Critical Chemistries (Recorded Live at Cultivate ’24) with JC Chong 27:22

5M ago27:22

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Joining host Bill Calkins live on the show floor at American Hort’s Cultivate ’24 event, Dr. JC Chong dives deep into a few new products from SePRO, recent research findings and why some chemistries offer more benefits than meets the eye. JC is the Technical Development Manager at SePRO following an extensive academic career that includes a BS in E…

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Growing Lisianthus: Everything You Need to Know 55:16

6M ago55:16

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In this comprehensive episode covering a key cut flower, Ball Seed’s cut flower business manager Joan Mazat and Sakata Seed America’s product technical manager Bob Croft join host Bill Calkins to discuss Lisianthus and share tips and tricks for selecting and producing top-quality crops. You’ll quickly realize that Bob has tremendous knowledge about…

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Biosolutions in 2024 (Part Two) ft. Koppert’s Jeremy Webber 42:35

6M ago42:35

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In this conversational Tech On Demand podcast two-part episode, host Bill Calkins and his guest Jeremy Webber cover an extremely popular topic these days, biosolutions, in a way that showcases Jeremy’s experience as a grower and as a trusted biocontrols advisor who’s worked with greenhouses of all sizes (growing a wide range of crops from edibles t…

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Biosolutions in 2024 (Part One) ft. Koppert’s Jeremy Webber 39:07

6M ago39:07

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In this conversational Tech On Demand podcast two-part episode, host Bill Calkins and his guest Jeremy Webber cover an extremely popular topic these days, biosolutions, in a way that showcases Jeremy’s experience as a grower and as a trusted biocontrols advisor who’s worked with greenhouses of all sizes (growing a wide range of crops from edibles t…

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Audio Files: Best Management Practices for Unrooted Cuttings 10:22

6M ago10:22

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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR UNROOTED CUTTINGS FROM THE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY JULIE MARTENS FORNEY NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: When delays are excessive, cuttings experience moisture loss, low carbohydrates and possible pathogen development. In some species, ethylene sensitivity increases as carbohydrate leve…

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Success with Poinsettias (Part 2) 40:28

6M ago40:28

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You may or may not know that before this podcast, Bill Calkins hosted another one called STEM: Insider Tips for Greenhouse Pros and although the technology was different, the topics were important and the guests were top-notch. Every now and then, he’ll jump back in time and re-release a STEM episode. In this Tech On Demand Podcast Rewind, we’re wr…

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Success with Poinsettias (Part 1) 53:31

6M ago53:31

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You may or may not know that before this podcast, Bill Calkins hosted another one called STEM: Insider Tips for Greenhouse Pros and although the technology was different (old school mic, Skype, all sorts of file converting …) the topics were important and the guests were top-notch. Once every couple weeks, we’ll jump back in time and re-release a S…

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Audio Files: How to Deep Clean Your Website 9:07

7M ago9:07

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HOW TO DEEP CLEAN YOUR WEBSITE FROM THE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF GREEN PROFIT MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY KATIE ELZER-PETERS NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: … it’s time to deep clean your website and really look hard at what works, what doesn’t, what you never got around to and what needs to change to keep up with new security risks, altered consumer behav…

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Audio Files: Cultivating a Future in Garden Retail 11:38

7M ago11:38

11:38

CULTIVATING A FUTURE IN GARDEN RETAIL FROM THE APRIL 2024 ISSUE OF GREEN PROFIT MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY JEFF O’BRIEN NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Garden retailers are facing a critical challenge as the shift from traditional customers to fresh-thinking Millennials (and younger generations) reshapes the future of how the horticulture industry evolv…

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Audio Files: Early Spring Jump-Starts the Season 6:21

7M ago6:21

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EARLY SPRING JUMP-STARTS THE SEASON FROM THE JUNE 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY AMY MORRIS NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: As we wait for winter to fade into a distant memory and the first hints of spring color to emerge, we prepare our crops for sales, in hopes of growing our business. An early spring can lead to increased consum…

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Audio Files: Re-Check Your Checklist—A Safety Consultant's Guide to Managing Greenhouse Risks 10:00

7M ago10:00

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RE-CHECK YOUR CHECKLIST—A SAFETY CONSULTANT’S GUIDE TO MANAGING GREENHOUSE RISKS FROM THE JUNE 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY ZACH BRUCE NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: My job is to guide our customers through potential hazards. We discuss risk scenarios, navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape and identify gaps in safety p…

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Audio Files: Making Use of UV-C 9:16

7M ago9:16

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MAKING USE OF UV-C FROM THE MAY 2024 ISSUE OF INSIDE GROWER MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY CHRIS BEYTES NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: However, used correctly, the benefits seem to outweigh the risk: UV-C systems are relatively easy to implement, are cost-effective, require no re-entry period, reduce chemical use, improve the overall health of your crops, …

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Audio Files: Pansy Transplant Establishment 6:04

7M ago6:04

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PANSY TRANSPLANT ESTABLISHMENT FROM THE JANUARY 2023 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY JAMIE GIBSON NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Every pansy grower strives for uniform growth while minimizing plant losses. One major source of pansy crop failure is the improper treatment of plugs upon transplant into the finishing tray. In order to be su…

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Talking Tropica Mandevilla & Dipladenia with Maria Bolinger 32:33

8M ago32:33

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Ball FloraPlant released the Tropica collection of mandevilla and dipladenia at 2024 California Spring Trials with more than 15 colors carefully sorted into five collections. The flowering tropical plant category is booming with consumer demand and Tropicas seem to be entering the market at the right time. Host Bill Calkins is joined by BallFlorapl…

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Audio Files BONUS DOUBLE EPISODE: Keep Your Points Disease Free & A Quick Review of Poinsettia Downy Mildew 6:06

8M ago6:06

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KEEP YOUR POINTS DISEASE-FREE FROM THE MAY 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY KURT BECKER NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS AND TO CELEBRATE AUDIO FILES #50! WHEN THIS ONE ENDS … JUST KEEP LISTENING FOR … A QUICK REVIEW OF POINSETTIA DOWNY MILDEW WRITTEN BY NORA CATLIN ALSO FROM THE MAY 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS EXCERPT 1: Poinsettia Bract Edge B…

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Audio Files: It's Time to Fall for Mums 6:59

8M ago6:59

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IT’S TIME TO FALL FOR MUMS FROM THE AUGUST 2020 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY NANCY RECHCIGL NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: While every greenhouse and nursery operation are different, one consistent factor common to all is that preparation is key to success. Growing mums for fall sales means having to deal with the challenges summer p…

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The Best Poinsettias For ... (Part 3) 29:10

9M ago29:10

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PART 3 OF 3 (discussion starts at 1:35): Best by color; most unusual; what each guest wishes was in their assortment but is not; what’s an old variety you wish would come back; the most challenging poinsettia requests from growers and retailers; BEST POINSETTIA OF ALL TIME. For this 3-part episode of the Tech On Demand Podcast, host Bill Calkins tu…

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The Best Poinsettias For ... (Part 2) 38:05

9M ago38:05

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PART 2 OF 3 (discussion starts at 1:35): Best for poinsettia “trees”; best for large containers; best traditional straight-ups; best poinsettias as cut flowers; best for independent garden centers; best florist type; best for fundraisers; poinsettias for landscape (?); energy-efficient varieties for cool growing; best for natural, compact finishing…

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The Best Poinsettias For ... (Part 1) 38:36

9M ago38:36

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PART 1 OF 3: Guest introductions and experience; best early season varieties; best for autumn; best for big box promos/ad flyers; best for late season; best core red by region; best mini. For this 3-part episode of the Tech On Demand Podcast, host Bill Calkins turns the golden TOD mic over to Chris Beytes, editor-in-chief of GrowerTalks magazine. L…

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Creating Your Trial Plan 30:31

9M ago30:31

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Our guest today is Jason Twaddell. Jason joins host Bill Calkins to tackle an important topic for all growers. In this STEM Rewind, he digs into the Why, What and When of trialing in an effort to highlight the importance of this critical piece of the growing puzzle. With margins getting narrower and the tolerance for inefficiency and shrink droppin…

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Audio Files: Resistance Management 8:45

9M ago8:45

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RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT FROM THE APRIL 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY DR. RAYMOND A CLOYD NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Resistance develops when pesticides with similar modes of action are continually applied to manage insect and/or mite pest populations below plant-damaging levels. It’s important to understand that pesticides don’…

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Watering: The Rest of the Story (Part Two) 47:10

9M ago47:10

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We are once again joined by Ball Horticultural’s retired Senior Technical & Research Manager Dr. Will Healy. The topic continues… watering and water management. This is part two in a two-part series and hese two episodes work best in tandem so try to listen to part one—The Language of Watering—before jumping into this one. In the first part, Will d…

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The Language of Watering (Part One) 46:23

10M ago46:23

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This episode of Tech On Demand, brought to you by GrowerTalks addresses one of the most basic tasks in a professional greenhouse, watering. But proving that water management is fundamental and critical, we are joined by Ball Horticultural’s retired Senior Technical & Research Manager Dr. Will Healy—one of the most experienced and knowledgeable expe…

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Audio Files: Scouting—Essential & Therapeutic 8:34

10M ago8:34

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SCOUTING: ESSENTIAL & THERAPEUTIC FROM THE APRIL 2021 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY PAUL PILON NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Regardless of the types of crops being grown or the size of the operation, scouting is essential to any company that produces plants. This important routine shouldn’t only be viewed as a necessary task to detec…

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Audio Files: Terrific Trade Show Prep & Follow-up 9:03

10M ago9:03

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TERRIFIC TRADE SHOW PREP & FOLLOW-UP FROM THE MARCH 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY KATIE ELZER-PETERS NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Attending trade shows costs a lot of coin. Whether you pay for a booth, ship plants and fixtures out to the show, and cover hotel rooms and meals for staff or you send staff (and pay for meals and ho…

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Audio Files: Avoiding Crop Contamination 10:46

10M ago10:46

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AVOIDING CROP CONTAMINATION FROM THE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE OF INSIDE GROWER MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY DAVID KUACK NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: While food crop production in greenhouses or indoor farms might be considered safer than outdoor field production, plants can experience the same exposure to human pathogens regardless of where they’re produced…

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Audio Files: Get Familiar with In-House Disease Testing 6:17

11M ago6:17

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GET FAMILIAR WITH IN-HOUSE DISEASE TESTING FROM THE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY NICK FLAX NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Since the naked eye cannot see bacteria or viral particles, test kits are really the only way to home in on exactly which pathogen you’re dealing with. The alternative is to send plant samples off to…

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Audio Files: What Does "Compatibility" Mean? 6:49

11M ago6:49

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WHAT DOES “COMPATIBILITY” MEAN? FROM THE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY DR. RAYMOND A. CLOYD NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: … integrating BCAs and pesticides is complex due to the various direct and/or indirect effects that pesticides may have on BCAs. For instance, any delay in the population growth of BCAs by pesticides…

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Spring Prep: Plant Nutrition 25:35

11M ago25:35

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Host Bill Calkins is joined by Dr. Josh Henry, a Ball technical service specialist with expertise in plant nutrition and fertility, to take you through a range of topics related to crop nutrition with the goal of setting you and your team up for success with spring production. In this discussion, Josh covers an early-season checklist that includes …

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Tip Atrophy: Triggers & Solutions 37:38

11M ago37:38

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Something some of you might struggle with early in production is tip atrophy, often called tip abortion. This is when you see symptoms during propagation, often on calibrachoa or petunia, where it looks like the cuttings were accidentally pinched—but you know they weren’t. Poor rooting, stunted growth and strappy foliage can also cause you to wonde…

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Audio Files: Avoiding Tax Audits 10:22

11M ago10:22

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AVOIDING TAX AUDITS FROM THE JUNE 2023 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY MARK E. BATTERSBY NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS EXCERPT: Today, the IRS enforces the tax law in a number of ways, including the increasingly more common correspondence (examination by mail) audits and the dreaded field (face-to-face audit) examinations. The result is that ma…

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Achieving Uniformity in Canna Production 34:02

11M ago34:02

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As we’ve discussed in other Tech On Demand videos and podcasts, the key to successfully producing high quality crops often starts at the very beginning. How you and your team approach the earliest stages of germination and propagation sets the stage for uniformity down the line. We’re pleased to welcome back frequent guest Dr. Will Healy who contin…

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