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Registration opens for the Root Health Symposium
This symposium will showcase the latest advancements in industry research and technology demonstrations. University researchers from Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, and Purdue will present their latest findings on a range of topics including water treatment, control of soil pests and diseases, biocontrols, recirculating nutrient solutions, heavy metals, irrigation, automation, and growing transplants ...
Terrazza MC Expands into the USA and Canada with A.M.A. Horticulture as Official Distributor
UNITING FOR INNOVATION In a significant move for the green industry, Terrazza MC and A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. have announced a new distribution partnership. This expansion marks Terrazza MC’s increased presence in the United States and Canada, focusing on nurseries, plant growers, and landscaping businesses. The partnership brings Terrazza MC’s patented brush technology, setting ...
New Instagram series sheds light on horticulture in Ontario’s ‘sun parlour’
Anyone who works in horticulture will tell you it’s a warm, welcoming industry to be in. Especially for those living and working in southern Ontario’s ‘sun parlour’ – the greenhouse capital of North America. At A.M.A. Horticulture, we have the privilege of collaborating with an amazing community of growers and garden centres in Kingsville and......
Meet Luke Riddell, A.M.A.’s newest team member
Luke Riddell has a serious passion for experimenting with plants and propagation. In his own words, he loves “anything with leaves.” Now he is bringing that passion to A.M.A. and our customers, supporting our propagation and pre-fill programs, including Ellepots by A.M.A. and RootSmartTM. With a greenhouse technician degree and experience working with a wide......
Good plants by good people, Huron Ridge’s secret to 50 years
Surrounded by soybean fields on a county road between Bayfield and Zurich, Ontario, sits a family-run greenhouse that has been drawing plant lovers to the region for fifty years. Since its first run of bedding plants in 1973, Huron Ridge Greenhouses has gained a reputation for growing and selling quality plant products, attracting customers from as far as Kitchener, London and Guelph....
Food Production Trends to Celebrate on Canadian Ag Day
Alex Frew shares three food production trends to get excited about on Canadian Ag Day 2023....
New report compares impact of propagation trays on tree establishment
What happens in propagation doesn’t stay in propagation, according to a new report titled The Impact of Propagation Trays on Tree Establishment. Published today, the report summarizes key findings from a five-year field trial conducted by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland), in partnership with A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. (A.M.A.). Researchers propagated black cherry and easter...
New report on findings from propagation tray trial to launch at Landscape Ontario Congress
For the past five years, A.M.A. Horticulture (A.M.A.) has partnered with Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) to conduct a field trial comparing four commonly used propagation trays, including the innovative, open-wall RootSmart™ tray. The trial aimed to determine whether root defects occurring in propagation would persist in the field, and whether an open-wall tray......
Solution Spotlight: Bali Hanging Pot
Have you seen our adorable Bali Hanging Pots? These belly-shaped containers from Bato are perfect for bedding plants – with the hanger, or without. And you can put your water worries to rest. The pot’s cross bottom design promotes optimal drainage, with no saucers needed. It also features a built-in internal water reservoir! “One thing......
New video spotlights A.M.A.’s vision for horticulture
A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. (A.M.A.) has launched a new video as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. Titled Always Learning, Always Growing, the video features members of the A.M.A. team, together with customers and partners, providing candid perspectives on the horticulture supplier’s values, culture, approach to business and vision for cultivating the future of horticulture. “Horticultur...