Top Journalists in Greenhouses and Nurseries
Brian Sparks Greenhouse Grower (Meister Media Worldwide)
Editor at Greenhouse Grower; covers greenhouse technology, production practices, and hosts the Greenhouse Grower to Grower podcast. Specialties: Greenhouse technology, floriculture production, CEA trends, industry news and analysis.
Melinda Taschetta-Millane Greenhouse Grower / Meister Media Worldwide
Group Editor for Meister Media’s Specialty Crops brands overseeing Greenhouse Grower; veteran B2B ag journalist. Specialties: Editorial leadership across floriculture and specialty crops; strategy and features for greenhouse markets.
Marisa Reyes Greenhouse Grower
Content Specialist producing daily/weekly greenhouse market coverage for Greenhouse Grower. Specialties: Digital content, grower profiles, market news in floriculture and CEA.
Chris Beytes GrowerTalks / Ball Publishing
Editor-in-Chief of GrowerTalks and Green Profit; one of the industry’s most-read voices via Acres Online. Specialties: Greenhouse/floriculture news, industry commentary, travel reportage from global growers (Acres Online).
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Jennifer Zurko GrowerTalks / Ball Publishing
Managing Editor at GrowerTalks; long-time reporter covering production, people and trends in the greenhouse industry. Specialties: Greenhouse production, business management, trade show coverage, people/features.
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Jennifer Polanz Green Profit & Inside Grower (Ball Publishing)
Managing Editor for Green Profit and Inside Grower; writes frequently on controlled environment agriculture and retail. Specialties: CEA/controlled environment production (Inside Grower), garden retail operations, new product/trend coverage.
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Bill Calkins Ball Publishing (GrowerTalks/Green Profit)
Senior/Digital Editor with decades of grower education content, webinars, and how-to coverage for greenhouse operators. Specialties: Greenhouse culture techniques, crops, training/education, digital content.
Ellen C. Wells Green Profit (Ball Publishing)
Editor-at-Large at Green Profit; curates and writes the BuZZ! newsletter for retailers and growers. Specialties: Garden retail and greenhouse-adjacent trends, BuZZ! newsletter editor-at-large.
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Kelli Rodda Greenhouse Management / Nursery Management / Produce Grower (GIE Media)
Editorial Director for GIE Media’s Horticulture Group; long-time reporter/editor covering nurseries and greenhouses. Specialties: Editorial direction across Greenhouse Management, Nursery Management and Produce Grower; production, business, and policy.
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Kate Spirgen Garden Center (GIE Media)
Editor at Garden Center magazine; writes on trends connecting greenhouse production with retail. Specialties: Garden center/greenhouse retail, merchandising, grower–retail interface, event coverage.
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Chris Manning Greenhouse Management / Produce Grower (GIE Media)
Associate Editor reporting for Greenhouse Management and Produce Grower. Specialties: Greenhouse news, profiles, and controlled-environment produce coverage across GM/PG.
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Matthew Grassi Produce Grower (GIE Media)
Editor of Produce Grower; leads coverage of greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables for the CEA market. Specialties: Greenhouse vegetables, hydroponics, CEA business and technology.
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Heather Machovina Greenhouse Product News (Great American Media Services)
Editor/Managing Editor at Greenhouse Product News, author of GPN Editor’s Letter and technical coverage for growers. Specialties: Floriculture, plant culture guides, greenhouse tech and CEA, editorial planning.
Abby McGarry (Kleckler) Greenhouse Product News (Great American Media Services)
Editorial Director of GPN (and L&GR); oversees greenhouse/nursery editorial and contributes feature direction. Specialties: Editorial strategy for greenhouse media brands; features on production, business and industry leadership.
Curt Kipp Digger (Oregon Association of Nurseries)
Director of Publications & Communications at Oregon Association of Nurseries and Editor of Digger magazine. Specialties: Nursery industry reporting, policy, business management, Farwest Show coverage.
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Vic Panichkul Digger (Oregon Association of Nurseries)
Publications Manager and Managing Editor/Art Director for Digger; writes and curates nursery-focused features. Specialties: Nursery grower features, design/layout leadership, Farwest and regional nursery market trends.
Amy Kouniakis Greenhouse Canada (Annex Business Media)
Editor of Greenhouse Canada; leads coverage of the Canadian greenhouse sector. Specialties: Canadian greenhouse ornamentals and vegetables, policy, grower profiles.
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Gabriela Aguilera Greenhouse Canada (Annex Business Media)
Assistant Editor at Greenhouse Canada contributing daily news and feature stories. Specialties: News, digital coverage, and features on Canadian greenhouse operations.
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Arlette Sijmonsma HortiDaily / VerticalFarmDaily
Editorial contact and team lead across HortiDaily/VerticalFarmDaily for protected ag news read widely by U.S. growers. Specialties: Global greenhouse horticulture news, technology and market developments (U.S. and international).
Elita Vellekoop FloralDaily
Editor/journalist at FloralDaily covering worldwide greenhouse ornamentals and trade. Specialties: Global floriculture supply chain, cut flowers, ornamentals, greenhouse ornamentals market.
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