Illuminating a Plant: Science, System, and Business
Michael Cardenas and Jason Green from Heilux, Creators of LumaFilm® and GrowFilm® Brands of Products are this week's guest experts on The GATE. They share how a jewelry story light found it's way into...
6 Jan 202143min
The Greenhouse Journey from Thermostats to APIs
This week, Peter and Michelle are joined by the owners of Bartlett Instruments Company, Dave Bartlett and Molly Dishman. This family owned company has been a manufacturer of instrumentation equipment ...
23 Dec 202037min
Food Safety is on Everyone's Mind
Beth Scheckelhoff is an Extension Educator with OSU's extension service and this week's guest expert. Beth explains the ins and outs of food safety. She works with farmers that sell everything from fo...
9 Dec 202040min
Economics of Donating Produce
Many small farms donate extra produce to local food banks and other charities. Can this be a good business decision? Or do some growers use it to hide losses? Michelle & Peter dig into some of the ben...
26 Nov 202013min
Grower Education Solutions and 2020 Trends from CropKing's CEO
J. Paul Brentlinger is the CEO of CropKing Inc and our guest expert this week. He shares how CropKing works to educate growers as well as the 2020 trends he has seen this year. Some of the growers he ...
25 Nov 202045min
Time to Tackle Variable Costs
Good bookkeeping is critical to running a profitable business. In the last episode, we covered fixed costs. Now it's time to understand variable costs. What are variables cost? When should you stock u...
11 Nov 202030min
Cost Accounting Increases Profitability
This is the first of a two-part discussion about cost accounting. We start with fixed costs. What are they? How do growers think about them? How can growers use better understanding of fixed costs to ...
28 Okt 202043min
In-season notes, Post-season improvements
Peter provides listens tips on what notes to take during the growing season. Now that the season is wrapping up, Peter & Michelle discuss ways to leverage your notes from all season to make improvemen...
14 Okt 202035min
