What will Your Nurseries or Greenhouses Yield this Year? That’s the million-dollar question for every nursery or greenhouse grower right now. You need to know what quantities can be expected for each flower, plant, shrub—whatever it is that you grow. It’s not so easy with the extreme climate swings you sometimes have to deal with. And…
According to many reports from business analysts and industry groups, market disruptions and uncertainty are expected to continue. We’ve talked with many growers and identified the top 3 problems facing greenhouse growers in 2024: Scalability Market volatility Labor and supply chain challenges Read on to learn more about the top 3 challenges and how Velosio…
When working with greenhouse growers, I often find that they are making their jobs much harder than necessary by operating in siloed environments. I’ve said this before, but do you find yourself pulling off “daily acts of heroism” to gather the information needed to make business decisions? It doesn’t have to be so hard. More…
For greenhouse growers, your sales order processes have a big impact on your customers. The faster you process orders, the sooner they receive your products. And by managing open orders efficiently, you can make sure they arrive on time. You also free up time for your sales team to provide better service to your customers.…
To make effective business decisions, greenhouse managers and frontline staff need access to accurate data in real time. Otherwise, the resulting actions from those decisions will be off-target, or the information will arrive too late for the actions to have the desired impact. Many growers have solved these data-access challenges by turning to SilverLeaf running…
You’re in charge of greenhouse production, and the sales manager just provided you with a month-by-month forecast of expected sales for the next selling season. You now know how many of each flower and plant type—by variety and by color—you need to produce. How will you next create a production plan, and then make sure…
With the spring and early summer selling season wrapping up, now’s the time for greenhouse growers to plan production for the next season. By identifying trends and analyzing your KPIs, you can understand how your business performed this season and make profitable decisions on how to operate next season. One of the keys is to…