Rick Snyder

Understanding the market helps you to make wise decisions.

Dr. Rick Snyder reflects on the rapidly changing controlled environment agriculture industry.

Compared to field production, greenhouses have a suitable environment for many disease organisms. And they’re ready to take advantage of the conditions.

How do fields, high tunnels, and greenhouses stack up against each other?

Dr. Rick Snyder’s retirement leaves a gap in greenhouse production research. Now’s the time to tell your local Extension and universities what you need.

It’s not as easy as it seems. Greenhouse vegetables specialist Rick Snyder offers advice on how to succeed.

Protected agriculture helps you keep pests to a minimum. But weeds can undermine your efforts.

Some producers are thriving during this pandemic. Learn ways they are doing it.

Tomatoes used to be king of the greenhouse and high tunnel. Other selections are now sharing the spotlight.

Here’s what you can do to ensure your crop reaches its full potential.

To help you decide, let’s talk about the similarities and difference between these structures.

Here are some tips on how to identify this tricky pest.

Learn the basics of hydroponics, and you’ll avoid costly errors.

Conditions seemed to be perfect. So why were these vegetables dying?

Let’s go over some the necessary terms you need to understand so you can talk about your plants.

In deciding about the size of the plot of land for your greenhouse, be sure you take into account whether you will be a wholesale or a retail business, or some combination of the two like many growers.

Focus more on the flavor of your greenhouse tomatoes and de-emphasize yield — for now.

When choosing varieties for the greenhouse keep in mind that they are bred for greenhouse conditions, such as lower light, higher humidity, and higher temperature.

This month, I’d like to offer eight “quick and dirty” tips that will help beginning growers as well […]

Social media is a valuable, and inexpensive tool to promote your business and reach a wide audience.