Griffin Strengthens Genetic Offering by Partnering with The Hemp Mine

 

 

Griffin Strengthens Genetic Offering by Partnering with The Hemp Mine

Partnership with The Hemp Mine Brings our Customers Industry-Leading Genetic Inputs that are Important to their Success

 

Tewksbury, Mass., November 3, 2020 – Griffin, one of the largest horticultural brokers and suppliers in the United States, announced today that it has entered into a Genetic Distribution Agreement with The Hemp Mine. The Hemp Mine is based out of South Carolina and is a leading genetics provider across the United States.

Griffin works with the strongest breeders in the ornamental world, and we are bringing the same approach to the hemp arena. This partnership strengthens both our genetic offer, and the technical know-how behind the genetics.

“The Hemp Mine understands our expectations for breeding and genetics partners, their genetics are market-focused and proven by trials, and they bring extensive crop knowledge. We believe our partnership with The Hemp Mine brings our customers industry-leading genetic inputs that are important to their success in this young, often dynamic, and sometimes challenging market.” said Tami Van Gaal, CEA Division Leader for Griffin. “We also secure a strong supply chain because The Hemp Mine is partnered with rooting stations that fully understand the young plant market. The rooting stations are true professionals that our customers will know and recognize.”

The partnership allows Griffin to tap into The Hemp Mine's genetics and gives both companies an expanded geographical footprint.

"The Hemp Mine offers a data driven, regionally validated and proven genetic portfolio. We are excited to partner with Griffin to share these genetics with our mutual customers. Our diverse offerings allow customers to choose hemp with characteristics that fit their program needs. The passion Griffin has for offering superior technical support alongside their live goods gives us confidence that we have chosen the right partner. Together, knowing honesty and transparency on genetic performance should be a given, we will ensure customer success in any region in the US." --Travis Higginbotham Owner, Sales & Business Development.

 

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About Griffin

Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc., headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., has served the needs of growers in greenhouse and nursery production, and independent garden centers for more than 70 years. Griffin operates 16 fully stocked service centers, serving growers and retailers nationwide. The business also distributes live goods including seed, cuttings, and young plants. Griffin is among the premier distributors in the U.S., with an outstanding reputation for operational excellence, high-quality products, and superior customer service. For more information, please visit www.griffins.com.

 

About The Hemp Mine, LLC:

The Hemp Mine is a vertically integrated family owned and operated hemp company headquartered in South Carolina. The Hemp Mine manages 60 acres of field production, a critical CO2 extraction and THC remediation facility, and a head office combined with a 10,000 ft2 manufacturing facility. Not only does The Hemp Mine plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, extract and manufacture hemp products with sales in over 2,000 retail stores and online but they also have nationwide genetic distribution. The Hemp Mine breeds and regionally trials indoor and outdoor at scale to offer validated hemp genetics to the hemp market. The genetics offered are clones in the form of stage III tissue culture, unrooted cuttings, and rooted cuttings (liners). These are made available to the hemp market through greenhouse production partners across the country. The Hemp Mine comes with decades of commercial horticultural expertise and prides themselves on delivering a science based and data driven perspective to the hemp industry. This industry is composed of multiple different micro-markets throughout the supply chain which are all in dire need of product quality validation, streamlined SOPs (standard operating procedures) and a clear and accurate understanding throughout. The Hemp Mine is constantly challenging the industry status quo from a breeder, farmer, and consumer perspective. www.thehempmine.com

 

 

Media contact: Mariana Haven

Marketing Communications Lead for Griffin

mhaven@griffinmail.com

Griffin Releases Gardening Industry Survey Sponsored by Bonide, Dramm, and Premier

 

Griffin Releases Gardening Industry Survey Sponsored by Bonide, Dramm, and Premier

Survey Shows Robust Influx of Home Gardening Could Last Well Beyond the Pandemic.

Results will be shared during the Griffin Virtual Expo in September

 

Tewksbury, Mass., September 15, 2020 – Griffin, one of the largest horticultural brokers and suppliers in the United States, released today gardening statistics related to COVID-19.  Survey data reveals how home gardening is continuing to take hold as an activity across the country.  The survey polled 1,000 respondents new to gardening in 2020 and data shows that a vast majority (80%) indicated that they will probably or absolutely continue to garden going into 2021.

Other Key Findings from the Survey Include:

        ·  Looking at the geographic data, all regions of the United States saw a relatively even breakdown of those that intended to continue to garden and those that did not.

 

        ·  1,000 respondents had all indicated that they had begun gardening within the last six months. 

 

        ·  The West saw the highest intent (82.8% of users indicated they would probably or absolutely continue gardening) while the lowest intent came out of the Northeast (77.9%).

 

        ·  86.8% of users age 18-24 and 85.1% of users age 35-44 indicated that they intend to continue gardening after the pandemic. These age brackets represent the highest intent, while users age 55-65 represent the lowest intent (74.2%).

 

“Pandemic Gardening has become a ‘thing’, says Jim Rottenberg, Vice President of Retails Sales and Marketing for Griffin.”   “Our customers have been experiencing an influx of new customers particularly with new home gardeners, continued Rottenberg.  While gardening may not seem like an “essential” activity, many are turning to home gardening as a new way to cope during this pandemic. We are also finding that new home gardeners are ready to put their green thumbs to the test, are enjoying it, and will continue to garden past the pandemic.”

For more details related to this survey, we encourage you to visit us at www.griffins.com  or visit our Virtual Expo (under more information). 

 

 

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About Griffin

Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc., headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., has served the needs of growers in greenhouse and nursery production, and independent garden centers for more than 70 years. Griffin operates 16 fully stocked service centers, serving growers and retailers nationwide. The business also distributes live goods including seed, cuttings, and young plants. Griffin is among the premier distributors in the U.S., with an outstanding reputation for operational excellence, high-quality products, and superior customer service. For more information, please visit www.griffins.com.

 

About Bonide:

Bonide has been trusted since 1926, as the leader in providing the best possible products and solutions for home, lawn, garden and pest problems.  Visit Bonide at www.bonide.com.

 

About Premier:

Premier Tech Horticulture, a Business Unit of Premier Tech, is among the North American leaders of peat moss-based growing media production and distribution. Thanks to its wide network of plants and distribution locations, Premier Tech Horticulture’s products are offered throughout North America and Latin America.  www.premiertech.com

 

About Dramm:

Dramm has been making professional watering tools for nurseries, greenhouse growers and avid gardeners for over 75 years. Dramm strives to produce products that save time and energy while providing quality products that will last a lifetime. For more information about Dramm’s products and services visit us online at www.dramm.com

 

 

Media contact: Mariana Haven

Marketing Communications Lead for Griffin

mhaven@griffinmail.com

Front Range Biosciences Continues to Grow Hemp Sales and Distribution Network with Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc. Partnership

                                                              

         

Front Range Biosciences Continues to Grow Hemp Sales and Distribution Network with Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc. Partnership

Leading horticultural supplier becomes authorized distributor of world-class

 hemp plants and seeds

LAFAYETTE, CO – TEWKSBURY, MA –  JANUARY 21, 2020 – Front Range Biosciences (FRB) a technology provider for the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds in hemp, coffee and regulated cannabis industries, and Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc. announced today a sales and distribution partnership for hemp plants and hemp seeds. The announcement expands the reach of FRB’s industry-leading, Clean Stock® program, providing a premium selection of rooted cuttings, seedlings and seeds.

Founded in Tewksbury, MA in 1947, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies has grown into the leading greenhouse and nursery supplier in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states. In 2012, Griffin acquired industry leader Syngenta Horticultural Services and has since expanded its reach to the Rocky Mountain region and West Coast. With a nationwide sales force, Griffin has the capacity to distribute FRB’s hemp plants and hemp seeds throughout the burgeoning hemp industry.

“Growers across America know and trust Griffin to deliver uncompromised quality and deep horticultural knowledge,” said Dr. Jonathan Vaught, Co-founder and CEO of Front Range Biosciences. “As an authorized distributor of our Clean Stock hemp varieties, growers nationwide will now have access to the most robust and reliable premium hemp plants available.”

“FRB continues to push the boundaries of science for the betterment of agriculture,” said Tami Van Gaal, CEA Division Leader for Griffin. “As interest in hemp cultivation continues to expand exponentially, the FRB portfolio delivers performance and quality assurance unmatched in the industry.”

For more information on Front Range Biosciences, please visit www.frontrangebio.com

For more information on Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, please visit www.griffins.com

About Front Range Biosciences

Front Range Biosciences is an agricultural technology company that specializes in tissue culture propagation breeding of high-value crops at industrial scale to improve consistency and efficiency for clone and seed production. FRB developed the first Clean Stock® program for cannabis and hemp and has an advanced breeding program for identifying and improving commercially relevant traits. The company has global reach through its facilities in Colorado, California, and Wisconsin, as well as its partnership with the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Barcelona, Spain. FRB's Clean Stock program and breeding platform provide a consistent supply of disease and pathogen-free plants and seeds for farmers and data-driven breeding solutions for creating new plant varieties. FRB is located in Lafayette, Colorado.

About Griffin

Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc., headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., has served the needs of growers in greenhouse and nursery production, and independent garden centers for more than 70 years. For the last six years, Griffin has ushered horticultural expertise and efficiencies to cannabis and hemp cultivation through their Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Division. Griffin operates 16 fully stocked service centers, serving growers and retailers nationwide. The business also distributes live goods including seed, cuttings and young plants. Griffin is among the premier distributors in the U.S., with an outstanding reputation for operational excellence, high-quality products and superior customer service.