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title: Thoughts on the Future of the Nursery Industry
description: The wholesale nursery industry will be transformed by advances in robotic equipment that will drive future success. And those that do not adapt will fall behind.
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# Thoughts on the Future of the Nursery Industry

###### Looking back at predictions from 2011

In 2021, I’ll probably dig out this list of predictions and have a good laugh: I believe energy costs will be a dominant negative force in the future--not! Perennials and branded plant lines will decline as they should. Advances in robotic equipment will transform the industry and drive future success. Those that do not adapt will fall behind. The Great Recession will have taught us to make smarter choices. We will survive. (Nailed it!)

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