Data revolutionising R&D decisions for Jong’s Nursery
A quiet revolution has occurred in Australia’s nursery industry. Long gone are the days of growers producing plants in their backyard or running a greenhouse as something ‘on the side’.
Today’s production nurseries are highly professional and sophisticated enterprises, that together employ over 19,000 people nationwide and produce over $2.29 billion worth of plants every year.
It’s a view echoed by South Australian grower Peter Jong who, together with his father Nico, operates a successful production nursery that specialises in ornamental plants, based at Mt Compass, near Adelaide.