ABOUT

FOUR DECADES OF HORTICULTURAL
EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION

Established in 1981, Growers Transplanting, Inc. celebrates  40 years of industry leadership. What started as a 400,000 square foot operation, GTI has expanded into one of the largest nursery and field operations in the US. Today, GTI has over 5.5 million square feet of fully inclusive vegetable and fruit producing greenhouses – and growing. GTI was the first to develop automated transplanting technology unique to the industry and continues to develop proprietary operational technologies to drive efficiencies, enhance quality, food safety and environmental impact. GTI continues to diversify into value added segments including grafting, propagation, and strawberry misted tip production among others.

GTI continues its leadership in greenhouse, transplanting and operations technology. As one of the most technologically advanced field operations in the US, we are a partner who can lead you through the entire process of growing, shipping and transplanting by developing solution driven processes that caters to individual agricultural needs. GTI can help you reach your goals with the assurance and expertise you would expect from a company who has been in business for 40 years.

PLANT VARIETIES

TRANSPLANTED SEEDLINGS

ACRES OF GROWTH

SEEDLINGS DELIVERED

INDUSTRY FIRSTs

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1981

FOUNDED

  • Growers Transplanting, Inc. established. GTI becomes the first vegetable-producing greenhouse to have a field/transplanting department, giving the company expertise on both nursery and field operations
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1982

LEADING INNOVATION

  • GTI becomes the first to implement automated transplanting machinery in the field and remains the only automatic transplanting system available for year round production in California and surrounding states
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1990

GREENHOUSE FIRSTS

  • Woodland, CA
    GTI becomes first greenhouse to transplant processing tomatoes
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2003

BUSINESS HEATS UP

  • GTI installs 3.9 million square feet of under-bench heating systems in the greenhouse areas; becomes first in industry to use this technology
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2004

ORGANIC DEDICATION

  • Salinas, CA
    GTI purchases additional 40 acres and dedicates entire property solely to organic production
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2008

WELCOMING THE AUTOPLANTER

  • GTI adapts AutoPlanter to use in tomato transplanting; becomes first in industry to use  this technology leading with the autoplanter
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2009

IMPROVING THE ONION MARKET

  • GTI introduces onion transplanting to the market
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2010

NCMSDC RECOGNITION

  • GTI receives Minority Business Enterprise certification by the Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC)
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2011

30 YEARS OF RECOGNITION

  • GTI celebrates 30 years of continued success, growth and leadership in innovation
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2017

PILOT PROGRAMS

  • GTI begins pilot fruit & vegetable programs alongside new berry category nursery
    production
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2018

BERRY PRODUCTION

  • GTI begins commercial production of blackberries, Raspberries and Strawberry starts
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2019

MOBILE GRAFTING

  • GTI introduces first mobile grafting unit equipped with robotic technology, allowing the company to graft throughout any of its 9 California locations & builds its first grafting nursery
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2020

COMMERCIAL GROWTH

  • GTI scales up to commercial production of grated fruits
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2021

GREENHOUSE GROWTH

  • GTI starts construction of new proprietary greenhouses, with a plan to add over 2 million
    additional square feet of automated, environmentally controlled greenhouses
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2021

GREENHOUSE AUTOMATION

  • GTI starts pilot production of its new, proprietary greenhouse automation technologies
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370 Espinosa Road

Salinas, CA 93907

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