Rory Cruise

Rory has been farming for 28 years and is a 4th generation farmer. He has 25 years of greenhouse experience and has knowledge in all aspects of the business from building and maintenance to plant and soil health.

From the age of 12 Rory has been working on the farm and in 1995 Rory helped build the first hydroponic greenhouses for Sprout House. He studied horticulture and in 1999 he was hired as assistant grower at Plains Produce, where he helped build, startup and manage the first 10-acre hydroponic greenhouse in the state of Nebraska. Rory then transferred to Pony Express greenhouse, also a 10-acre hydroponic facility, to help with irrigation problems and crew training. Rory became the head of maintenance and oversight working with 4 head growers and maintaining a total of 40 acres of hydroponic greenhouses.