Photoperiod, light intensity, and light quality are all powerful tools that can help you achieve your scheduling goals and control your plants’ morphology.
Your greenhouse heating system should run as efficiently as possible to accommodate the amount of energy required to operate a greenhouse in the cold season.
Technology is one of the main drivers in greenhouses today. Here are five greenhouse technology stories that resonated with leading producers in 2019.
Here are four things to consider when troubleshooting issues or trying to get the layout of the heating system right the first time.
In-house grow lighting trials can be a great tool to help you evaluate your lighting needs and get results that reflect your site-specific conditions.
Havecon is nearing completion of a new high-tech, 2.78 million square foot single greenhouse for Mastronardi Produce in upstate New York.
A quick review of your company’s production processes can help you identify which areas would benefit the most from automation.
The second annual Growing Innovations conference brought together growers and technology suppliers from across the specialty crop industry for a closer look at how leading growers can make the best use of the new tools available to them.
The National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association has successfully fought a change to the International Energy Code that would have placed impractical regulations on growers.
Beekenkamp Plants has entered into a partnership with Applied Drone Innovations, which develops greenhouse monitoring systems to increase crop quality.
Using parameters such as electricity and structure design, growers can estimate the environmental impact of greenhouse vegetable production.
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is developing an AI yield prediction model and database to help growers plan ahead.
TrueHarvest Farms is using a production system from a Finland-based company that is designed to maximize space and labor efficiency.