Production
Profile Products names Gladys Opiyo sales director
Profile Products has promoted Gladys Opiyo to director of sales, North American growers, for its Growing Solutions team. In her new role, Opiyo will oversee the company’s grower division... more »
Hydroponic system design: Adding a sanitation isolation reservoir
Incorporating a second reservoir into a recirculating irrigation system to serve as an isolation chamber offers flexible potential to a sanitation strategy. This idea is the result of accumulated observations spanning two decades of irrigation... more »

Real-world ROI of greenhouse automation
Automation can decrease labor and costs, and increase productivity and profit throughout your business. Starting with small changes can turn into big improvements. Let’s take a look at what some growers are using in their... more »

Irrigating with technology
Well-designed irrigation systems can help increase efficiencies in greenhouses and nurseries with labor savings and optimizing water delivery for plant growth. Automation provides a systematic and reliable way of delivering water while pairing irrigation with... more »

Controlling greenhouse temperature for successful production
The single greatest reason we grow crops inside greenhouses is to regulate the temperature. In addition, the primary determinant of crop timing is the average temperature. Despite this, it can be easy to overlook temperature... more »

Hort Americas now offers organic liquid nitrogen
Hort Americas has partnered with Avé Organics to offer OAN 10-0-0, an organic nitrogen fertilizer designed for immediate plant uptake and sustainable use in organic and hydroponic operations. OAN 10-0-0 delivers a 100% plant-available source... more »

GreenWorks names CannaSun young plant producers network
GreenWorks has announced a network of young plant producers now licensed to grow and supply its seed-grown CannaSun series. The CannaSun series debuted in U.S. public trial gardens at Young’s Plant Farm, where it generated... more »
Hort Americas offers early access to Dose1.0 fertigation system
Hort Americas has announced early access to the Voeks Dose1.0, a fertigation system designed to streamline irrigation and nutrient delivery for commercial growers. The Dose1.0 system is built to simplify operations by managing when, where... more »

BioSafe Systems launches BioPhyter for crop health
BioSafe Systems has announced the launch of BioPhyter, a new product for horticulture and agriculture that uses a plant-derived strain of Beauveria bassiana to support crop health and resilience. Unlike traditional uses of the fungus,... more »

Oasis Grower Solutions launches new resource website
Oasis Grower Solutions, a division of Smithers-Oasis, has launched a new website aimed at providing resources and support to growers across horticulture and agriculture. The site, oasisgrowersolutions.com, features a user-focused design with dedicated sections for... more »