Production

Indoor Propagation

We use greenhouses primarily to regulate the environment inside, creating conditions suitable for plant growth most or all of the year. However, greenhouses are still subject to weather conditions and daily and seasonal changes in... more »

New DLI App Available

A new web app is available to calculate the light intensity and photoperiod required to achieve a certain daily light integral for plant growth for an electric light source, such as LEDs (light-emitting diodes). In... more »

MasterTag Introduces Online Tool

MasterTag has introduced MasterTag Online — a new ordering website, that provides easy access for ordering both custom and stock tags. The new website allows users to see everything in one convenient location. By using MasterTag Online,... more »

HIP Labels Hires New National Accounts Manager

HIP Labels, Greensboro, NC, has hired Bryan Bravenec as the company's national accounts manager. He will start with the company July 1. Bravenec will work nationwide to develop business and manage accounts with the industry’s... more »

UV-Transmitting Greenhouse Glazing

Materials used to glaze greenhouses and hoophouses have different transmission properties, including ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Approximately 4% of the sun’s radiation output is as UV, but since the ozone layer absorbs most UV-B (280-315 nm)... more »

How Much Could Hemp Benefit from Supplemental Light?

While hemp may not be the cash crop many growers initially thought it would be, there are growers who are looking for ways to make it a profitable one. Numerous universities across the country are... more »

HRI tHRIve Series to Focus on Research

The Horticultural Research Institute is introducing a new web-based series featuring key research findings that help environmental horticulture businesses grow. The series, called tHRIve, aims to help the industry flourish. These web-based offerings cover research that... more »

New Online DLI Calculator Available

SunTracker Technologies has developed a web-based free online calculator to predict monthly daily light integral (DLI) values for anywhere in the world, based on climate-based Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) weather records from over 2,100 weather stations worldwide.... more »