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Managing Light Pollution

Greenhouse owners and operators are increasingly adding supplemental lighting to increase plant growth. The virtues of high-intensity lighting have been known for decades, but installations are increasingly common as developments in conventional and LED lighting... more »

Adding Edible Crops to an Ornamentals Operation: Food Safety is a Different Ball Game

Today’s guest is Beth Scheckelhoff, Extension educator at the Ohio State University in Ottawa, Ohio. Beth received her undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in 1997. After graduating, she interned at Green Circle... more »

Farwest to Offer Sessions in Spanish

The 2019 Farwest Show will offer a slate of informative seminars in the Spanish language, with many of the sessions qualifying for pesticide recertification credit hours. Led by industry experts, the seminars will be presented... more »

Dramm Hires New Irrigation Specialist

Peter Haakman has joined Dramm Corp. as an irrigation and sales specialist. He will be based out of the company's Canadian office. Haakman's responsibilities will center on system design... more »

Dates to Circle — and Take Action

Now that Cultivate’19 is in the books, it’s time to start looking at the rest of AmericanHort’s fall education season. The Plug & Cutting Conference is scheduled to take place Sept. 4-6, in Concord, North... more »

UF Offering Online Advanced Nutrient Management Course

If you are looking for cost effective training for yourself and your production staff, the University of Florida is once again offering another online training course on Advanced Nutrient Management. This is the third course... more »

HydraFiber Expands with New Products

The HydraFiber family of advanced substrate products has added two new products, HydraFiber Hybrid and HydraFiber EZ Blend, to provide a broader range of solutions for growers and soil blenders of any size. HydraFiber Hybrid and... more »

An Overview of Long-Day Lighting

Long-day lighting refers to the delivery of long photoperiods, or day lengths, to regulate the flowering of plants. More specifically, when the days are naturally short, the delivery of electric lighting can delay or prevent... more »