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Adapt8 Hires New Sales Manager
Adapt8, the manufacturer of the greenhouse covering Solexx, has named D.J. Domeyer, as the company's sales manager. Domeyer will lead the sales team and create and execute strategic sales programs.... more »
Lambert Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Lambert Peat Moss Company is celebrating its 90th anniversary of premium peat moss production. Now with four generations in the business, Lambert still operates from the original location, along with a number of additional peat bogs.... more »
New Report on LED Horticultural Lighting Systems Available
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published a new report on the energy and economic performance of LED horticultural luminaires. The LRC evaluated factors such as power demand, life-cycle cost, luminaire intensity distribution... more »
Website Provides Info on Nutritional Monitoring of Floriculture Crops
Earlier this year, e-GRO, a collaborative team of university floriculture specialists and educators launched a nutritional monitoring website for greenhouse, floriculture and vegetable crops. Nutritional disorders are among the many challenges greenhouse growers encounter during... more »
UV Radiation and Applications in Horticulture
The effects of ultraviolet light (or UV radiation) on people are well known; it causes skin to tan and, with excessive exposure, can cause skin burn, skin cancer and eye damage. Effects of UV on... more »
Pinnacle Climate Technologies Names New EVP
Peter Lyle has been promoted to executive vice president of sales and marketing at Pinnacle Climate Technologies. Peter has been with the company for nearly 8 years in a variety of sales leadership roles, most... more »
Register Now for Online Greenhouse Courses
Growers can now register for the summer session of Michigan State University Extension’s College of Knowledge. There are now five courses in the nationally-award winning series: 1. Root Zone Management Course 2. Biological Control for... more »
Osram Acquires Fluence Bioengineering
In early May, Germany-based semiconductor company Osram announced that it has acquired Fluence Bioengineering, Inc., Austin, Texas. Fluence was founded in 2013 and has approximately 95 employees. The company specializes in LED-based horticultural systems, using Osram... more »
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