Production

Common Plant Production Acronyms

There are many acronyms used when discussing the production of crops in controlled environments. Acronyms are usually abbreviations formed from the initial letters of other words. We sometimes read or hear them without fully understanding... more »

Dramm Adds New Hires to Drammwater Team

Dramm recently announced the addition of Travis Ouradnik and Dan Teeters to its Drammwater Team. Travis Ouradnik joins Dramm after working in process design engineering for fertilizer equipment manufacturer... more »

Managing Irrigation by Measuring Leachate

Irrigation management is very difficult since there are numerous factors that influence the irrigator’s decisions. These factors include: the composition of the substrate, container size, plant species and size, plant nutritional requirements, weather, type and... more »

MSU Researchers Present Webinar on Holding Crops

When crops can’t be shipped on time, there are things you can do to help hold plants in the greenhouse. Commercial greenhouse growers can implement practices to slow down growth and maintain crop quality, such... more »

UF Online Greenhouse Training Courses Set to Begin in June

The University of Florida IFAS Extension is providing eight different four-week, online greenhouse training courses in English and Spanish. The first course of the year, Greenhouse 101, starts on June 1, 2020. This year the series... more »

UF Announces 2020 Online Training Courses

The University of Florida IFAS Extension has announced the schedule for its 2020 greenhouse training online courses. The four-week online training courses are offered in English and Spanish. Each course is completely online, and includes streaming... more »

What Is the Ideal Lighting Spectrum?

One of the most common questions I am asked is, “What is the ideal lighting spectrum?” Until the recent advances in light-emitting diode (LED) technology, this wasn’t something we would even consider asking. We only... more »

Gibraltar Acquires Thermo Energy Systems

Gibraltar Industries, Inc., a leading provider in North America of commercial greenhouse growing products and services, announced it has acquired the assets of Canadian-based Thermo Energy Systems, a privately held provider of commercial greenhouse solutions in North America supporting... more »