Structures & Equipment
Industry veterans create new greenhouse solutions company
Three greenhouse industry veterans have partnered to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions for greenhouse construction, renovations, heating and cooling, maintenance and equipment. Alchemy Greenhouse Solutions is the brainchild of Bill Vietas, James Parris and Michael... more »
Stuppy enhances services in CO, IA with new leadership
Beginning in September 2024, Stuppy Greenhouse Inc. is strategically expanding its focus to further strengthen its presence in Colorado and Northeast Iowa, enhancing service to these critical regions. As part of this growth, we are... more »
Editor’s letter: Are you controlling?
Greenhouse growers control the growing environment daily through irrigation, lighting, humidity and other manipulations that keep operations and plants in top shape. Scientists and researchers discover new pathways, improve genetic traits and continue to develop... more »
SGAFT: Small greenhouse surface area distribution
The primary focus of the Small Greenhouse and Farm Technology (SGAFT) project is to view technology adoption through the needs and means of small growers. My commercial growing years were spent operating a small-to-medium size... more »
New sticking machine saves on greenhouse labor
Ball Seed announced a distribution partnership with technology provider TTA to launch the company’s new CuttingEdge automated sticking machine for planting rooted and unrooted cuttings to the North American market. Engineered for accuracy and increased... more »
All-in-one installation services for the horticulture industry
Nationally known, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies is responding to a significant surge in requests for turnkey installation services. As a single source horticultural supplier, Griffin partners with installers, such as JHS Group, to provide customer support. ... more »
Technically Speaking: 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 »
Technically Speaking: A 2024 LED lighting update
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have become the “go to” fixture type for most horticultural lighting applications. Growers are replacing high-pressure sodium (HPS) with LEDs, often delivering a higher intensity than before. In addition, new supplemental lighting... more »
SGAFT: Energy curtain performance
The Small Greenhouse and Farm Technology (SGAFT) project is collaborating with GPN for a series of research reports and articles on small scale technology application. SGAFT’s mission includes providing small greenhouse and farm operators with... more »
Striving for optimal greenhouse control
After labor costs, energy is typically the second largest expense in greenhouse crop production. Mechanization and automation can help reduce labor requirements as long as the technology is cost-effective. The economics of such technology investments... more »
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