Structures & Equipment

Driscoll’s, Plenty Again Invest in Vertically-Grown Greenhouse Strawberries

More than a year after announcing a joint research and development project to grow strawberries indoors, Driscoll’s and Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced plans to build a new indoor vertical farm dedicated exclusively to strawberries. After a year... more »

BFG Supply Purchases Greenhouse Megastore

BFG Supply has acquired International Greenhouse Co., dba Greenhouse Megastore, a leading distributor of commercial and hobby greenhouse structures and related products. The acquisition of GMS will expand BFG’s greenhouse capabilities and product selection that... more »

Control Remotely

Growers are always looking for new ways to enhance the quality of their products, and automation offers a way to not only improve yields, but decrease overall production costs and labor requirements as well. In... more »

How Soon Will There Be a Robot in Your Greenhouse?

Are you having a difficult time finding qualified workers for your controlled environment growing operation? The coronavirus pandemic has exasperated the shortage of workers as many people re-evaluate their career and job options. The Conference... more »

Duets: Greenhouse Technology — Environment Control for Small Growers

Today’s guest is Dave Bartlett, president and owner of Bartlett Instrument Company in Fort Madison, Iowa. Dave earned an engineering degree from Iowa State University in 1982 and started his career as a design engineer... more »

BFG Supply Acquires DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing

BFG Supply, a technology-enabled distributor to the green industry, has acquired DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd., a manufacturer of high-quality greenhouse structures and related components. The acquisition will strengthen BFG’s greenhouse supply business by combining its... more »

Fluence, Prospiant Team Up on Lighting Technology

Fluence by OSRAM, a global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for horticulture, commercial cannabis and food production, and Prospiant, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of complete ecosystems for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), recently announced that... more »

Choosing the Right Environmental Control System

Regardless of the crop you are growing, providing the proper environmental conditions are critical to ensuring plants reach their optimal potential. “The first thing growers need to consider when determining what type of environmental control... more »