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Lumileds Shows Sustainability Progress in Annual Report
Lighting solutions provider Lumileds recently made public its 2021 Sustainability Report detailing how the company supports the transition to a low-carbon and sustainable economy. Lighting solutions improve energy usage, safety, and health and well-being, according... more »
Companies Collaborate on Development of Agrivoltaic Modules for Greenhouses
UbiQD, Inc., which specializes in nanomaterials innovation, and Heliene Inc., a provider of North-American-made solar modules, recently began joint development of a project to embed UbiGro sunlight-optimizing technology in Heliene's photovoltaic modules. The panels would... more »
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 »
Technically Speaking: Light and Temperature Responses of Bedding Plants
Annual bedding (garden) plants continues to be the largest floriculture crop segment each year. The reported wholesale sales of bedding plants was $1.58 billion, according to the USDA Floriculture Crops 2020 Summary, but that was... 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 »
ICL Specialty Fertilizers Launches Osmocote App
ICL Specialty Fertilizers has introduced a new mobile app for its Osmocote line of controlled release fertilizers. The Osmocote Product and Rate Finder App puts the full Osmocote product line, suggested application rates, a dealer... more »
Chat Room – December 2020
This month, we asked our readers about petunia production, new technology goals and favorite poinsettias. Click on the PDF below to see what they had to say. more »
How Soon Will You Be Using AI in Controlled Environment Production?
Increasingly controlled environment growers are hearing and reading about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce horticultural crops. While some growers may think the use of AI is a long way off for their... more »
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