Aug. 11, 2022
Hendersonville, NC
The horticulture lighting industry is advancing fast with new technology, allowing you to grow more yield while reducing your expenses. In fact, many of these advancements are being developed right here in the United States.
So we’re hosting an event, as part of our AppLit initiative, to share the most recent research and show how you, as a grower, can benefit from the latest lighting innovations.
Horticulture Lighting and Learning with Hort Americas is on August 11, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Hendersonville, N.C.
Lighting and Learning Institute – Hendersonville, NC.
3010 Spartanburg Hwy, East Flat Rock, NC 28726
Besides quickly becoming the epicenter for U.S.-produced LED lights, Hendersonville was selected due to the area’s many advantages for controlled environment growers, including moderate temperatures and an abundance of natural resources.
We encourage anyone who is interested in greenhouse vegetable production, indoor ag, ornamental crop production, as well as any crops grown in a controlled environment agriculture facility, to attend.
Tickets are free (but limited to about 100 people)
Schedule
Presentations will also be available virtually
| 8:30-9:00 | Opening Remarks | Chris Higgins | President – Hort Americas |
| Chuck Edwards | Senator Chuck Edwards | ||
| Jake Johnson | NC State Representative Jake Johnson | ||
| Mark Williams | Executive Director- AgroBusiness Henderson County | ||
| 9:00-9:30 am | Reduce your energy in a vertical farm (Recorded) | Leo Marcelis | Professor Horticulture and Product Physiology – Wageningen UR |
| 9:30-10:00 am | Flower Responses of North American Strawberry Cultivars | Karla Garcia | Technical Service Manager – Hort Americas |
| 10:00-10:15 am | Break | ||
| 10:15-11:00 am | Greenhouse Strawberry Production | Chieri Kubota | Professor – The Ohio State University |
| 11:00-11:45 | Young Plant Production Under LED Grow Lights & North Carolina State University Research Update | Ricardo Hernandez | Associate Professor – North Carolina State University |
| 11:45-12:00pm | Message from Current CEO | Manish Bhandari | President & CEO at Current |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-1:30pm | Canadian Demo Greenhouse Applied Research Update | Jordan Goulet | General Manager – Hort Americas Canada |
| 1:30-2:00pm | Panel: What do you need to know about Utility Rebates | Lee Levitt (Current) & Robbie Cook (Duke Energy) | North American Utility Director – Current™ |
| Duke Energy | |||
| 2:00-3:00pm | WUR Interlight Research Review | Hans Spalholz | Horticulture Scientist – Current |
| 3:00-3:15pm | Break | ||
| 3:15-4:00pm | LED Lighting Turfgrass on Sports Fields | John Sorochan | Distinguished Professor – Turfgrass Science – University of Tennessee |
| 4:00-4:45pm | Panel: Ask the Operators | Dan Albert | Vice President – Unfold |
| Tyler Baras | Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder – Area 2 Farms | ||
| Serge Boon | Founder – Boon Greenhouse Consultancy | ||
| 4:45-5:00pm | Closing Remarks | ||
| 5:30-8 | Happy Hour Mills River Brewery | Address: 336 Banner Farm Rd, Mills River, NC 28759 |
Factory Tours
Factory tours of the Current manufacturing facility will be available by appointment on Thursday August 11th and Friday August 12th. This is the same factory in which the L1000 and Factor led grow lights are produced.
GETTING THERE
Hendersonville is located near 3 airports. The most convenient airport is Greenville, South Carolina (38 miles). Other airports include:
Asheville, NC: 25 miles
Charlotte, NC: 105 miles
Address: Lighting and Learning Institute – Hendersonville, NC.
3010 Spartanburg Hwy, East Flat Rock, NC 28726
Urber and Lyft are available. However, Hendersonville is a smaller city and rideshare options can be limited at certain times of the day.
If you’re flying into town, a rental car makes transportation easiest. All major rental car companies are available at the Asheville, NC or Greenville, SC airports.
Travel to the Lighting Institute from the Asheville, NC airport and airport hotels is about 30 minutes. Travel from Greenville, SC airport is 45-60 minutes and includes a beautiful drive through the mountains.
The Hendersonville/Asheville area features many amazing restaurants. Most do require transportation to get there.
HOTELS
Best Western Hendersonville
Hampton Inn Hendersonville
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hendersonville
Fairfield Inn & Suites Hendersonville
