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How LED Lights Help Grow the Finest Microgreens in Philadelphia
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Adam Green was pursuing a career in filmmaking when he realized his real passion was raising the finest microgreens for the world’s top chefs. Now, the 25-year-old directs AGreen Farms, an indoor hydroponic farm in Philadelphia that specializes in selling garnishes to restaurants and hospitality establishments. Of course, it’s not easy to make a mint while growing mint in the city, and that’s why Green is investing in LED horticulture lighting from Current, powered by GE, to produce herbs and edible flowers that make culinary pros go wild.
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Grow lights are major focus of Cultivate’19 educational sessions
Growers and researchers discuss the benefits of using grow lights when it comes to growing controlled environment crops.
Continue reading Grow lights are major focus of Cultivate’19 educational sessionsWhat is the impact of light on Cannabis production?
Light is one of the most important environmental factors when trying to grow high value hemp products.
Continue reading What is the impact of light on Cannabis production?Hort Americas to showcase products from key suppliers at Cultivate’19
If you’re heading to Cultivate’19 in July stop by the Hort Americas’ trade show booth to see the latest products for controlled environment agriculture and horticulture production.
Continue reading Hort Americas to showcase products from key suppliers at Cultivate’19Hort Americas releases new CEA publication, “Roadmap to Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs”
The new online publication “Roadmap to Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs” focuses on sound planning for controlled environment hydroponic production.
Largest hemp research center in the U.S. to open at Oregon State University
Analytics firm Brightfield Group, which tracks the cannabis industry, expects the hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) market to grow from $618 million in 2018 to $22 billion by 2022. Because of the growing interest in hemp and its potential to become a major agricultural commodity, Oregon State University is creating the country’s largest research center devoted to the study of this crop.
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Considering mixing your own fertilizer solutions?
It’s not that hard to do once you understand some fertilizer basics.
By Deidre Hughes
Mixing your own fertilizer solutions might seem like a daunting task at first. But once you understand some fertilizer basics you’ll realize it’s not that hard to do. One of the biggest benefits of mixing your own fertilizer solutions is the amount of money you’ll save. Another benefit of mixing your own solutions from dry fertilizers is that it requires less storage space than pre-mixed fertilizers which are often in liquid form.
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Current, powered by GE Showcases Horticulture Leadership at GreenTech with Industry’s First One-For-One 1000W HPS Retrofit for Greenhouse Growers
- Current’s A Race to the Top – Geographical Trends in Vertical Farming session brings industry leaders and experts together to address dynamic market developments
- The new greenhouse grow light is the most energy efficient on the market
- Universal installation options allow the light to be installed in dozens of different ways, drastically reducing installation time
Press Release – AMSTERDAM–Yesterday at GreenTech, Current, powered by GE announced the release of the Arize Element* Top Light, the industry’s first one-for-one LED replacement for 1000W High Pressure Sodium (HPS) products. The Arize Element is the most advanced grow light on the market, allowing growers to get the most out of their greenhouse, for less. Continue reading Current, powered by GE Showcases Horticulture Leadership at GreenTech with Industry’s First One-For-One 1000W HPS Retrofit for Greenhouse Growers
Daily Light Integral: Are your plants receiving the right amount of light?
Light is one of the most important factors growing any crop. But, how can you be sure that your plants are receiving enough light? There is a way to measure the light intensity received by your plants.
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Hemp is now a “legal” ag crop. Are you planning to grow it?
With the passage of the 2018 farm bill and the designation of hemp as a legal agricultural crop, growers are weighing their options on how to produce, process and market it.
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U.S. organic sales hit a record $52 billion in 2018
The Organic Trade Association reports that 2018 marked a record year for U.S. organic sales topping $50 billion for the first time. Total sales of organic products reached $52.5 billion, up 6.3 percent from 2017.
Both organic food and non-food products reached record sales highs. Organic food sales were $47.9 billion, an increase of 5.9 percent over 2017. Organic non-food product sales were $4.6 billion, an increase of 10.6 percent from 2017.
Sales of organic fruits and vegetables reached $17.4 billion in 2018, a 5.6 percent rate of growth over 2017. Fruits and vegetables now account for 36.3 percent of all organic food sales. Organic fruits and vegetable account for 14.6 percent of all the produce sold in the United States. Market share of organic fruits and vegetables has nearly doubled in the last 10 years.
Business Is Always Blooming at Fantasy Orchids, Thanks to LEDs from Current Powered by GE
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Stan Gordon discovered the ultimate houseplant in 1986 when a friend gifted him a single orchid commemorating the birth of his daughter. Fast-forward 33 years, and Gordon finds himself surrounded by over 70,000 orchid plants in a 10,000-square-foot greenhouse in Louisville, Colorado. Business is always “blooming” at Fantasy Orchids with an ever-changing assortment of colorful, fragrant flowers, thanks in part to new LED lighting from Current, powered by GE, that makes growing season a year-round proposition.
Essentials for growing hydroponic strawberries successfully
Hort Americas has the products and technical expertise you need to grow strawberries in controlled-environment, hydroponic production systems.
Strawberries are a high value crop recognized for their flavor, color and nutrient content. However, growing strawberries can be a challenge.
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Relationships and Trust help Hort Americas mark 10 years in controlled environment agriculture
Hort Americas celebrates 10 years of providing controlled environment growers with timely technical information and innovative products to solve their problems.
Retailers increasingly asking growers for food safety audits
USDA established the “Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption” as part of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. Commonly referred to as the Produce Rule, USDA Economic Research Service looked at the impact this rule has had on the requirements retailers are imposing on produce suppliers.
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Not All LEDs Are Equal: How Greener Roots Farm Is Growing Faster With Horticulture Lighting From Current
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Meet the light bars behind “the best damn lettuce you’ve ever tried.”
Is there really that much difference between LED lamps?
Many LED light manufacturers claim their lamps can be used for horticultural production. But do they provide the right wavelengths of light to meet plants’ needs?
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Tighter farm labor market leading to rising wages
According to the 2012 Agricultural Census, contract and hired labor together accounted for 10 percent of U.S. agriculture’s total operating expenses. This share was much higher for some agricultural sectors: 40 percent for greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production; 39 percent for fruit and tree nut farming; and 27 percent for vegetable and melon farming.
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What does light do to your crop?
All radiation from the sun, whether it is PAR light, UV or infrared, has an effect on the growth and production of crops. You can selectively manage it with coatings that increase the positive effects and inhibit the negative ones.
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