DALLAS—March 5, 2024— Commercial horticultural supplier Hort Americas announced today an exclusive partnership with utility rebate specialist Lee Levitt, Energy Advisors 360.
Continue reading Hort Americas Partners with Utility Rebate Expert Lee Levitt to Enhance Savings and Promote Energy Efficiency for GrowersTag: LED Grow Lights
Can intracanopy/intercanopy LED grow lights be used to increase greenhouse vegetable crop yields?
A U.S. greenhouse grower in the Midwest was able to increase its yields of ‘Macxize’ tomatoes-on-the-vine crops by 17 percent by combining intracanopy LED lighting with high pressure sodium top lighting. Photos courtesy of Hort Americas
By David Kuack
Continue reading Can intracanopy/intercanopy LED grow lights be used to increase greenhouse vegetable crop yields?Acuity Brands Reaches Agreements with Current Lighting Solutions, Hort Americas to Expand Acuity’s Horticulture Lighting Offering
Agreements include acquiring horticulture lighting products from Current to be exclusively distributed by Hort Americas, a leading supplier to the controlled environment agriculture market.
Continue reading Acuity Brands Reaches Agreements with Current Lighting Solutions, Hort Americas to Expand Acuity’s Horticulture Lighting OfferingHort Americas and Spanish Company Agrifast Partner to Tackle Waste and Labor Issues
DALLAS and ELCANO, Navarra, Spain—Feb. 22, 2023—In a move to address agriculture’s mounting labor problems, while also providing a more environmentally sustainable solution, commercial horticultural supplier Hort Americas announced today it’s now the exclusive distributor of Agrifast’s Tomsystem in the United States and Canada.
Continue reading Hort Americas and Spanish Company Agrifast Partner to Tackle Waste and Labor IssuesFinding the balance to improve crop performance maintaining high energy efficiency levels
Annually, indoor and greenhouse growers produce significantly more lbs/ft3 of canopy compared to open field. It is a fact that we have learned how to improve crop productivity over the years and we are still expecting an exponential increase in this area. Now the most important challenge is to find the most energy efficient way to keep increasing crop productivity.
Continue reading Finding the balance to improve crop performance maintaining high energy efficiency levelsControlled Environment Agriculture Complex Opens at The Ohio State University with Industry Support and Enthusiasm
DALLAS and COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oct. 11, 2022 —When The Ohio State University opened its new Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex (CEARC) on Friday, Sept. 30, it represented a culmination of efforts between the school and industry. Companies such as Nationwide Insurance, Current (formerly GE Current), Priva and General Hydroponics (to name a few) made donations of both money and product.
Continue reading Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex Opens at The Ohio State University with Industry Support and EnthusiasmHorticulture Lighting and Learning Event. Discover the latest science driving the future of horticulture lighting.
GE Current changes name, strengthens scale of production, distribution with acquisition
Current is prioritizing investing in technology to continue to develop its LED horticultural light fixtures in-house.
GE Current, a Daintree company, shortens name to Current and acquires Hubbell Lighting to increase range of products and distribution capacity.
Continue reading GE Current changes name, strengthens scale of production, distribution with acquisitionFree Download: Key Aspects about the Use and Management of LED Lighting in Crop Production
As LED grow lights continue to become more affordable, an increasing number of greenhouse growers and vertical farmers are considering whether the lights would benefit their production systems. Several studies and growers applications have demonstrated the development of new lighting technologies such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can increase the capability to provide ideal light conditions to crops, making possible the improvement of crop performance and product quality.
Continue reading Free Download: Key Aspects about the Use and Management of LED Lighting in Crop ProductionPhotons and Yield
Light incidence over our crops will have a direct effect on yield. Photosynthesis is the most important process in plants to produce energy. But how can we relate photons of light to yield? Based on research we know now one mole of photosynthetic photons is required in order to produce one gram o dried biomass (yield).
Continue reading Photons and YieldHort Americas and its partners focus on community food production, people and jobs
Partnerships created the project AppLit resulting in the manufacturing of LED grow lights in the United States that will be used to grow greenhouse vegetables in the Appalachian region.
Continue reading Hort Americas and its partners focus on community food production, people and jobsHow can you make LED grow lights more affordable?
Geographic location is a major driver in who qualifies for a utility rebate and how many rebate dollars are available for specific projects. Photo courtesy of Hort Americas
Hort Americas is working with Current to ensure their customers receive the maximum utility rebates for their LED grow light purchases.
Continue reading How can you make LED grow lights more affordable?Looking to up your controlled environment light intensity?
The majority of the Arize Factor LED grow lights being manufactured at Current’s North Carolina plant are expected to be used for vertical farming. Photos courtesy of GE Current, a Daintree company
Continue reading Looking to up your controlled environment light intensity?How to calculate the light a crop is receiving in the greenhouse
Light Conversions in the Greenhouse
When working inside a growing system such as a greenhouse or a plant factory system we must have enough knowledge about light management. When we understand light we can make smart decisions to promote the best environmental conditions to promote growth, development and yield in our crops.
Continue reading How to calculate the light a crop is receiving in the greenhouseFree Download: The Guide for Growing Tomatoes
Greenhouse production of hydroponic tomatoes is increasing worldwide every year. The reason? All the advantages provided by these growing systems! The principal advantages of hydroponic controlled environment agriculture (CEA) include high-density maximum crop yield, year-round production, more efficient use of water and fertilizers, consistent crop quality, minimal use of land area, and suitability for mechanization, disease and pest control.
Continue reading Free Download: The Guide for Growing TomatoesWageningen University publishes energy usage research
We invite you to read the following study conducted by Wageningen University, one of the most complete we have seen over the years for energy usage.
Continue reading Wageningen University publishes energy usage researchWhat do you need to know before purchasing a lamp for horticultural lighting?
Lamp selection when speaking about plant production in the horticulture or floriculture field is a very important decision. Lamps can be a good investment when we ask ourselves the correct questions. When working with artificial lighting we first need to analyze the requirements of our growing system and our crop.
Continue reading What do you need to know before purchasing a lamp for horticultural lighting?GE Current whitepaper on cannabis yields improved by LED grow lights
Small Test, Big Results: LED Grow Lights Help Bloom Show-Stopping Plants
Originally published by GE Current, a Daintree Company
Dominik Neisser has horticulture in his blood. His parents had a greenhouse in Germany while he was growing up and maintain it to this day, laying the foundation for a life spent studying and growing plants across the world. “This is how I was born and raised,” Neisser said. “I was always with plants and got to know the business around it, so I decided to join that branch and go into horticulture.”
Continue reading Small Test, Big Results: LED Grow Lights Help Bloom Show-Stopping Plants
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