Crop Management
High tunnels, tomatoes highlight 2020 Great Lakes EXPO virtual educational sessions
High tunnels and intricate high tunnel systems can be a wide-ranging, diverse topic among growers of many varieties. At the 2020 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO, Matt Kleinhenz, a professor and Extension... more »
BrightFarms secures funding under majority ownership of Cox Enterprises
BrightFarms, an indoor farming company supplying U.S. grocery retailers with packaged salad greens, has secured more than $100 million in debt and new equity capital to support robust expansion plans. The Series E round of funding was led... more »
McCoy joins BioTherm sales team
Cotati, California-based BioTherm has expanded its sales team with the addition of Ryan McCoy as its regional sales representative for the central region. “As BioTherm scales up to meet growing demand for our innovative products,... more »
University of Florida offers Hydroponic Vegetable Production online course
Hydroponic Vegetable Production, a greenhouse training online course, has been announced by the University of Florida IFAS Extension. According to a news release, the most requested course by participants of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training program from... more »
Signify’s LED lighting helps GoodLeaf Farms increase food production
GoodLeaf Community Farms in Canada selected Signify, a lighting company, to equip its new state-of-the-art farm with Philips Horticulture LED lighting and increase its food production, enhance flavor and improve nutritional value. According to a... more »
Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes
For centuries, scientists have worked above ground, studying plants and their effect on biodiversity. Lying below the scientists’ feet, though, is a world with even richer biodiversity – the soil. There are an estimated 1... more »
Free webinar on CEA production offered by VGN sister publication
“Managing Temperature, Humidity and Light for Greenhouse Vegetables” will be the topic of a free one-hour webinar scheduled to take place Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. EDT. Presented by GPN, Vegetable Growers News' sister publication,... more »
Growers use cover crops for soil building
Cover crops are widely used in agriculture to strengthen soils and keep weeds away, but a recent survey showed fruit and vegetable growers are using them differently than other farmers. The 2019-2020 National Cover Crop... more »
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