The desire to strike it rich has given rise to traditional farms tearing out crops in favor of the promising cash crop cannabis. ELI WEISSMAN does the math behind the essential light science that yields good crops.Feb 25th, 2020 Marijuana greenhouses are an ideal business to capitalize on the “greenrush.” Most commonly referred to as […]
Month: February 2020
Rethinking the field: Urban agriculture and nutritious food production
By GABE SALDANA Texas A&M Agrilife Feb 22, 2020 A living, vertical salad bar in the employee break room is more than just a novelty at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas. It is a small, and delicious, sign of the comprehensive urban agriculture research ramping up at the center in 2020. The purple-glowing […]
What Illumitex’s Shift to Artificial Intelligence Means for the Future of Horticulture
Posted by Brian Sparks|February 23, 2020 Illumitex has been known for several years as a supplier of LED lighting products for the greenhouse industry, among others. However, the company’s launch last year of its new FarmVisionAI computer-vision artificial intelligence platform, seemed to set the path for a new journey for the company. Last week, that transition become official, […]
According to recent study it is better to use LED grow lights for growing marijuana
February 19, 2020 By Team BingePost Although marijuana is still illegal in many countries, there are millions of people out there who consume it regularly. Nowadays, many of them prefer to grow their supplies at home. People are growing cannabis for their use including both medical and other purposes. To grow cannabis, you need to […]
Robot Farmers Shape the Future of Agriculture
By Daniel Kucher -February 9, 2020 A company in the USA aims to completely change the agricultural production and supply network in the country by taking an important step in indoor agriculture or vertical agriculture. The company claims that the difference between market vegetables and their own vegetables is distinguishable. According to the data announced in 2019, […]
5 Reasons To Switch From HPS To LED Grow Lights In 2020
California Lightworks January 23, 2020 Want to make 2020 your best-ever year for cultivation? Then it’s time to make the switch from HPS to LED grow lights. Grow light technology is evolving fast. While high-pressure sodium bulbs were once the heroes of indoor cultivation, their development has not kept up with that of LEDs. Thanks to innovative design, LED grow lights have […]
Optimizing Your LED Spectrum for Leaf Surface Temperature
By Andrew Myers February 4, 2020 Leaf surface temperature (LST) is an important factor contributing to crop health, indicating how efficiently plants photosynthesize. Light spectrum is a prominent aspect contributing to LST. Using spectrally optimized LED light fixtures can help indoor growers find and maintain ideal LST in their crop. Every detail counts at an indoor […]
Full Power Spectrum Tuning
We recently read on a forum that, “Spectrum tuning is a gimmick, if you want to change the color, you turn some knobs, yet you sacrifice total power (ouptut).” Not anymore! When growing any plant, there are very few variables that cultivators have at their disposal to effect the way a plant grows. Some of […]
LED for Horticulture Lighting Boosted by New Products
03-02-2020 | | By Nnamdi Anyadike The use of LED grow lights for horticulture purposes is growing in importance within metropolitan areas and a number of ‘smart’ lighting systems are coming on to the market. The world population has been growing for many years but much of that growth is concentrated in urban areas, especially in the […]