IGrow PreOwned 10/10/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/10/18

Capturing The Spectral Composition of Light Sources

Light management is a critical factor in commercial greenhouse and growth chamber efficiency. "Growers can gain enhanced control of desired plant characteristics by accurately measuring and optimizing the composition of your supplemental light",

IGrow PreOwned 10/8/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/8/18

TotalGrow Turns Greenhouse Into Year-Round Operation

During the cold, dark months of January and February, the greenhouses of Mud Lake Farm were formerly dormant. Most of the staff was on temporary layoff awaiting a return to work when the longer daylight of spring made the farm bounce back to life.

IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18

UGA Researchers Receive $5 million To Help Reduce Energy Costs of Indoor Farming

U.S. growers spend about $600 million per year on electricity for lighting in their greenhouses and plant factories. Using informatics, engineering, high-efficiency LED lights and state-of-the-art greenhouse management practices, van Iersel hopes that they will be able to reduce the lighting energy costs by 50 percent.

IGrow PreOwned 10/4/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/4/18

US (MD): South Mountain MicroFARM Increases Lettuce Yield By 60% And Microgreens Yield By 10%

South Mountain MicroFARM is a 100% LED-lit, aquaponic leafy greens cultivator in Maryland. The 7,500 square foot greenhouse is situated on the Sellers family’s 22-acre Christmas tree farm.

IGrow PreOwned 10/3/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/3/18

Researching The Impact of LED Lighting on Leafy Greens

A multinational light manufacturer and Michigan State University (MSU) have combined to create the ultimate vertical farm test lab for light emitting diode (LED) lights and their impact on indoor crop growing.

IGrow PreOwned 10/3/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/3/18

VividGro® Announces Happy Sprouts Farm Partnership

Brian Turner’s cancer diagnosis ignited the flame for Happy Sprouts Farm. Passionate about health and fitness, the former personal trainer focused on improving his nutrition to speed his recovery.

IGrow PreOwned 10/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/2/18

Does It Make Economic Sense For You To Install Grow Lights?

As light emitting diodes (LEDs) become more efficient and more affordable, an increasing number of greenhouse and plant factory growers will consider installing LED luminaires to light their crops.

IGrow PreOwned 10/1/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/1/18

Merida Capital Funds VividGro

VividGro, a spin-out from Lighting Science Group Corporation, which is backed by Pegasus Capital Advisors, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding.

IGrow PreOwned 9/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/23/18

Spectrum King's Full Spectrum Vertical LED Grow Light Maximizes Grow Area

This vertical vegetative light was born out of necessity for commercial vertical farmers.

IGrow PreOwned 9/18/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/18/18

A Light Salad: LEDs Revolutionize The Horticulture Industry

“It’s a real luxury to eat locally grown, leafy greens in the middle of a Chicago winter,” declares Robert Colangelo, founder and CEO of Green Sense Farms.

IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18

Signify Launches New Philips GreenPower LED Toplighting With Higher Output For Light-Loving Crops

Signify, the world leader in lighting, today announced the introduction of the new Philips GreenPower LED toplighting high output with a light efficacy up to 3.0 µmol/J and an output of 800 µmol/s.

IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18

Five-Day Introductory Training Course On Plant Factory With Artificial Lighting (PFAL)

In response to increasing global demands from indoor farmers, researchers and future entrepreneurs in the exciting emerging field of plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL), also known as vertical farm, this coming October, Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) together with Chiba University will host an intensive five-day introductory training course in English on PFAL.

IGrow PreOwned 9/10/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/10/18

Is Warehouse Farming The Future Of Agriculture?

No matter what industry you’re in, you need to be looking ahead for technological changes, the cost-effectiveness of your competition, changing customer behavior, and potential government regulation.

IGrow PreOwned 9/6/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/6/18

September Webinar: A Proposed Horticultural Lighting Label

Recent advances in light-emitting diode (LED) technology now provide the horticultural industry with multiple lighting options.

IGrow PreOwned 9/6/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/6/18

Increasing Lettuce Coloration With LEDs

When cultivating red baby leaf lettuce in closed environments like vertical farms, without natural light conditions the artificial light quality and quantity plays a key role in the production of good quality vegetables.

IGrow PreOwned 8/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/25/18

Arctic Agricultural Technologies: 'Smart' Greenhouses And Light On Demand

The "smart" greenhouses for the Arctic have automatic processes and do not depend on the climate or any other outside conditions, Director of the University’s Engineering School Alexei Yakovlev told TASS

IGrow PreOwned 8/17/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/17/18

Fluence Appoints Chief Operating Officer to Further Accelerate Business Growth

David Cohen joins as COO to direct operational growth and business consistency globally, in addition to improving the overall customer experience

IGrow PreOwned 8/15/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/15/18

The Bay Area Company Building World's Largest Vertical Farm In Dubai

A small San Mateo company is building what is billed as the world’s largest vertical farm next year in Dubai, right on the runway that serves Emiratesairline.