Archive for the ‘Horticulture Industry News’ Category
COVID-19, Cannabis, and Horticulture – The Current Job Market
What You Should Know About COVID-19, Cannabis, and Horticulture Jobs At M&F Talent, we are wishing health and safety for our network during these difficult times. While many people have had their careers disrupted, or perhaps are working from home, it’s important to stay positive and keep motivated. While business has slowed a bit, our […]
The Organic Hydroponics Debate
Can Hydroponic Growing be Classified as Organic? Most people’s worldviews are shaped by their experiences. Looking to modern gardening, preferences between soil and hydroponic growing has come to create distinct vantage points from which these schools of thought view the world. To this end, there has arisen a sharp divergence in what individuals consider “organic.” […]
How to Grow Multiple Indoor Crops
Growing Multiple Indoor Crops in a Single Grow Room As indoor gardening continues to progress as both a science and art form, it borrows ideas from a variety of sources. To this end, for eco-minded cultivators, the natural world provides an excellent blueprint to mimic for growing indoor crops. There are some interesting ways in […]
AI & Controlled Environment Agriculture Technology
Artificial Intelligence and CEA Horticulture As both a process and vocation, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is intimately entwined with technology. As CEA gets increasingly sophisticated through technological advancements, how these developments will affect horticultural processes, and in turn, world food supplies, remains largely unknown. At the forefront of new frontiers in Controlled Environment Agriculture technology […]
4 Top High-Tech Tools for Indoor Growing
New High-Tech Ideas for Indoor Growing Looking back just a couple of decades, it’s amazing to see how many technological advancements have arisen with indoor growing. For example, “high-tech tools,” such as digital ballasts, that were once considered “cutting-edge,” are quickly outdated and replaced. Along this line of thought, modern growers are forced to look […]
The Growth of Urban Farming in the US
The Urban Farming Industry in the United States: Is it Growing? The United States urban agriculture movement can be traditionally defined as “anything but mainstream.” As an industry, urban farming finds its roots in hyper-localized communities looking to produce fresh food within urban centers. It also sees its heritage in the somewhat obscure confines of […]
Grow Light Leaks and Sealed Grow Rooms
The Effect of Grow Light Leaks in Sealed Grow Rooms When setting up an indoor gardening operation, growers spend exorbitant time and money in the creation of environments where plant species thrive. For sealed grow room design, this process represents a careful balancing act between temperature, humidity, light, and CO2. However, once an indoor grow […]
Supplemental Lighting for Greenhouses
Adding Supplemental Lighting to Greenhouse Grows Once considered two distinct schools of thought in horticulture, the lines between indoor and outdoor cultivation are continuously being blurred. Highly sophisticated, year-round cannabis greenhouse growing operations are at the forefront of this movement. Because, greenhouse gardening implements technologies of indoor growing while still utilizing the energy of the […]
Horticultural Lighting Tips
Considerations to Make When Designing Horticultural Lighting The indoor gardening industry consistently evolves with the technology that supports it. While advancements in cultivation technology and methodology are doubtlessly exciting, the sheer number of hydroponics products on the market today proves quite intimidating. This vast amount of product choices has profound effects on grow room design. Perhaps […]
Cannabis Grow Room Lighting
Designing Cannabis Grow Room Lighting The indoor gardening industry evolves with the technology that supports it, especially concerning cannabis grow room design. The advancements in both cultivation technology and methodology are doubtlessly exciting. Yet, the sheer number of hydroponics products on the market today proves quite intimidating. Perhaps no segment of the hydroponics and aquaponics […]
