Lighting Articles, Stories & News

What Roles Will AI And Machine Learning Have In Feeding The World?

01/02/19, 08:50 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | AI, machine learning | Iteris, Inc.

Models and data analytics not only recap what is already occurring between water and plants across expansive rows of corn, they can actually predict what will come in the hours, days and weeks ahead.

#1 Article for 2018 - Growing with Hydroponics, Aeroponics and Aquaponics

12/26/18, 05:33 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Aeroponics, Hydroponics | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Because hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics do not use soil, they can be established indoors in locations that have cold, severe climates. These growing methods can also be used in localities that have poor, sandy soil.

What if Your Fertilizer Is Not Working as Expected?

12/20/18, 07:39 AM | Lighting | Fertilizer

According to the USDA, farmers spend a lot of money in AgInputs including fertilizers, crop protection and stimulant products but many of them do not work as expected, or even if they do, still 20 to 40% of the crop value is wasted because of different biological problems.

GrowSpan Begins Customer Referral Program

12/20/18, 05:25 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Customers have the opportunity to earn up to $2,500 by showcasing their greenhouse.

GrowSpan to Attend Several Trade Shows in January 2019

12/18/18, 05:32 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

The greenhouse manufacturer will be present for multiple trade shows in the agricultural industry.

Exploiting spider toxins to safeguard crops

12/17/18, 05:47 AM | Lighting, Supply Chain

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is a key partner in a major new European collaboration using spiders' natural toxins to sustainably safeguard crop protection.

Agriculture Workforce Automation and Robots

12/13/18, 08:22 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | Automation, robotics

Whether were talking about those who worked in flour mills or those who dealt with windmills, automated processes have always been on inventors minds.

Osram Presents New Near-Infrared LED for Smart Farming Application

12/12/18, 10:38 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Oslon Black SFH 4736 near-infrared LED (NIRED) helps farmers harvest at the right time

Photonics for a Smarter Life: OSRAM Will Showcase Latest Technologies That Improve Mobility; Connectivity; Safety and Security; Well-Being and Health at CES 2019

12/12/18, 05:49 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Osram reaches into strategic markets beyond illumination

Will Robots be the Future of Farming?

12/11/18, 08:46 AM | Lighting, Precision Farming | robotics | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

The robotic industry is estimated to be worth $2.75 billion in farming with a projected annual growth rate of over 20% a year until 2022. We can expect this industry to eventually reach a market capitalization of $13 billion.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit Announces Winner of AgPitch 2018

12/11/18, 05:31 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

Local agricultural lender, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, announced MADTECH, LLC of Huntingtown, Maryland as the winner of AgPitch 2018.

2018 New Product Contest Winners Revealed at Irrigation Show

12/10/18, 05:28 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting

The Irrigation Association announced the 2018 winners of the new product contest in five different landscape and agriculture categories during the 2018 Irrigation Show and Education Conference.

Indoor Farming with Bowery Farming

12/06/18, 07:52 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming, Lighting | Indoor Farming

Were reappropriating previously unusable industrial space to grow crops indoors, closer to the point of consumption, at a rate that is 100+ times more productive per square foot of land than that of traditional agriculture.

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