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INSIDE GROWER - May 2022
Cover Story
Farming for the Future
Jennifer Polanz
Bowery’s proprietary operating system learns now to grow more efficiently in the future.
Culture Notes
Getting the Right Mix
Dr. Brian Corr
The details make a difference—in this case, the medium, irrigation and nutrient mix.
Features
Guide to High Tunnel Production
Patrick Mahoney
Using a high tunnel hoophouse and high tunnel grant to improve outdoor cultivation.
Features
Indoor Farming FAQs
Roberto Lopez, Erik Runkle, Chieri Kubota & Cary Mitchell
Here’s a primer on the basics of indoor farming, as well as a rundown on the challenges and opportunities.
Features
Trialing Basil for Disease
Stanton Gill, David Clement, Jerry Brust & Karen Rane
The team at University of Maryland Extension is in year three of trialing basil for downy mildew and Fusarium. Here are the results from the 2021 trials.
From Your Editor
The Creativity of Growing
Jennifer Polanz
The May issue features stories that combine science with the art of growing.
Insider
Biobest Partners Up With Plant Products
Jennifer Polanz
Plant Products and Biobest announced that they signed a partnership agreement to solidify a long-standing collaboration that dates back to 1995. What does that mean?
Insider
Cover Crops & High Tunnels
Jennifer Polanz
There’s new research out from the American Society for Horticultural Science on the efficacy of overwintered crops as a soil management tool in high tunnels.
Insider
New Cannabis Research Partnership
Jennifer Polanz
More partnerships are emerging to produce new cannabis research, including a recent one between The Hemp Mine in South Carolina and Clemson University.
Insider
OSU's New CEA Conference
Jennifer Polanz
Find out the details on The Ohio State University's first CEA conference.
Insider
Q&A With Revol’s New VP of Food Safety
Jennifer Polanz
Revol Greens, a U.S. CEA leafy greens grower, recently announced hiring Dinesh Babu as its new Vice President of Food Safety.
Insider
Vineland Offers New Services
Jennifer Polanz
Growers and suppliers now have a new option for their integrated biological strategies in keeping plants as healthy as possible during the growing process.
Insider
Walmart + Plenty
Jennifer Polanz
Walmart has taken the leap into making a significant investment in vertical farming, specifically the California-based Plenty.
Pest Management
Maximizing Strawberry Production
Dr. David Hawley
Supplemental LED lighting’s impact on indoor June-bearing strawberry crops.
Web Exclusive
Nature Fresh’s Berry Plans
Jennifer Polanz
Nature Fresh Farms plans 45 acres of strawberry production in Delta, Ohio.
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