Regardless of the type of controlled environment structure you grow in, maintaining the proper temperature and relative humidity are critical to producing a quality crop. Relative humidity refers to the […]
CEA and Combined Heat and Power: Perfect Together
Download presentation PDF here. GLASE 2023 Webinar Series Controlled Environment Agriculture is an energy intensive industry that can achieve many societal goals, though it requires significant energy resources for lighting, [...]
How can you improve your controlled environment climate control?
If there is one aspect of controlled environment production that affects every grower and every crop it’s climate control. Not being able to maintain the proper growing environment can cost […]
Plant Factory Innovations in Japan
In this webinar, Dr. Hayashi will introduce the technological features of plant factories and indoor vertical farms, discuss the economics of their resource use, and analyze the current situation of […]
Is there a way for U.S. growers to avoid the high cost of energy?
The COVID-19 pandemic and conflict in Ukraine have had a major impact on commercial greenhouse growers in Western Europe. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, growers in Europe [...]
CEA Round Table: Lighting Manufacturers
In this Lighting Manufacturers’ Round table, participants had the opportunity to consult a panel of GLASE industry members on the latest developments in their lighting companies and learn what’s new […]
Is it possible to grow a quality lettuce crop without entering the greenhouse?
Someday in the future robots will move through greenhouses growing, monitoring and harvesting food crops without any humans touching the plants. Research continues to develop the technology, equipment and sensors […]
Greenhouse Growers’ Round Table: The Path to CEA Sustainability
July 2022 GLASE Webinar Compared to field production, controlled environment agriculture (CEA) generates higher yields per unit growing area while using less water, fertilizer, and pesticides per unit yield. However, […]
CEA Round Table: Indoor Growers
June 2022 GLASE Webinar with a panel of indoor growers. Sponsored by RAYN Growing Systems: https://rayngrowingsystems.com Indoor growing is an emerging and innovative form of controlled environment agriculture. Utilization of […]
How sustainable is your controlled environment operation?
When compared to traditional field agriculture businesses, many controlled environment growers may assume their operations are much more sustainable in regards to energy and water use, waste generation and […]
Collaboration with Academia and Industry: Case Study of the Dutch CEA Industry
May 2022 GLASE Webinar by Dr. Leo Marcelis at Wageningen University. As a full professor at Wageningen University, Dr. Marcelis has published numerous papers in scientific journals with high impact, but […]
GLASE is working to develop a greenhouse energy-efficiency database and benchmark tool to increase growers’ profits
You would be hard-pressed to find two greenhouses that operate exactly the same way. Even within the same company, differences in crops, greenhouse location and orientation and facility systems, can […]
