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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Apr 11, 2018 8:00:00 AM
Wide open spaces are no longer an agricultural necessity. While the rolling prairies with their endless acres of corn and soy have served American farmers well for generations, there’s a new kind of farming taking hold that promises to change the...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Apr 4, 2018 7:30:00 AM
Retailers who support the agricultural community provide a vital service. They deliver a range of goods that are key to growing success; the best...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Mar 21, 2018 7:30:00 AM
Many growers take a manual approach to water use, irrigating without systems or controls in place to ensure consistency. This can be problematic: Too...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Mar 8, 2018 8:35:00 AM
When people talk about agriculture, sunshine and rain seem like basic ingredients. That’s typically true—but only up to a point. Increasing numbers...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Feb 28, 2018 8:34:00 AM
Growers looking to boost productivity can leverage hydroponics to enhance their operations. Automation can help them take it a step further,...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Feb 20, 2018 8:48:00 AM
For many startup cannabis growers, a grow tent offers an agile and economical way to get a crop under cultivation quickly and easily. To make the...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Feb 13, 2018 8:48:00 AM
With the national marijuana market projected to be worth $50 billion a year by 2026, it’s easy to make the case for starting a cannabis greenhouse...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Feb 6, 2018 8:48:00 AM
The technology media has been enamored with “smart” solutions lately. Smart cities generate data to better manage pollution, crime, and traffic....
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Jan 25, 2018 10:20:00 AM
Expanding an indoor farm from a single small room to multiple grow rooms can create—for lack of a better expression—some growing pains. Entrepreneurs...
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Ted Tanner, CEO and Co-Founder: Jan 18, 2018 9:06:00 AM
Even in the best of seasons, profit margins may be slim for commercial greenhouses. Agriculture has never been a get-rich-quick venture; it takes...