Blog posts
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Maxwell's Fodder Intro
CropKing • April 08, 2013With hay and grain costs on the rise and continuing drought immanent, many farmers and ranchers are looking to...
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An Introduction to the Process of Grafting in Greenhouse Tomatoes- Part 2
CropKing • March 07, 2013In the last blog post, we went through a brief photo tour of the first two steps in the grafting process (1...
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An Introduction to the Process of Grafting in Greenhouse Tomatoes- Part 1
CropKing • February 18, 2013Grafting sounds interesting, so where should I begin?In the last blog post, we discussed some of the basics of...
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An Introduction to the Topic of Grafting in Greenhouse Tomatoes
CropKing • January 29, 2013Grafting has become very prevalent and important in greenhouse tomato production, and there are a couple of key...
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Cultivar Report 12.2- Varied Leaf Trial
CropKing • December 26, 2012Hydroponic lettuce production in the United States now encompasses a wide spectrum of lettuce types and cultivars...
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Cultivar Report 12.1- Butterhead Trial
CropKing • November 26, 2012Hydroponic lettuce production in the United States now encompasses a wide spectrum of lettuce types and cultivars...
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Reasons to Choose Local Produce
CropKing • March 10, 2010FRESH, HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLES AND FRUIT Local food is usually sold to the consumer within hours of being picked...
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Weathering the Economic Crisis
Jenan Jones Benson • May 29, 2009What does that mean for you? It’s not news that the country is facing tough times economically. Commercial growers...
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Winter Greens on a Greenhouse Energy Budget
Jim Brown, Horticulturist • November 16, 2008The consumption of energy is a major component of running a greenhouse, especially in the winter when energy bills...