BEGINNER’S CORNER
Are You
Covered? by Jonathan Valdman
Thinking about crop insurance in these times of growing climatic uncertainty? A greenhouse might be the answer…
There is so much debate going on today about climate change. Is the Earth warming up? Is it cooling down? Are we going to have another drought or do we need to prepare for a flood? The one thing we can probably all agree on, however, is that the climate is changing—and with that change comes unpredictability. Change is good for people; it keeps us on our toes. In agriculture, though, change equals potential risk. Greenhouses are the great equalizer in this equation, allowing growers to operate despite the unpredictability of modern weather. In a greenhouse, the grower is in control. The season, temperature, humidity and even lumen levels can be dialed in to suit the specific needs of the grower.
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Maximum Yield USA | July 2012