Blog posts

  • Grass Fed Beef

    CropKing • July 26, 2013

    In my opinion one of the preeminent benefits of utilizing a hydroponic fodder feed system is the ability to more...

  • The attraction of opposites: Using both soil and soilless production to enhance diversified vegetable and fruit operations - Part 1

    CropKing • July 25, 2013

    For horticultural crop producers, the balance between specialization and diversification on their farms must be...

  • Investigating iceberg lettuce in the hydroponic greenhouse – 2013 Trial, Part 1

    CropKing • July 10, 2013

    Lettuce is the 2nd most popular vegetable in the US (second only to potato), and head lettuce is certainly the most...

  • Late Fall to Spring Leaf Lettuce Trial

    CropKing • May 09, 2013

    Hydroponic lettuce production in the United States now encompasses a wide spectrum of lettuce types and cultivars...

  • Selecting a Growing Structure for Fodder Production

    Maxwell Salinger • May 03, 2013

    One of the common questions often heard at CropKing is the optimal environment for hydroponic fodder production. To...

  • Late Summer to Winter Bibb Lettuce Trial

    Dr. Natalie Bumgarner • April 15, 2013

    Hydroponic lettuce production in the United States now encompasses a wide spectrum of lettuce types and cultivars...

  • Maxwell's Fodder Intro

    CropKing • April 08, 2013

    With hay and grain costs on the rise and continuing drought immanent, many farmers and ranchers are looking to...

  • An Introduction to the Process of Grafting in Greenhouse Tomatoes- Part 2

    CropKing • March 07, 2013

    In the last blog post, we went through a brief photo tour of the first two steps in the grafting process (1...

  • An Introduction to the Process of Grafting in Greenhouse Tomatoes- Part 1

    CropKing • February 18, 2013

    Grafting sounds interesting, so where should I begin?In the last blog post, we discussed some of the basics of...