Smarter Greenhouses & Indoor Farms: Monitoring Strategies for Year-Round Productivity

In controlled environment agriculture (CEA), even small changes in light, moisture, and environmental conditions can have a significant impact on plant growth, crop quality, and operational efficiency. To maximize yields and maintain consistency throughout the year, growers need accurate data that helps them understand how conditions affect plant performance.

Join us for this webinar to learn how to monitor key variables such as solar radiation, photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), air temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture/temperature and soil electrical conductivity, which can help optimize growing conditions in greenhouses and indoor farms. We'll discuss how environmental monitoring data can support healthier plants, improve resource utilization, and provide the insights needed to make more informed growing decisions. Examples will include the HOBO MX2300 Product Series and the LI-COR LI-350 soil moisture and electrical conductivity sensor.

In this session, you'll learn:

• How to measure and interpret PAR, DLI, and other data to better understand growing conditions and identify opportunities to optimize lighting to maximize yields and crop quality
• How temperature, humidity, and VPD influence transpiration and crop timing
• Why soil/substrate moisture and temperature are critical for plant performance
• How to monitor electrical conductivity for high-value crop management

Whether you're managing a commercial greenhouse, vertical farm, research facility, or specialty crop operation, this webinar will provide practical guidance for using light and environmental data to optimize growing conditions and improve crop outcomes.