{"id":5482,"date":"2023-04-03T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:55:40","slug":"hedging-against-climate-change-with-controlled-environment-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/hedging-against-climate-change-with-controlled-environment-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedging Against Climate Change with Controlled Environment Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1510933508\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1779268489\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1153425432\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-722195001\" class=\"col medium-2 small-6 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#6ebd8f;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2303037935\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Research<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2303037935 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2303037935 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-722195001 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 34px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-634240716\" class=\"col medium-2 small-6 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#6ebd8f;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2196940656\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Articles<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2196940656 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2196940656 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-634240716 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 34px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1009308060\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1009308060 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3255962651\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Last year, social distancing restrictions and border closures created harvest and supply chain issues for growers. While we all expected this year to be better, 2021 has begun with continued Covid-19 restrictions. At the same time, wildly unpredictable global weather has wreaked havoc on food production and distribution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Looking at Europe, as the year dawned winter cold fronts in Italy and Spain caused <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hortidaily.com\/article\/9281874\/cold-front-causes-spanish-greenhouse-and-open-field-vegetable-prices-to-shoot-up\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">greenhouse and field vegetable shortages<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and skyrocketing prices. Then Storm Filomena brought unseasonably cold weather and heavy rains to parts of Portugal and Spain, while <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20210109-madrid-sees-heaviest-snowfall-in-50-years-as-storms-snarl-travel-in-spain\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Madrid saw its heaviest snowfall in 50 years<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Amidst this chaos, the price of tomatoes alone rose by 60%, with fewer crops available to sell.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Europe\u2019s uncommonly harsh weather not only caused fruit and vegetable shortfalls in the Southwest but snow and rain disrupted transportation routes northward. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-55970665\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Netherlands, parts of the UK, and Northern Germany<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> faced cold and more snow than they had seen in at least a decade, thanks to storm Darcy, which interrupted transport into those regions. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/jrc\/en\/science-update\/mars-start-2021\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Southeastern Europe and Turkey<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> were experiencing higher than usual temperatures and droughts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does all of this mean to the food supply? Global warming and climate uncertainty are making traditional farming increasingly unpredictable. But there is a solution \u2013 hedging against climate uncertainty with Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), from traditional greenhouses to vertical farming.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">CEA methods can produce high-yield, top-quality, nutritious, and delicious food in all seasons \u2013 and do it much closer to home. To fight the effects of global warming, the agriculture industry needs to start moving in a direction that reduces its carbon footprint, uses less energy and water, and makes crops less vulnerable to climate change and supply chain interruptions. Controlled growing environments and energy-efficient technologies could be the answer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/the-road-ahead-for-vertical-farming\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View our Webinar on Vertical Farming &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3255962651 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1809508108\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1809508108 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-250060911\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Real-world examples: LEDs and intelligent controls drive positive change<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">LED grow lights and advances in intelligent lighting control technology enable indoor farmers and greenhouse growers to maximize crop yields, optimize crop quality and standardize production year-round \u2013 and do it all sustainably.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When interviewed by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briankateman\/2020\/07\/14\/is-the-future-of-farming-indoors\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Matt Barnard, Co-Founder, and CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plenty.ag\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Plenty,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> one of America\u2019s leading indoor farming companies, noted that farming leafy greens vertically uses <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briankateman\/2020\/07\/14\/is-the-future-of-farming-indoors\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">1% of the land and 5% of the <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">traditional water farms use. Along with reducing water and land requirements, Plenty eliminates the need for pesticides using LED lights \u201csynced with the crop\u2019s growth.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In our own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/the-road-ahead-for-vertical-farming\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">webinar<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> with Plenty, the company\u2019s Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Nate Storey commented, \u201cAt Plenty, the primary tech inputs are LEDs and semiconductor technologies. As the cost of LEDs goes down and the efficiencies go up, we reap the benefits with very little investment on our part.\u201d In fact, the company has \u201cimproved yield to the same unit of energy by 12X.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Sweden, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-vertical-growth-from-0-7000m2-in-3-years\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ljusg\u00e5rda AB<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> built a thriving modern farm in what was once a factory. They did this by \u201creplacing the tractor with lights and the shovel with an iPad,\u201d commented Andreas Wihelmsson, Ljusg\u00e5rda Partner and CEO. The company used intelligent LEDs and light control strategies to reduce their arugula production time by 19%. In our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-vertical-growth-from-0-7000m2-in-3-years\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">webinar<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Wihelmsson noted, \u201cFor us, light control is very important to our production. If we look at our collaboration with Heliospectra, we chose to go with ELIXIALEDs because we needed maximum flexibility. The other reason was their positive effect on reducing power consumption.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When it comes to greenhouse growing, Bridge Farm Group, the largest commercial producers and suppliers of plants in the UK, also achieved significant energy savings with LEDs while lighting twice as much production area as they could with HPS. Using Heliospectra\u2019s high-efficacy, high-intensity MITRA LED lighting solution they saw marked improvements in year-round crop quality. Andrew Fuller, the company\u2019s Technical Director, commented, \u201cSupplemental LED lighting allows us to provide the freshest and most flavorful herbs on the market 365 days a year despite seasonal changes.\u201d He continued, \u201cIf you want to put lights on your crop, you want to put it on the most efficient way possible. And today, I think that&#8217;s LED.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-250060911 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using LED lighting technologies in controlled growing environments, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">these companies were able to:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accelerate production cycles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Put superior products on store shelves<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ensure continuous yields all year round<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Control inventory and time to market<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Produce plants that ship better and last longer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Control costs and increase revenues<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">They found they could consistently achieve their crop goals while saving resources and making a smaller impact on the environment. Developments in LEDs and lighting controls mean the quantity, quality, duration, and distribution of light that each plant receives can be optimized to produce more quality food with less. This is very good news since by 2050 it\u2019s predicted that the world will have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briankateman\/2020\/07\/14\/is-the-future-of-farming-indoors\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">9.7 billion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> mouths to feed. To keep pace, food production will need to increase by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briankateman\/2020\/07\/14\/is-the-future-of-farming-indoors\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">70% in just 30 years<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. With so much climate uncertainty, perhaps we need to grow our food closer to where we live and bring it safely inside where we can control the environment. By providing the light spectra that plants need and a predictable environment in which they flourish year-round, indoor and greenhouse farming with LEDs can provide a sustainable and resilient way to feed the world, no matter the weather forecast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Want to know more about hedging against climate uncertainty with Controlled Environment Agriculture? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heliospectra.com\/contact-us\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Let\u2019s talk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1791210052\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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