Today’s episode continues our new special series “What Plants Crave from Technology.” In this new series, Dr. Sabeh will be interviewing equipment suppliers, manufacturers, and developers about the unique technological needs for growing crops indoors and greenhouses. This week’s guests are Jim Rearden and Thad Humphrey of Biotherm.

Jim Rearden has been helping greenhouse growers create optimum cultivation environments for over 40 years. As one of the founders of BioTherm, he has helped lead his company from the early days of providing innovative root zone heating systems to the expanded capabilities the company now offers, including heating, cooling, dehumidification, airflow systems, Co2 enrichment, and other key technologies for enhancing controlled environment agriculture and horticulture.  

Thad Humphrey is a licensed mechanical engineer and Engineering Manager at BioTherm. With over 29 years of mechanical systems design in agricultural, municipal and mining systems, he has spent the last 13 years providing optimized controlled environment systems to greenhouse growers.

Jim Rearden and Thad Humphrey of BioTherm discuss advancements in greenhouse climate control systems over the past 30 years. They cover topics such as root zone heating, dehumidification, airflow systems, and the impact of new energy codes on greenhouse operations.

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