Agriculture

By maintaining optimal humidity in controlled environment agriculture, dehumidifiers help protect plants, improve growth conditions, reduce mold and pest risks, and support healthier crops and infrastructure while working more efficiently than temperature-only systems.

Ducting: Keep It Short, Smooth, and Sensible Duct only when it solves a real problem, then keep ductwork short and elbows to a minimum. While…

Stacking Racks and Capacity in Step Today the loft holds thirty racks—about 400 to 500 soil trays of radish, pea, sunflower, and edible-flower starts under…

To maintain tightly controlled relative humidity in an indoor grow, Quest Climate explains why a layered RH control strategy—using multiple dehumidification tools that work in sync rather than a single oversized unit—helps manage rapid humidity swings, protect crop quality, and boost yields throughout the grow cycle.

Endless Cultivation routinely pulls 100–150 grams per square foot, doubling or tripling industry averages. 

Quest climate and hydrofarm partner to better serve the cea industry [Madison, WI, september 18th, 2024] Quest Climate, a premier provider of climate control solutions,…

Quest Announces Strategic Partnership with BFG Supply to Enhance Industry Solutions [Madison, WI, December 13, 2023] Quest Climate, a pioneer in the humidity control industry,…

Key Takeaways (TL;DR) Good ol’ Vapor Pressure Deficit, or as the cool kids call it, VPD. The concept, once largely misunderstood in the cannabis industry,…

In a water treatment plant, it goes without saying you want all the water running inside the pipes.  But 20 years ago, Rick Adamson, general…

Dirty filters. Increased static pressure. Both are common, unavoidable issues for anyone using commercial dehumidifiers. And each can cause a drop in performance – causing…

When you build the most efficient dehumidifier in the world, there’s only one thing to do next: Build one that’s more efficient AND able to…

As cannabis cultivators know, climate control in a grow is a top priority. Also important is filtration in a cannabis grow as well as proper…

Growing a cannabis crop at an indoor facility can provide consistent and healthy yields all year long, even in the most brutal outdoor climates. But…

October 20, 2020 —  Quest has been named one of the winners of the 19th annual Chicago Innovation Awards.  The winners were announced at this year’s virtual…

When the team at East Coast Cultivation set out to build its new indoor grow operation in Rhode Island, it knew it had to nail one thing: environmental controls.

As your grows get bigger, the last thing you need is for crop loss to strike. That’s why you have to educate yourself about bud…

Hobbyists and humidity A hobbyist is anyone growing a few plants in their home, perhaps in the basement or a small grow tent. When it…

1. Keep Air Moving Air movement is key to keeping a healthy crop—both above and below the canopy. “That’s definitely a big factor with bud…

Causes of bud rot Bud rot is a gray mold that occurs in environments with poor air circulation and high moisture, conditions that encourage fungi…

The gardening world is filled with trends and phrases that come and go as quickly as they’re created. Sometimes these concepts are thrown around without full understanding, especially with the more scientific processes. One of the most misunderstood concepts is vapor pressure deficit, or VPD, as it’s commonly called.

Growing indoors generates a lot of expenses, and electricity bills are at the top of most growers’ list of villains. That’s why we’ve outlined these…

It’s no secret: Declining wholesale prices are a big problem for growers. “But that’s exactly why efficiency is so important,” said Dan Kibbin, a Maine-based…

1. Dial your light setup Light isn’t something growers overlook when they think about plant health and indoor grows, but there is one element that can…