{"podcast":{"title":"Hort Culture","slug":"hort-culture-6205776","podcast_index_feed_id":6205776,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/PR-m9Hqj.rss","website_url":"https://zencastr.com/Hort-Culture","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/63e1206d67a36497510734a1/4420ef7a-b915-4a63-b9ca-68352ab91318.png","author":"atackett@uky.edu","episode_count":181,"summary":"Welcome to Hort Culture, where a group of Extension professionals and plant people talk about the business, production and joy of farming. So, join us for a chat on the culture of horticulture. Questions/Comments/Feedback/Suggestions for Topics: hortculturepodcast@l.uky.edu Check us out on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/hortculturepodcast/]","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T02:17:28.402574+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776"},"episode":{"title":"The Future of Controlled Environment Ag with Dr. Qinglu Ying","slug":"the-future-of-controlled-environment-ag-with-dr-qinglu-ying","published_at":"2026-08-02T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776/the-future-of-controlled-environment-ag-with-dr-qinglu-ying","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/6HYRvlhG","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a6b4ffc239cfafbf47f1220/size/759658284/video-files/63e1206d67a36497510734a1/c4c8a731-c467-4c99-a719-086826e6cd4c.mp4","summary":"In this episode of the Hort Culture podcast, hosts Alexis, Brett, Jessica, and Ray chat with Dr. Qinglu Ying from the University of Kentucky all about controlled environment agriculture (CEA). They dive into how greenhouse growing is booming across Kentucky, share a few laughs about dealing with classic Kentucky humidity, and break down practical grower challenges. The crew also explores the shift toward sustainable soilless media like wood bark and fiber, plus how cutting-edge LED lighting can actually boost plant health and antioxidants. They wrap things up with details on the upcoming Appropriate Tools and Technologies Field Day on August 25th and some great new extension resources for local growers. Center for Crop Diversification-Greenhouse Resources [https://ccd.uky.edu/resources/systems/greenhouse] 2026 Appropriate Technologies Field Day [https://ccd.uky.edu/atfd] University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension [https://extension.mgcafe.uky.edu/] Questions/Comments/Feedback/Suggestions for Topics: hortculturepodcast@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/hortculturepodcast/]","meta_description":"In this episode of the Hort Culture podcast, hosts Alexis, Brett, Jessica, and Ray chat with Dr. Qinglu Ying from the University of Kentucky all about con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2635,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hort-culture-6205776/episodes/the-future-of-controlled-environment-ag-with-dr-qinglu-ying/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776/the-future-of-controlled-environment-ag-with-dr-qinglu-ying.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}