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HORTICULTURE

Reach Higher. Oasis® Aerosubstrates™ Are Here

he Controlled Environment
TAgriculture (CEA) industry
has seen more than its share of
upheaval lately. As this rapidly
evolving industry settles, the com-
petition among the companies
still standing is tougher than ever
before. Growers need every com-
petitive advantage to help lift them
over the line to long-term success.
We understand many factors
go into creating healthy, produc-
tive hydroponic growing environ-
ments. But the importance of sub-
strates can’t be overemphasized.
The right choice can help you con-
serve resources, optimize inputs,
reduce labor and shorten crop pests, pathogens, physical contam- porosity maximized, crops enjoy
cycles, which translates to more inants, pesticides or excess chemi- uniform germination, rapid root
product for sale. cals — as are all our engineered penetration and unrestricted seed-
OASIS® substrates. ling growth — and the drier sub-
OASIS® AeroSubstrates™ can
help you achieve all of the above Our manufacturing doesn’t in- strate surface minimizes algae for-
and much more. If you’re already clude any agricultural products. mation.
a fan of earlier generations of OA- Our production process itself in- OASIS® AeroSelect™ substrates,
SIS® hydroponic media, we en- cludes kill steps that help address also available as sheets and au-
courage you to move into the next food safety risks, so you don’t have tomation-ready plug trays, rep-
generation. If you’re a distributor to worry about disinfection and/ resent our response to requests
looking for an edge to offer your or sterilization of our products. We from growers working with crops
customers, it’s time you took a also thoroughly inspect shipping and conditions with higher wa-
closer look. And if you’re a grower containers and trucks to prevent ter demand. These grower-driven
searching for a superior hydro- any contamination risk. solutions optimize water-holding
ponic substrate, look no further. Our ISO 9001:2015 certification capacity and air porosity for ex-
Reach higher with OASIS® Aero- demonstrates our desire to always ceptional performance, even with
Substrates™. perform at the highest levels of finicky spinach.
Clean, Free Of Pests And Patho- quality and efficiency. Cultivators also benefit when it
gens Optimized For Climate, Crop — comes to precision nutrient con-
Cleanliness and food safety are And Crop Steering trol. These inert substrates ship
two of the most pressing issues fac- Climate change is rewriting the without a starter charge, so you
ing CEA growers today. Our labor- rules of farming. Seasonal and can target specific crop needs with
saving OASIS® AeroSubstrates™ year-round environmental shifts maximum ease, flexibility and pre-
support cleaner cultivation and impact general hydroponic pro- cision, even when environmental
food safety from seeding to har- duction, but also the specific crops conditions shift. Your nutrients stay
vest — with no messy peat, organic you grow and the resources it takes fully dissolved in water and readily
materials, or coarse itchy fibers. to grow them. Our OASIS® Aero- available for plant uptake.
Used properly, OASIS® AeroSub- Substrates™ expand your choices Low Product Carbon Footprint
strates™ engineered foam media for hydroponic media to accom- Making the switch to OASIS®
is a valuable component in effec- modate these shifts. AeroSubstrates™ isn’t just about
tive food safety programs, one that OASIS® AeroMax™ substrates, growing more profitably. It’s about
supports you for the long haul. available as sheet media (includ- growing more sustainably, too. As
By the time OASIS® AeroSub- ing microgreen sheets) and auto- we’ve shared in the past, our third-
strates™ arrive at your operation, mation-ready plug trays, support party Product Carbon Footprint As-
they’ve undergone intensive pro- crops and conditions with lower sessment conclusively confirmed
cesses to ensure they’re free of water demand. With root zone air that OASIS® AeroSubstrates™ are

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