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- US (NJ): AeroFarms headquarter sold to new property owner
- Bringing multi-level, silo-style indoor farming to Spain
- Why choose bespoke LED grow lighting?
- Plant–environment microscopy tracks interactions of Bacillus subtilis with plant roots across the entire rhizosphere
- Hands-on education and career readiness: a container farm as a classroom
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Friday, December 3, 2021
Farmitank:
Bringing multi-level, silo-style indoor farming to Spain
“Farmitank’s silo design, equipped with plug-and-play technology, allows modularity and flexibility. It makes it a very attractive turnkey product,” says Esther Verdú, Director of Agricultural Operations at Foodiverse, a Spanish multinational company, expert in the production of fresh and healthy food. Farmitank…
US (NJ): AeroFarms headquarter sold to new property owner
AeroFarms' headquarters and indoor farm have been sold to a new owner, Cabot Properties. Walker & Dunlop announced that it arranged for the $21,000,000 sale of 212 Rome Street, the 65,539 square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters of AeroFarms, a sustainable urban agricultural company located in Newark, New…
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Why choose bespoke LED grow lighting?
“Getting the light recipe right is paramount,” says Craig Price, Operations Director at Light Science Technologies. “Not only do different species of plant respond to different light spectrums, but they also respond to the amount of light. Too little means poor growth and too much can overstress the…
National Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria
Mushroom growers seek inclusion in CBN program
The National Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on the government to address challenges hindering growth in the mushroom subsector in…
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Lawrencia Kwansah of Aquaponics Hub shortlisted for 2022 Africa prize for engineering innovation
Lawrencia Kwansah of Aquaponics Hub, a company from Ghana that supplies aquaponic kits, has been shortlisted alongside other candidates for the 2022 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. For the second year in a row, the program will be offered as a digital experience with intensive support provided…
Washington grower improves post-harvest solutions for less food waste
Starr Ranch Growers has chosen to adopt AgroFresh’s FreshCloud Quality Inspection to digitally integrate its quality inspection efforts. The solution uses aggregated data,…
Hands-on education and career readiness: a container farm as a classroom
Auburn University’s student-run vertical farms are central to the hands-on education that the school’s students receive. Pairing classroom lessons with time on the farm provide students with unique career readiness for a variety of fields; this hands-on education is not just useful for students who want…
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Stacked Farm:
Set to deliver first fully automated commercial facility early 2022
“We set out to remove the bottlenecks from 'version 1' vertical farms, where a lot of vertical farming players are now. We have solved the challenges that restrict maximum output and efficiency in these premises,” says Michael Spencer, CCO at Stacked Farm, an Australian vertical farm. Established in…
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Increased demand for automated indoor residential gardens
“We’ve seen a 300% increase in demand in comparison to last year,” says Kevin Jakiela, Co-founder and President. “Overall, with the pandemic, people have more spare time and at home to grow their own food. It’s a fun way to keep kids busy, as well as the educational aspect of growing your own food is…
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US (PA): Company donation to help fund university's hydroponic facility
The Giant Company donated $20,000 to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology to fund the purchase of equipment needed to finish greenhouse renovations at HU’s hydroponic production system at Steelton-Highspire Jr./Senior High School. It will also cover the costs of harvest packaging supplies…
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How to master aquaponics
To understand aquaponics, you have to understand aquaculture, hydroponics, and bacteria. Karla Garcia with Hort Americas gives us the main points to begin to understand all that works together for aquaponics to be successful.
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Australian start-up signs $55 million contract with Canadian grower
Sunshine Coast-based Vertical Farm Systems (VFS) has recently signed a $55 million contract with a Canadian grower who will use their automated technology to grow leafy greens indoors on their multi-level, indoor growing system - the XA Warehouse System. Vertical Farm Systems is the only equipment seller…
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Biocaptur offers an ecological and sustainable solution for the control of "Tuta absoluta"
"If pest is not effectively controlled at an incipient stage, progression becomes exponential"
The Tuta absoluta is considered one of the most devastating pests for tomato crops, and it has spread rapidly both in Mediterranean countries and the rest of continental Europe since it was first detected in Spain in 2006, specifically in the province of Castellon. Its impact on the plantation and its…
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New veggie burger has potential to transform UAE home-grown crops sector
The agricultural sector of the UAE has come quite a long way. There is now a new range of burgers made from salicornia, grown in the UAE using reject brine from inland…
Packaging more »
FEFCO launches testing methodology for printed corrugated board in food contact
The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) has issued the FEFCO Testing methodology for printed corrugated board in food contact. At EU level there is…
Technique more »
New automatic hydroponic growing systems were launched at 22nd China hi-tech fair
The 22nd China Hi-tech Fair was successfully held in Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 11 to 15. With the theme of 'Technology changes life, innovation drives development', the exhibition attracted more than 3,300 domestic and overseas exhibitors and nearly 10,000…
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Sept 30 - Oct 2
2022 Aquaponics Conference coming to Oklahoma city
The 2022 Aquaponics Conference will be from September 30 to October 2 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This will be the 11th Annual Aquaponics Conference presented by The Aquaponics Association. The Conference will feature three days of aquaponics presentations, tours, social events, breakout discussions, and…
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Pinduoduo’s Smart Agriculture Competition
Inside Pinduoduo’s efforts to nurture new talent for agriculture
Liu Haojie is part of a team of horticulture researchers and data scientists applying computer vision technology to identify and nip plant disease in the bud. His team, CyberTomato, is competing against other teams from leading institutes in the second Smart Agriculture Competition organized by…
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Plant–environment microscopy tracks interactions of Bacillus subtilis with plant roots across the entire rhizosphere
Our understanding of plant-microbe interactions in the soil is limited by the difficulty of observing processes at the microscopic scale throughout plants’ large volume of influence. This research presents the development of three-dimensional live microscopy for resolving plant-microbe interactions…
Energy more »
Vertical farms as the interface between local food production and urban energy balance
“Particularly in cold and moderate climates, we can use vertical farms to create a sort of electrical or energy flywheel to balance cities’ energy while also producing food locally,” said Luuk Graamans during his talk at the Vertical Farming Conference. Luuk is a PhD researcher at Wageningen University &…
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NL: Dry fog helps to deliver fair priced and high-quality produce
“I was inspired by what I saw myself in the Amazon, how orchids grow in a natural dry-mist, and I wanted to apply that to food,” says Laurens Trebes, Founder and CEO of UrbanPonics. “I found the way horticulture is going now, with tasteless products that are pumped full of water, shocking, and I wanted…
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VertiKit:
Everything a grower needs, including guidance
“Vertikit aims to offer a solution to the issue of access to technology, which can be challenging in the CEA sector," says Dr. William Stiles, director of Vertikit, a one-stop-shop for growing technologies. "There are numerous companies that offer bespoke or turnkey solutions, but it is possible to buy…
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Energy saving venturi nozzle to be released
Founded in 2002, Bigelow Brook Farm is both an active farm and a company that designs, manufactures, and distributes products for the hydroponics and aquaponics markets. It provides design consulting specializing in the agricultural industry. Their newest invention is now live on kickstarter. As their new tool,…
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Why bioregenerative life support systems are still science fiction
In this podcast, Emma the Space Gardener explores why bioregenerative life support systems are still science fiction, and how far NASA has come in building a space salad machine. Listen to the podcast here.
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Freight Farms
"There’s never been a better time to start container farming"
In this article, Freight Farms gives various reasons to start container farming. In their opinion, there has never been a better time to start hydroponic farming yourself. Be your own bossBeing your own boss is a liberating experience that allows you to pursue your career on your own terms. Take matters…
