US: Cutting utility costs by 50% while co-generating electricity and hot water

“At Tecogen, we see CEA as a perfect fit for our products. It is a demanding application that requires constant cooling, dehumidification, and high uptime. Our products help cut utility costs in half in many cases and overcome electrical capacity constraints,” explains Abinand Rangesh, CEO at Tecogen.…

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Vertical farm in Poland - what can be grown there?

Vertical crops are becoming increasingly popular with both large and small businesses. There are companies in Poland that have been working on this technology for several years. Currently, the company Hydropolis from Krakow is in the process of implementing vertical cultivation near Warsaw. What can be…

How to 3D print a hydroponic tower garden

"One of my missions in life is to be as self-reliant as possible. I recently talked about a countertop hydroponic garden that has been giving us fresh produce as well as…

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The key to optimum management in hydroponic systems

The water source used as a base for nutrient recipes should always be evaluated. The quality of the water source can really affect your hydroponic production and your system management across the crop cycle. It is important to test your water before starting any hydroponics project in order to know if…

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AutoAquaponics and water conservation

More environmental solutions will be needed as the planet’s surface temperature continues to climb, with the planet’s ten warmest years all occurring since 2010, according to a January 2023 study published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)…

The vertical farming industry is looking for its place to develop

In the horticultural industry, Valoya is well-known for its research-driven approach to horticulture, their focus on light behavior, and how crops respond to that. Since this year, the company has merged with another Finnish LED developer: GreenLux. Valoya is and remains the horticultural brand of the…

Acmetonia science teacher brings Disney inspiration back to classroom

Acmetonia Primary School teacher McCall Emerick often looks for opportunities for grant funding and new opportunities for students and teachers in the Allegheny Valley School District. So when the chance to attend a conference at Disneyland in California arose, the sixth-grade science teacher submitted…

"We want to bring our cost savings, service, and technology to the produce industry"

Tychon Packaging announced their entrance into the produce packaging market with TychonVert. TychonVert is a ‘Go-Green’ packaging supplier offering fully recyclable,…

New 100% coco growing medium introduced

Coir's durable and fibrous characteristics have made it a popular material for fabricating ship ropes for centuries. With the advent of industrialization, methods were developed to process coco into chunks and fibers, usable in a horticulture setting. Today, coir is used as a growing medium due to its…

How to control the microbiome in soilless cultivation?

Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In this space, there’s an understanding that microbes in the system are crucial, but there’s simply a lack of tools to understand everything that goes on in there. So,…

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West Holmes takes second place at State Ag Science Fair plant growth comparison project

West Holmes FFA members placed second in the state after competing at the State Ag Science Fair for the first time in more than 20 years. Participating involved conducting an experiment, writing a research paper, filling out an application, and doing an interview. Becca Schuch and Jess Miller compared…

Cem Pagan joins Vertical Future as Product Manager

Cem Pagan joins Vertical Future's Software Engineering team as a Product Manager with 7 years of expertise in the realms of payments, gaming, and casino markets. Cem is passionate about driving user-centric strategies and leveraging his industry knowledge to deliver innovative solutions that captivate…

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US (FL): Researcher awarded $50,000 grant to study food production in space

Making it to Mars may still be years away, but scientists already know survival won’t be easy. A local researcher is studying what food we’ll be able to grow on Mars and new funding is expanding the work. Dr. Andrew Palmer studies food production on the moon and on Mars. With a $50,000 grant from The…

CAN (ON): Partnership to teach neurodivergent adults how to grow microgreens

A not-for-profit organization and a social enterprise are teaming up to teach people with disabilities how to grow food from the comfort of their homes.  The Orangeville Horticultural…

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US (MO): Hannibal Career and Technical Center to expand agriculture program with new building

The Hannibal Career and Technical Center recently was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Education as part of the passage of Missouri House Bill 3002. The Hannibal Board of Education, in its meeting on Monday, May 15, approved a financial match of the grant funds. Construction of a…

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Renewable energy production scheme for agri-food producers

On May 12, 2023, the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development published Order no. 70/2023, establishing a new aid scheme financed with a total budget of EUR 500 million (from the Modernisation Fund) to be implemented between 2023 and 2028. Under this scheme, several calls for projects will…

Japan: Vertical farm Plantx partners with supermarket chain to supply 200 stores

United Super Markets Holdings Co., Ltd. and Plantex Co., Ltd. launched a new vertical farm 'Terrabase' Tsuchiuri in May 2022 and has been operating for over a year now.  To further develop the sustainable urban environment vegetable supply chain development the SEED consortium was established.The SEED Consortium…

GroupDC acquires Hawita

The Hawita Group, based in Germany, Italy, and Latvia, has become part of Group De Ceuster. The integration aims to join forces within GroupDC's "Plant care" division and to take a leading role in making the sector more sustainable. GroupDC is a global player in organic and organo-mineral fertilizers as well as in organic crop protection…

How aeroponics can help growing trees

Everyone knows that planting a tree helps the environment. In this blog, LettUs Grow teamed up with tree experts and re-forestry project Co-Forest to dig into why trees are so important and how vertical farming technology could help us meet tree planting targets.   Trees are hugely important to our environment for…

How Google cloud is used in vertical farming

Greening by IT and Greening of IT go hand in hand. In view of unstable supply chains and climatic fluctuations, Infarm is showing a way in which food production can be decoupled from external influences and stabilized. Infarm's declared goal: CO 2 -neutral production by 2045.   Data is the “fertilizer” for Infarm…

Adding a protective layer that protects the cultivation system, keeping hygiene

Metazet FormFlex introduces a new product, the "Second Skin," a specially developed plastic protective layer that completely protects the cultivation gutter, reducing the adherence of algae and fertilizer to a minimum and simplifying gutter cleaning. "After a period of comprehensive R&D, our innovation…

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How a mysterious protein plays a crucial role in plant growth

It's springtime on campus, which means that flowers and plants of all kinds are bursting to life, growing and blooming. But why? What's going on inside a plant to drive this growth? It's a simple question that scientists have long sought to understand. In the Department of Biological Sciences, the…

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US (PA): Marketing campaign started to fill vacant Fifth Season facility

The facility formerly used by indoor vertical farming startup Fifth Season, which shuttered last October, is now undergoing a marketing campaign to bring in a new lease holder or a new owner. In marketing materials produced by commercial real estate firm CBRE Inc., the "fully equipped state-of-the-art…

NL: ASIF Ventures backs Amsterdam-based growing cabinets supplier

Amsterdam-based VaVersa, an indoor garden producer, announced on Monday that it has secured an undisclosed amount in pre-seed round funding from ASIF Ventures and angel investors.  ASIF Ventures is a student-centric venture capital fund backed by the UvA, the VU, and private investors. It is run by a group…

UK: Indoor seaweed producer pushes for local production as demand soars

“This is where the airplane goes – and there’s another one right next to it,” Pure Ocean Algae’s Michael O’Neill joked during The Fish Site’s recent visit to the facility. According to O’Neill, the 600 m² building is – to his knowledge – the biggest seaweed production facility in Europe. It is a…