Indoor climate control system allows energy-efficient air handling for indoor farms

“Due to the larger dehumidification capacity of our units, we have been active in the larger size projects with canopy space exceeding 100,000 sq ft (~10,000 m2),” Keith Coursin, Desert Aire’s president notes. Desert Aire has been actively building systems for the vertical farming market both in the…

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CAN: Brothers bring UP vertical farms to Pitt Meadows

The Rashti brothers are aiming high with their new venture UP Vertical Farms in Pitt Meadows. Bahram Rashti explains they are not only stacking their trays of crops 12 levels high, but their goal is to produce enough greens to supply all the bags of salad the province needs. That accomplished, they plan…

Fogponics, the next generation of aeroponics

Martin Peter, CEO of Lite+Fog, is presenting the concept of Lite+Fog's Fogponics in this video, which was taken at the Association for Vertical Farming in Munich. Lite+Fog, a Berlin-based company, started focusing on dry-fog systems as they noticed many benefits from it. According to Martin, dry-fog is a…

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US (NV): Durango students harvest hydroponic lettuce as part of class

Students in teacher Lu Boren’s greenhouse class at Escalante Middle School harvested 10 pounds of lettuce on Thursday that will contribute to feeding students at other 9-R schools. The students have been growing lettuce since late August in the classroom’s hydroponic system. The 10 pounds of lettuce will…

Urban rooftop uses: a Berlin case study on aquaponics production

Agriculture is an emerging urban use that can play an important role in providing food for increasing world populations, supporting circular economy and resilience, but competing with other uses for limited space. One option to address this spatial problem in relation to urban food production is to…

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Teens for Food Justice program awarded 300k by USDA for hydroponic expansion

Nonprofit Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) has been awarded a $300,000, three-year grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand its school-based, indoor hydroponic farming program throughout the Rockaway Peninsula. In partnership with the Queens South Borough Office of the New York City…

"We want to bring exactly the light that is needed – where it is needed"

"Every plant is different – and so is every farm," says Rauno Pokall, senior product manager with OSRAM. That's why the company not only offers standard solutions but also provides customers with exactly the light they need, in the form of customized systems. "We want to bring exactly the light that is…

How the UAE grew from 50 to 1000 hydroponic farms

Food insecurity is complex for the Middle East, with the region facing a number of threats to stability and progress. Tackling these daunting threats requires an overhaul of…

Will indoor vertical farming address help meet future food demand?

Vertical and indoor farming operations have gained popularity over the past decade, mostly in urbanized environments of developed countries. Some such farming operations rely solely on artificial lighting, and some still rely on sunlight. With the Covid-19 pandemic unabated at this point in time, many…

US: Substrate scientist to study future of soilless systems

There is an unprecedented growing global demand for soilless substrates in horticulture due to the increased production of ornamental, vegetable, soft fruit, and Cannabis crops in soilless growing systems.  While many may be familiar with hydroponic and aquaponic systems, most crops in soilless growing systems…

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OptiBiomass: where anti-COVID research and Artificial Intelligence meet

Since 2017, the OptiBiomass project has been considering molecules of interest to the pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical sector. Hemp, euphorbia, pelargonium, and echinacea have been successively studied in order to extract the most efficient active ingredients. In the context of Covid-19, the…

Heineken joins Autonomous growing movement

In 2021/22 Wageningen University is organizing the 3rd International Challenge to sustainably grow vegetables in greenhouses via fully automated control with the use of AI by…

“In extra-large facilities, the use of chilled water may be a more economical solution than individual units with compressors”

Desert Aire has launched its new GreenAire with VPDsync, a complete indoor climate control system with integrated controls and energy-efficient air handler that creates consistent temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure deficit for very large indoor agricultural grow facilities of greater than 150,000…

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Biochar amendment reduces the availability of Pb in soil and uptake in lettuce

The aim of the study was to investigate the ability of biochar amendment to reduce the availability of Pb (lead) in the soil and its uptake in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. adela). Seedlings of lettuce were cultivated in Pb-contaminated soils, both with and without 5% biochar (w/w), as well as in a…

Bringing vertical farming to an Israeli supermarket chain

Vertical Field’s main retail-based pilot was conducted in partnership with the third-largest supermarket chain in Israel, Rami Levy. The goal of the pilot was to explore the unique opportunities that vertical farming can offer at a popular, inexpensive, and widely accessible supermarket chain, as it…

"We can focus more on quality and how the product satisfies consumer needs”

“In vertical farming, it is interesting how quickly the industry has grown without specific varieties or seeds developed for that purpose,” says John Purcell, CEO and president of Unfold. The California-based company has made its mission the development of seeds and varieties and digital solutions for…

What is the cost problem really?

According to former vertical farmer Christopher Weis Thomasen, CEO and co-founder of Seasony, vertical farming is perfectly positioned to fulfill the world's growing food demand. However, there is a cost problem, he told attendees of the Vertical Farming Conference. “But what is that cost problem really?” The cost of laborThe…

Introducing Baby Rabe limited-edition green

Bowery Farming today introduced Baby Rabe, the next release in its ‘Farmer’s Selection’ product category, which first launched in stores in January 2021. Baby Rabe is now available through the end of December 2021 in Whole Foods Market locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as in select…

Vertical farms to take shape across Scotland under plans to stage hundreds of harvest festivals

Hundreds of harvest festivals and “vertical farms” are to be created across Scotland as part of the UK’s biggest ever culture celebration next year. More than 250 food-growing “cubes of perpetual light,” from which specially-commissioned music will emanate, will be distributed to island communities,…

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Indonesia: Container farming introduced on Jakarta

The DKI Jakarta Food, Maritime and Agriculture Security Service (KPKP) introduced container farming. Head of the DKI Jakarta KPKP Agency, Suharini Eliawati, said that anyone can farm in containers.  "Farmers in DKI Jakarta don't have to get dirty," said Suharini in her statement, Friday (10/8/2021). She explained…