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Sector | Education and Research

US: STEM Garden launched to drive education on indoor farming

US (CA): Beverly Hills High School plants green roots

Guidelines for cultivation in a vertical farm

CAN (MB): Pushing education and research to create opportunities in vertical farming

Researchers explore sensor multiplexing for real-time decoding of different plant stresses

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Trinidad and Tobago: Maloney Government School gets hydroponics garden from Presto Market

Trinidad and Tobago: Naparima College helps San Fernando community through 'solar-ponics'

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US (IA): High schooler designs and installs microgreen system for conference center

Researchers to use AI for real-time crop monitoring with Ghanian growers

US: Why urban farming captivates K-12 students

3D triangle LiDAR scanner installed at R&D center of Haifa Group

DK: DKK 10M grant to understand sugar and hormone transport in plants

Plants as biofactories?

Recent developments creating a high value opportunity for vertical farming

UF/IFAS researchers address issues facing indoor farms

US (NC): NC company helps bring CRISPR to high schools

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UK: Sheffield University to develop grow media from waste

Namibia: Farmers trained to use hydroponics and encroacher bush for animal feed

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Polyploidy in vegetables: Exploring genetics for crop evolution and breeding success

Call for Canadian vertical farmers to participate in stakeholder survey

UK agri-tech center launches in April

Quality and production enhancement of fish mint cultivated in a hydroponic planting system with designed plant growth-promoting additives

US: Research on leafy green production in vertical farms

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US (WI): Hydroponics STEM program fosters crop of young gardeners, scientists

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US (MO): University of Missouri to host hydroponics workshop on May 8

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US: Alabama urban farm startup flying on the ISSS

US (ID): Work at U of I’s seed potato facility

Giving symbiosis back to the Brassicas

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US (MN): Lake Park-Audubon High School receives $5k donation

US (NY): Richmond Hill High School partners with New York Sun Works to launch Hydroponics Lab

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Cotton sprouts as potential vegetable source

Studying the effects of soil amendments on the uptake of heavy metals in carrots

Produce safety guides for hydroponic and aquaponic operations

A survey:

'What is the interest in sustainable homegrown food?'

James Hutton Institute and Crocus Labs:

New partnership to establish the efficiency of dynamic light spectra on young plants

NASA

Astronauts to study plant growth and development on the Moon

CAN: AgTech innovation center receives support from Quebec govt.

Growing the next generation of farmers

Guam: UOG reopens aquapark to promote aquaponics as a food security solution

US (VT): Food production using CEA and agrivoltaics systems could become the new normal

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Alkaloid rich hydroponic chili for AgNPs synthesis against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus infected burn wounds

Conservation District hosts aquaponics training

Ukrainian turnkey greenhouses innovate agriculture in the UAE

The comparison between high-tech greenhouses and vertical farming

US (NC): Kalmowitz’s support of horticulture at NC State Uni

Italy: Space project imitates desert temperatures for future purposes

US: NCA&T to lead ag tech corridor project with $1M NSF grant

The Berkeley Lab

US: Hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future

Simple trick could improve accuracy of plant genetics research

Plant-Based diets linked to lower risk of sleep apnea

Marking NY Sun Works' 10 year anniversary

US (NY): Renovated hydroponic classroom opens in Bushwick

Tackling food insecurity in Lesotho and rural southern Indiana

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Trinidad & Tobago: Lady Hochoy students learn how to earn a living with hydroponics

UFV berry expert appointed Canada Research Chair

US (HI): UH, DOE team up to grow farm training for students

What is controlled environment agriculture?

Tissue culture lab to be established in Murcia

Philippines: Dept of Ag expands zero-kilometer food project to Limay, Bataan

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US (KY): Barren County High School receives grant funding for new hydroponic farming system

Researchers need your input:

Seedling and young plant cultivation survey: Plasma Activated Water Applications

US: Labor4Learning program accepting applicants

India: Kashmir growers get tech training at PAU

Wageningen opens expansion of microalgae farm: AlgaePARC 2.0

Characterizing seed-potato plant growth under aeroponics, a pilot study

MRI shows how crown rot infection progresses in strawberries

Vermicompost as an alternative substrate to peat moss for strawberry in soilles culture

CAES and USDA break ground on new agriculture research facility at UGA-Tifton

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Gardeners are fuming about a study that found produce from urban farms has a high carbon footprint

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Low-temperature plasma eradicates E. Coli, study finds

UK: Opportunities in Horticulture Careers Fair at CAFRE

Zooming in on microbiomes: meet the tiny predators that are vital for ecosystems

Comparative study of basil cultivation in Fieldlab Vertical Farming

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Physiological effects and food safety:

The impact of antimicrobial-infused water on hydroponic vegetables

Heidi Noordijk

Mushroom Producers Network provides mentorship and resource-sharing

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA announces grants for urban agriculture and innovative production

Donnie/University of Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta University launches vertical farm for R&D purposes

Wageningen University

Increasing soil salinity: new discovery may help make crops more resilient

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Low-temperature plasma used to remove e. coli from hydroponically grown crops

Canada: NASA-derived technology implemented on earthly spheres

Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find

GLASE to host inaugural Vivid Canopy program at Indoor Ag-Con

Stress causes plant DNA to respond

Inorganic mulching on soil in unheated greenhouse cultivation

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US (OH): Sulineville students participate in hydroponics project

Future of basil production is up in the air, KPU research confirms

Plants’ unlikely defense against climate change: different leaf structures

Sheffield research paves way for greener leafy freens farming

Automated water quality management system for sustainable urban agriculture

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US (CA): New hydroponics garden at Crescenta Valley High School

Small ideas grow big in Agro-Incubator

How vertical farms are shaping the future of cultivated meat

greenhub seeks to enhance partnerships and industry trust

How hydroponic gardens engage students

New nematode species could protect crops without pesticides:

Surprise discovery of tiny insect-killing worm

Foodborne-pathogen Listeria may hide from sanitizers in biofilms

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Yale-led research team uncovers the mechanism behind why plant growth and flowering sometimes occur in different seasons:

Distinct molecular pathways control growth, flowering in plants

At UMD’s aquaponics lab, growers have fins

US (IL): NIU adds “Hydropod” vertical farming system to Edible Campus project

Expansion and enhancement for multi-layer strawberry cultivation trial

UK’s leading crop research facility faces funding crisis

US (TX): Marfa students cultivate vertical farming skills with classroom lessons

New project backed by Innovate UK links AI and indoor farming to improve sustainability

Lessons from space farming for overcoming Earth's climate challenges

Evaluating research interests in vertical farming

The effect of LED spectrum and light duration on growth and yield of Brassica on floating raft hydroponic system

IoT photovoltaic-powered water irrigation control and monitoring system for sustainable city farming

Increased accumulation of Ginsenosides in Panax ginseng sprouts cultivated with kelp fermentates

US (NY): Students at Nazareth University enjoys new micro farm in dining hall

Ongoing cultivars in samphire and turf:

NL: New lab aims to lower barrier for small-scale vertical farms in crop R&D

Massimiliano Renna

Scientists tailor iodine and potassium content of microgreens

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Research project examines CEA pathogen risks

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University Lecture Series

'Basic knowledge for indoor farming'

Growing opportunities in low-cost hydroponic farming:

“We don’t need sophisticated greenhouses, but a good product that doesn’t ruin the farmer”