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Women in AI: How Does the Future of Horticulture Will Look?

But what skills are needed to work in AI tech? And what does the future of working with AI look like? Britta Meixner, Saheli De and Gosia Piekarska of Blue Radix answer these questions, and suggest how we can encourage more women to aim for tech jobs in AI or IT

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Controlled Environment Agriculture Funding Breeds Optimism For Post-Pandemic Growth

Although the pace of announcements slowed slightly amid the coronavirus pandemic, we have covered quite a bit of research on plant science, optimization studies for horticultural lighting, and capital investment alike. And I am pleased to see prospects are growing for companies working toward technology integration in this sector

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Signify Adds Automatic Intensity Adjustment Plus Year-Long Recipe Modulations To Horticultural Controls

There’s something for both the greenhouse and the vertical farm in the GrowWise tweaks, which in some cases rely on tying to other systems’ sensors.

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(Assistant) Professor Crop Modelling In Greenhouses And Vertical Farms (Tenure Track)

Are you keen to contribute to the sustainable production of healthy fresh vegetables? We have a vacancy for an Assistant professor of Crop modelling in Greenhouses and vertical farms. Do you like to supervise students? Do you want to combine modelling and data analytics with plant experimentations? Then this position could be a perfect fit for you!

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“Sharing Technology Is The Only Way The Industry Will Grow”

Lack of this might lead to farmers being susceptible to misleading information, using ineffective technologies, which I’ve seen many people suffering from.

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GE Current Donates Horticulture Lighting Fixtures To The Ohio State University

“We are excited to be deepening our relationship with OSU,” said Melissa Wesorick, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Current. “This is a great opportunity to strengthen our ties with this historic institution and the Ohio community, as well as inspire and empower the next generation of growers.”

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Sakata Seed America Announces Formation of CEA Department

Leading the new division will be Tracy Lee, an 11-year veteran of Sakata Seed America with an extensive background in agriculture. At Sakata, she has played active roles specializing in product development for multiple categories, as well as handling the company’s home garden and farm market vegetable seed sales

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