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How Indoor Farming Is Shaping The Future of The Agriculture And Curbing Climate Change
Bowery Farming Founder & CEO joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel to discuss how the vertical farming company has expanded into more than 650 U.S. stores as well as break down how consumer demands are changing our food systems
Technology Quarterly, The Future of Agriculture
If agriculture is to continue to feed the world, it needs to become more like manufacturing, says Geoffrey Carr. Fortunately, that is already beginning to happen
Is The Future of Farming Indoors?
The global population is predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and to feed everyone, it’s estimated that global food production will need to increase by up to 70% in the next 30 years
JPFA Webinar June 30 - The Challenges And Impact of COVID-19
The Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) is organizing its 138th online workshop. The workshop is free of charge
Farm Fresh Produce - Fresh Is Better
In 2010, we planted the seed of a new idea. When Steven Ceccarelli started this company, his goal was to take a fresh approach to growing and packing produce. Today, Farm Fresh has grown into one of the most innovative and reliable produce distribution operations around.
USA: Indoor Growers Wanted For CEA Survey
"The current step in our research plan is to verify the details of this chart with peer growers worldwide via a survey", explains research associate Wythe Marschall. "It invites indoor farm managers to tell us how important each skill is, and how frequently it is conducted
Vertical Farming Is The Future of The Agriculture Industry
Vertical farming is a simple practice of producing food crops on vertically inclined surfaces, unlike the traditional farming method of single-level like in fields or greenhouses
Vertical Farming: How Plant Factories Stack Up Against Field Agriculture
With the world's population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, estimations project that food production must increase by 70 percent to keep up with worldwide demand. This means farmers will be required to grow more foodstuff in the next 35 to 40 years than the last 10,000 years combined
2 Day Webcast Series: New Ag International Digital Week
Join us 14 & 15 October 2019 for New Ag Digital Week, a global 2-day series of live educational webcasts and downloadable resources providing the latest insights on Biostimulants, Biocontrol, specialty fertilizers, Irrigation and new/the latest Greenhouse and Precision Ag technologies
Cultivate '19 is a wrap
The ninetieth edition of the trade show was one of the biggest ones in the last years and expectations are this is not to change for the next edition
Bad Certification News From Canada
CanadaGAP, a government-recognized food safety certification program, stated that it will withdraw CanadaGAP certification for Aquaponic production effective March 31, 2020
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
At the fifth-annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue noted his admiration for the level of innovation that continues to be developed in the agricultural sector
US (WV): Good Hot, Dry Weather Helpful in Aquaponics Facility's Construction
The recent hot, dry summer weather has been good as the project moves forward.
Living Greens Farm Becomes One of the Largest Indoor Farms in the World
On Feb. 22, Living Greens Farm Will Open Their Third Grow Room In Faribault, Minn.
Farming On The Roofs of Shopping Malls In Singapore
Agriculture, takes up only about 1% of its land area.
Urban Farms Could be Incredibly Efficient—But Aren’t Yet
Casual farmers overwork, buy fertilizer, and use municipal water.
With Farms Atop Malls, Singapore Gets Serious About Food Security
The farm's small size belies its big ambition: to help improve the city's food security.