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Your gift to the Indiana State Fair Foundation’s annual giving program, Friends of the Fair, supports the continued growth of agriculture education programs, youth development initiatives and the preservation of this treasured Indiana institution.  Your generosity ensures that future generations of Hoosiers will share in the time-honored tradition of the Indiana State Fair, and create lasting memories for another 160 years.

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Film Studio, Hydroponic Lab Are Among $3.7 Million in Improvements For Astoria Public Schools

Students at P.S. 84 and I.S. 126 will receive $160,000 for hydroponic science labs. They’ll learn about hydroponics, a method that allows people to grow plants in a water-based solution rather than soil. Students will also learn how biology, agriculture, technology and nutrition intersect.

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BCFN Releases Report Exploring Environmental, Food, and Migration Sustainability

The report emphasizes the connection between climate change and extreme poverty, with a section dedicated to the link between climate change and migration. “Environmental, food and migration sustainability are different facets of a single problem whose solution requires an integrated, informed approach ‘from governments, businesses, citizens and scientists,'” the authors conclude. 

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USGBC-LA Announces Veggie Bus Project

“The veggie bus is a bright, inspiring endeavor for our volunteers to get involved in a hands-on project that has direct benefits for the local community in South LA,” says USGBC-LA Executive Director Dominique Hargreaves.  “Urban agriculture is an important facet of sustainable communities and this project is at the intersection of urban ag and sustainable building.”

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LumiGrow Brings Smart Horticultural Lighting to Cultivate'17

Cultivate ’17, North America’s largest horticultural tradeshow is set to use the entirety of the newly expanded and renovated Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC). AmericanHort’s Cultivate’17, July 15-18 in Columbus, OH, is the horticulture industry’s renowned professional development event with the largest all-industry trade show. AmericanHort estimates about 10,000 attendees, more than 125 educational sessions and close to 700 exhibitors.

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Palais des Congrès de Montréal Wins Prestigious International Innovation Award For Its Urban Agriculture Lab

"We have an immense rooftop surface right in the heart of the city, and we knew that by working with environmental experts, we could make a positive contribution by repurposing this vast space. Scientists, engineers, crop farmers, bee farmers, managers and a host of other specialists worked together with the Palais' building management team to make this project happen, which we believe will inspire other property owners to do the same," mentioned Chrystine Loriaux, the Palais des congrès Director of Marketing and Communications.

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Vertical Farming in Africa to Boost Growth at September Urban Agri Summit in Johannesburg

The two-day event will serve as a springboard to support the successful launch of Vertical Farming, Greenhouse and Control Environment Agriculture across Africa's urban landscape to help address the needs of the continent's rapidly growing populations.

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Iowa Agritech Accelerator Announces Teams, Executive Director

The Des Moines-based Cultivation Corridor has announced its inaugural cohort of five startups for the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, as well its permanent executive director, Megan Vollstedt. Vollstedt is taking over from Tej Dhawan of Entrepreneurial Technologies, who served as interim managing director until the executive director was named.

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