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Syngenta Adds New Director To The Board

Louise O. Fresco is currently President of Wageningen University & Research in The Netherlands. She combines a long academic career as a professor at both Wageningen and Amsterdam universities with extensive involvement in policy and development in Africa, Asia and Latin America

IGrow PreOwned 4/11/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/11/19

Student Farmers Get A Chance To Learn How Their Garden Grows

On April 19, Meier and Mital will present “The Grow Pod Lab: A UO Indoor Agriculture Experiment” at the food studies Food Talks series. UO and community members are invited to tour the pod and learn more about potential research, curriculum and community engagement opportunities associated with the Grow Pod

IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19

New Hydroponic Gardens Sprouting At The University of Utah

Hydroponic agriculture is an innovative way to yield more crops with less water — a win-win

IGrow PreOwned 4/9/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/9/19

The Future of Sustainable Food Is Fishy

Bonnough said he hopes to be able to bring this science to small communities in northern Canada that don’t have food readily available based on distance to farmed food and weather conditions

IGrow PreOwned 4/6/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/6/19

A Middle School Farm Team Is Automating Agriculture

The future comes in the form of FarmBot, a kid-crafted, kid-coded automaton that could help feed future generations on this increasingly crowded planet – and even astronauts exploring distant worlds

IGrow PreOwned 4/4/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/4/19

A Beginner’s Guide To Help You Grow Plants Indoors

In the last 5 to 10 years, a number of exciting technologies have come forward that may change the way people garden forever

IGrow PreOwned 4/2/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/2/19

Ohio: Hillel Day School Students Learn Across Curriculum With Microgreens

Robin Katz founded the non-profit Start Up Roots four years ago to bring hydroponic farming to a school for girls from impoverished Haredi families in Jerusalem. The girls also learn how to market their products to the student body

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Bigger Produce, Better Crops With Vertical ‘Container Farms’, Scientists Claim

A UK university has created two vertical ‘container farms’ capable of producing natural crops which, scientists claim, are more nutritious, have bigger yields and are ready to harvest in half the time

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Village Farms Spreads The Word About Healthy Eating

The Transformer Bumblebee even got in on the action to create some buzz about eating healthy!

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A New, Interactive Program From Agribusiness Academy

Agribusiness Academy empower Agri-Tech talent and leaders to deliver sustainable business growth. We work with leading experts to deliver learning and development for talent and future leaders in AgTech, Food-Tech and Urban Agriculture

IGrow PreOwned 3/9/19 IGrow PreOwned 3/9/19

IDEA San Benito, Texas Introduces Hydroponic Farming

The Leafy Green Machine has been developed by Freight Farms, a leader in the agriculture technology industry and the first to introduce container farming. A 40’ x 8’ x 9.5’ modified freight shipping container, LGM incorporates hydroponic farming to grow and harvest food for the campus. LGM will serve as a pilot program

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These Shipping Container Farms Will Soon Be In Grocery Store Lots Across The U.S.

Kimbal Musk’s Square Roots’ partnership with Gordon Food Service will bring hundreds of container-style farms directly to distribution centers and stores

IGrow PreOwned 3/6/19 IGrow PreOwned 3/6/19

Cadets Create Indoor Farm Inside Shipping Containers

Inside three shipping containers on the campus of The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, cadets are learning how to grow lettuce crops in a controlled indoor “farm” setting, producing organic produce in an environment that can withstand unpredictable weather conditions and disease.

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Republic Polytechnic Launches Course to Groom High-Tech Farmers

A new course here aims to train the next generation of high-tech farmers so that Singapore can produce more of its own food.

IGrow PreOwned 3/4/19 IGrow PreOwned 3/4/19

Calling All Microgreen Growers!

Are you a microgreen grower? University of Arkansas needs your help. The Gibson Lab in the Department of Food Science is conducting a study to identify factors associated with food safety practices on microgreen farms in the United States

IGrow PreOwned 3/4/19 IGrow PreOwned 3/4/19

22nd Annual Open House Gives Horticultural Pros An Upfront And Personal Look At All That Is New

Attendees will also be given the opportunity to help chart the horticultural future by voting on some of the plants and recipes that will be created and trialed in the coming year.

IGrow PreOwned 3/1/19 IGrow PreOwned 3/1/19

WUR Hosts International Workshop On Vertical Farming

Panel discussion include persons from Aerofarms, 808Factory, Urban Farms Global, Infarm, Own Greens, Philips Lighting, Heliospectra, Osram, Grodan and more to be announced soon.

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First Wheelchair Accessible Farm At Local Bronx Public School

Green Bronx Machine (GBM), a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to helping students live happier and healthier lives, is partnering with Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) to launch the first wheelchair accessible farm and teaching kitchen in America at P.S. 721x, a District 75 school in the Bronx dedicated to educating students living with disabilities.

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Republic Polytechnic Invests in Urban Farming With New Diploma, Lab

Republic Polytechnic (RP) is paving the way for the future of Singapore's high-tech urban farming.

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LED Lighting for Indoor Agriculture

Now, plants can be commercially grown without any sun light. LED lighting is replacing the sun due to advanced technological innovations.