British Soil-Free Farming Start-Up Prepares For First Harvest

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British Soil-Free Farming Start-Up Prepares For First Harvest

At its new 1,000 square metre greenhouse in Norfolk, Airponix has ditched soil to grow potatoes using a nutrient-rich "fog" sprayed out of modified inkjet printers down long polythene tunnels of crops.

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Indian Hydroponic & Greenhouse Association (IHGA)

“Delish Veggies, Graeme Smith Consulting and Future Farms are pleased to announce the 3rd Greenhouse and Hydroponic Training Program in Pune India after the grand successes of our two training courses in 2017.

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Key Factors For Optimal Crop Production In Greenhouses And Vertical Farms By Professor Leo Marcelis of Wageningen University

Greenhouses and vertical farms around the world are faced with many of the same questions and obstacles when learning to manage crop production in controlled environment agriculture systems.

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CA: Similarities Between Running A Marathon And Running A Company

CEO Bert Mucci tells us how the climate screens Svensson supplies help Mucci Farms to create the ultimate indoor climate and maximize production. “No other suppliers come close to the quality of Svensson climate screens,” he says, and then lists the advantages.

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Netherlands: 9 Hectares Indoors Compared To 90 Hectares Outdoors

Siberia is an innovative enterprise that grows greenhouse vegetables in Maasbree. It was established in early 2016 by Peter van Dijck and Luc Willemssen who also own Van Dijck Groenteproducties, one of the largest suppliers of outdoor grown leafy greens to the retail and processing sectors in The Netherlands.

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Designing Resilient Organic Greenhouse Production Systems For Europe

Greenhouse production is a highly intensive cropping system that guarantees out-of-season production in any climatic condition.

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Netherlands: Students To Turn Former Prison Into Urban Greenhouse

Twenty-three student teams from around the world have taken up the challenge to transform the former Amsterdam Bijlmerbajes prison and its surrounding area into an urban greenhouse.

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Turkish Growers In Love With Soilless Agriculture

There is an emerging interest towards hydroponic growing in Turkey. Hydroponic growing has become popular globally in recent years and its popularity started to spread around Turkish growers as well.

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Northwest Europe Discovers The Benefits of Coating

Normally some of the sunlight that hits the greenhouse roof is reflected and does not reach the crop. AntiReflect significantly reduces this reflection. More light enters the greenhouse as a result; allowing for a higher production and improved quality.

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Energy Is A Major Expense In Greenhouse Productions (between 10% and 25%).

Several solutions currently exist on the market to help reduce this energy bill. The dilemma is how to choose an optimal configuration adapted to the external climate, inner climate, and crop(s).

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Aquaponics Enhances St. Kitts and Nevis Agricultural Sector

“As climate change increases variability in weather patterns, large aquaponics systems have the potential to increase food security by changing the way food is produced.”

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Effects Of Temperature On Basil Growth: Some Like It Hot!

Philips researchers all aspects that make up the ideal light recipe for a particular crop. But, did you know that we also study a much broader range of factors to come up with the ideal growth recipe?

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Using Sun To Desalinate Water For Irrigation

Water efficiency in farming and food production, whether for traditional rural irrigation, arid regions or urban farms, represents a key metric in the face of global population growth and climate change.

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Building A Greenhouse On An Island Far, Far Away

The first greenhouses appeared on the island of Réunion in the late 1990s. Due to the hilly nature, many small nurseries have been established on the island, mainly in the southern part. "The challenge is to produce in a healthy and profitable way on a small agricultural surface", Aurore explains.

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India - June 4-8, Pune: 3rd Greenhouse & Hydroponic Technical Management Course

Delish Veggies, Graeme Smith Consulting and Future Farms have announced the 3rd Greenhouse and Hydroponic Training Program in Pune, India, after their two training courses in 2017.

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Tradepoint Atlantic Welcomes Gotham Greens to Sparrows Point

From steel to greens: leading urban agriculture company expands to Baltimore with 100,000-square-foot state-of-the-art greenhouse facility at historic steel mill.

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LumiGrow Supplies LED Fixtures to Lettuce Work Foundation Greenhouses

LEDs continue to thrive in horticultural lighting applications as a new lettuce-growing installation attests. LumiGrow has announced that the Lettuce Work Foundation in New Albany, OH has installed Pro 325e fixtures in its lettuce greenhouses that both provide fresh produce to local consumers year-round and aid young adults with autism in entering the workforce

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Are Micro Leaves The Next Super Vegetable?

Israeli company 2BFresh believes that the combination of a positive nutrient profile, functionality, and increased availability mean microgreens are set to be the new superfood on the block.

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This Former Steel Mill Will Soon Be A Tech-Filled Greenhouse

For decades, a sprawling steel mill in Baltimore, Maryland was a key site for American industry, making steel for World War II battleships and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Australia's Largest Hydroponic Strawberry Glasshouse To Be Built In Victoria's Latrobe Valley

Strawberry growers say plans for Australia's largest hydroponic strawberry glasshouse, to be built in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, will oversaturate an already crowded market.