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Bowery Farming Appoints Newton Kalengamaliro To Role of Senior Agricultural Scientist
Kalengamaliro boasts over two decades of experience in plant breeding, physiology, biochemistry and product development, with a specific focus on the produce market
This Ain’t Your Grandfather’s Lettuce: Meet The Farm Of The Future
The vegetable farming of the future looks very different from the fields of lettuce and other crops you’ll find in places like California’s Salinas Valley today, according to Daniel Malechuk, the 38-year-old CEO of Kalera, a vertical farming company based in Orlando, Florida
Whole Foods Charity, Teens To Grow Tons of Produce For NYC
A group of New York City teens grew enough food in an indoor hydroponic farm to feed more than 2,000 students at lunch, with the help of a Whole Kids Foundation partnership with Teens for Food Justice
US: Texas - Personal Growth As Well As Leafy Greens Thrive in San Antonio Nonprofit’s New Hydroponic Farm
A group of people crowded around a shipping container in the parking lot of the San Antonio Clubhouse, a community and resource center for adults with mental illness. Inside the 40-foot long container is a hydroponic farm, which produces as many crops as a three-acre farm, simply with water and lights
4 Things Indoor Farms Have To Do To Survive
As a large-scale controlled ag farming company who is essentially in the business of electrifying agriculture — sustainability is a constant consideration for Crop One
Europe's Largest, Turkey's First Plant Factory Enters Production in Antalya
The factory grows plants in a closed area without soil or sun while using 95% less water than conventional farming. In the first stage, it will produce green leafy plants like lettuce, arugula, cress, spinach, thyme, and basil
CropKing Partners With Urban Crop Solutions To Grow Vertical Container Farm Showcase
CropKing, a full-service hydroponic company located in Lodi, OH, specializing in controlled-environment agriculture and hydroponic growing, will operate the Urban Crop Solutions’ FarmPro vertical container farm as a showcase, continued research, and testing facility
SCOTLAND: City Hydroponics Company Growing Fast
The company says that its vertical farms will grow up to five times as many greens as traditional ones
Paris Mayor: It's Time For a '15-Minute City'
Paris needs to become a “15-minute city.” That’s the message from the manifesto of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who is seeking re-election this March
United Fresh Talks Produce Trends, Opportunities For Indoor Growers
Each week we're adding new companies to our growing show floor. Among our most recent additions are Ceres Greenhouse Solutions and Percival Scientific
New Date Announced For Women in Agribusiness Summit Europe: July 2-3
The jam-packed agenda will remain the same for the July event
Coalition For Sustainable Organics Disappointed in Latest Attempts Center For Food Safety To Restrict Supplies Organic Foods through Lawsuit
Lee Frankel, the executive director of the CSO stated, “It is disappointing to see groups target pioneering organic farmers that use the most appropriate organic growing methods adapted to their site-specific conditions on their farms to meet the needs of consumers
Israeli-Founded Urban Farming Startup to Expand To Japan
Israeli-founded urban farming platform Infarm, the startup that combines vertical farms with IoT technologies and machine learning, announced last week that the company has raised funding from JR East, the East Japan Railway Company, to expand into the Japanese market, Japanese and English tech news website Bridge reported
Texas A&M AgriLife Expands Urban Agriculture Research
Niu’s research is in urban horticulture specifically. This can conjure images of community and backyard gardens, or rooftop and balcony plant installations, but her focus is producing quality food in controlled environments
This Brooklyn Farm Company Is Training A New Generation of Urban Farmers
In old shipping containers, the shoots of a new way of urban farming are starting to emerge, which could help meet the demand of a growing urban population
The Influence of Temperature And Daily Light Integral on Culinary Herb Production
Greenhouse average daily temperature (ADT) and daily light integral (DLI) can be adjusted to improve crop timing, maximize biomass production, and increase crop quality
US: Florida - Kalera Opens New Vertical Farming Facility In Orlando
Built in record time, the new farm has the highest production volume capacity in the Southeastern United States
Darragh McCullough: Vertical Farming Is All The Rage, But The Downsides Will Limit Its Potential
There are so many stories about this tech that you would be forgiven for thinking that there is going to be a vertical farm at every traffic light next time you make it into the city
Michigan State University’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grant Funded by The USDA
The initiative, OptimIA, which stands for Optimizing Indoor Agriculture, aims to improve the profitability and sustainability of indoor leafy-greens production