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VIDEO: Indoor Farming Powered By Robotics And Technology - Plenty

Indoor farming powered by robotics and technology is enabling one California company to grow 'Plenty' of flavorful nutrient-rich and pesticide-free produce

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iFarm Partners With Contain Inc., Increases Accessibility of Vertical Farms

Dedicated to securing lease financing for indoor growers, Contain Inc. works with private lenders to facilitate leases and create custom insurance solutions

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Entrepreneurs See Hydroponics As Farming Solution In Libya

Conventional Agriculture Struggles In Mostly-Desert North African Country

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USA: Local Farm Brings Hope To Food Desert

A hydroponic produce farm in Indianapolis is filling a need in food deserts around the city. Food deserts are areas where grocery stores aren’t easily accessible. More than 200,000 people live in food deserts in Indy, according to a study published by SAVI

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US: VIRGINIA - Senior Project Brings Daily Salads For School Lunches

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Taking Indoor Farming Operations To New Heights

Conveyor systems technology can help indoor farming operations grow to new heights while improving productivity, efficiency and ergonomics, according to Ultimation Industries LLC, a leader in conveyor technology and automation for over 30 years

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Explore The Sixth Edition of Clima, Powered by IGS

In this edition, we look at why precision farming and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) techniques are becoming more mainstream, and the skills and talent required to make this approach a success

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Flushing Hydroponic Systems: Nutrient Imbalance, Waste, And An Alternative Solution

We recommend that hydroponic growers flush their systems every month to every few months, depending on the type of system they’re running. But why? We’re also fans of the recirculating system because it conserves water and nutrients

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Vertical Farming: A Solution To Waste And Inefficiency In The Food Supply Chain?

The global food supply chain is in trouble. The coronavirus pandemic is only the latest crisis to highlight the inefficiencies and spotty reliability of the traditional model for getting food from farm to consumer

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US: VIRGINIA - Brooke Point High School Installs Babylon Vertical Garden

“The Babylon garden is an important hands-on STEM learning tool that will benefit our students in many ways,” said Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner. “The fact that we are saving 2005 square feet of farmland in a booming county is also of great benefit to our community.”

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Green Bronx Machine and Stephen Ritz - Our New PBS TV Show Featuring Leslie Ladybug And Tower Garden

This week we debut our friend Leslie Ladybug, who moves into a new Tower Garden home - Basil Towers - teaching all about seeds, vertical farming, healthy living, and growing food with children all year long - using 90% less water and 90% less space

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Can Vertical Farming Be A Viable Method Of Controlled Environment Production?

Fifth Season is using its fully integrated, automated operating system to crack the economics code for vertical farming with the potential to integrate with greenhouse operations.

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CHINA: $500 Billion To Bring All World Crop Farming Indoors

China will build 2 Million hectares (20 billion square meters) of controlled environment greenhouses by 2025 and this will produce half of their vegetables and crop needs

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4 Microgreens Recipes To Add To Your Cookbook

Because of their nutrient-dense properties, microgreens can be ten times stronger than their adult vegetable counterparts

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Polygreens Podcast Episode 21 - Dan Ovadya

Dan Ovadya stumbled into his career passion growing super sweet Chandler strawberries in low-tech greenhouses on the Israel-Jordan border in 1991

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How Can The World Benefit From Indoor Vertical Farming

Due to urbanization and enormous industrial development, we are losing our natural sources and farming land each year, bit by bit

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Luci Faas Recognized For Her Industry Efforts As Women In Produce Honoree

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, in partnership with Grocery Business Magazine, has developed the Women in Produce initiative to recognize the achievements of outstanding women in the produce industry

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April Indoor Ag Science Cafe - April 20th Tuesday 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Indoor Ag Science Cafe is an open discussion forum, planned and organized by OptimIA project team supported by USDA SCRI grants

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AppHarvest Acquires Agricultural Robotics And Artificial Intelligence Company Root AI To Increase Efficiency

Acquisition of Root AI and its signature robot, Virgo, bolsters the company’s intelligent tools to produce foods sustainably. Root AI CEO Joins AppHarvest as Chief Technology Officer

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How Square Roots Is Meeting Unprecedented Post-Pandemic Demand For Fresh, Healthy, Locally-Grown Food

Square Roots is expanding fast—deploying its latest indoor farm in Michigan in just three months