IGrow PreOwned 10/10/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/10/17

This Tiny Country Feeds the World

In a potato field near the Netherlands’ border with Belgium, Dutch farmer Jacob van den Borne is seated in the cabin of an immense harvester before an instrument panel worthy of the starship Enterprise.

IGrow PreOwned 10/6/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/6/17

UVa Alum’s Green Innovation Brings Micro-Farm To Table

The innovative hydroponics system is the brainchild of UVa alum Alexander Olesen, who founded Babylon Micro-Farms last year. Olesen is now relying on UVa’s support to launch the company’s next phase as it begins selling the tables on the market.

IGrow PreOwned 10/5/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/5/17

Vertical Farming's Best Kept Secret?

“Controlled indoor growing changes the way how we approach our food system and enables providing consumers fresh food with distinct taste and nutrient profiles, produced in a complete circular and sustainable system”, according to PlantLab’s Marcel Kers when he welcomed us at their headquarters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

IGrow PreOwned 10/4/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/4/17

Food For Thought: Bringing Farms Into Canadian Universities

The purpose of these farms is to act as living laboratories for students to understand how to grow nutritious food that works with the planet

IGrow PreOwned 9/28/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/28/17

Meeting The Environmental Challenge of Growing Food Crops

“The environmental control challenges for vegetables are much tougher because the produce is going to be consumed,” said University of Guelph professor Mike Dixon, who is director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. “The fact that they are destined to be a food commodity requires more attention to things like pest control.

IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17

Vertical Forests Are Returning Nature To Cities, One Skyscraper At A Time

Who on Earth decides to plant a forest on the side of skyscrapers? Architects, that’s who. Two bold designers working on opposite ends of the planet are actively designing farms, gardens and forests designed to live on massive residential buildings.

IGrow PreOwned 9/20/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/20/17

The Art of Future Food | A Nebullam Newsletter

Quote of the Month

"Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box." - Deepak Chopra

IGrow PreOwned 9/17/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/17/17

Life On Mars A Possibility With New Indoor-Farming Technology

Local Roots Farms has developed an indoor farm that could feed astronauts on longer-term space missions.

IGrow PreOwned 9/15/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/15/17

9 AgTech Startups Using AI to Grow Smarter

We won’t spend too much time belaboring some obvious points when it comes to feeding future Earth. Basically, we’re pretty well screwed. Estimates from just a few years ago said we would need to increase agricultural production by 70 percent to feed nine billion people. A more recent estimate says we can expect closer to 10 billion mouths to feed by mid-century.

IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17

Global Data Collection And The Future of Indoor Urban Farming

Harper is director of the Open Agriculture Initiative (OpenAg) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. He and a global collection of “nerd farmers” are working on a Food Computer , which closely detects – and allows you to adjust – the growing conditions of any plant in the room. Francis Lam talks with Harper about the project.

IGrow PreOwned 9/6/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/6/17

Achievements of the Ag Innovation Showcase Community

Here are several community members who will be speaking at this year’s Ag Innovation Showcase that you won’t want to miss: Nicola Kerslake, Pete Nelson, and Vonnie Estes.

IGrow PreOwned 9/3/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/3/17

Logistics Industry Will See Improved Connectivity, Efficiency And Security With Blockchain

MTI, in conjunction with Agility Sciences, have today released a white paper detailing the deployment of their Container Streams system in a supply chain environment. The results of the pilot have been verified by scientists at the University of Copenhagen and maritime technology leaders at Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC).

IGrow PreOwned 8/31/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/31/17

Autogrow Launches Jelly - The First Indoor-Agricultural SDK

'Jelly is the first step in raising agtech to the next level. For us this is about building a community for a new generation of growers who love to grow and hack the tech,' says Darryn Keiller, CEO of Autogrow.

IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17

Israel Agritech Market Map: 400 Startups Putting The Tech in Agritech

There are now more than 400 Israel agritech startups working on innovations for the global agriculture sector, according to new research from Start-Up Nation Central , an Israeli NGO and Greensoil Investments, a local agritech venture capital firm.

IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17

INDOOR AG-CON PHILLY

With extended Q&A sessions and networking breaks, there will be plenty of opportunity to network with the growers, produce buyers, entrepreneurs, tech geeks and investors we expect to join us. Participation will be capped at 120 to keep the conversation flowing and maximize networking opportunities.

IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/30/17

What is AgriFood Tech?

As with all industries, technology plays a key role in the operation of the agrifood sector, but the pace of innovation has not kept up with other industries. Agriculture is the least digitized of all major industries, according to the McKinsey Global Institute’s Digitization Index.

IGrow PreOwned 8/29/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/29/17

$8.8m Awarded To Support Innovation In US Strawberry Production

“California continues to lead the world in agricultural innovations. These grants are good news, keeping our state’s strawberry farmers at the forefront of sustainable farming practices,” said Karen Ross, Secretary for California Department of Food and Agriculture.

IGrow PreOwned 8/29/17 IGrow PreOwned 8/29/17

Solar-Powered Bike Sharing Farm Is A Mobile Community Garden For The City (Video)

Bike Share Farm has been made with mobility in mind. Using off-the-shelf components, a portable hydroponic system with a series of zigzagging tubes forms a frame into which two different bikes can be slotted as the mobile garden travels from place to place. The hydroponic system's irrigation mechanisms are powered by a series of photovoltaic panels.