IGrow PreOwned 6/26/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/26/18

South Africans Learn About Vertical Farming In Scotland

In April 2018, Intelligent Growth Solutions welcomed a delegation from South Africa to visit their facility at Invergowrie. The team of three were from the Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) and their advisors, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an African research and development organization which undertakes multidisciplinary research aimed at improving the quality of life for South Africans.

IGrow PreOwned 6/12/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/12/18

Palmerston North, New Zealand-Based Agri-Tech Biolumic Opens World-First Research Centre

Palmerston North agri-tech company Biolumic marked a new phase in its progress with the opening of a world-first ultraviolet photobiology research and development centre at Massey University on Friday.

IGrow PreOwned 6/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/9/18

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center Releases New Report on LED Horticultural Lighting Systems

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published a new report on the energy and economic performance of LED horticultural luminaires.

IGrow PreOwned 4/19/18 IGrow PreOwned 4/19/18

Research Complex To Boost Farm Sector

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has completed the design of a project to build a huge complex for agricultural research and guidance at Al Mazrouha, Umm Salal which will develop agricultural techniques helpful in increasing country’s local production to meet self-sufficiency goals.

IGrow PreOwned 4/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 4/2/18

NL: Strawberry Growers The Greenery Start New Season

Located on the High Tech Campus is the Philips GrowWise Center where in 8 climatic chambers LED lighting is tested on different crops, including strawberries. The growers took a look in this research center and were well informed about the knowledge that is gathered to apply LED lighting for the cultivation of strawberries.

IGrow PreOwned 3/1/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/1/18

What Are The Production And Training Issues Facing Controlled Environment Agriculture Growers?

Ohio State University professor Chieri Kubota is focused on helping to resolve the production and training challenges facing controlled environment growers.

IGrow PreOwned 2/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/28/18

Indoor Vertical Farming: Digging Deep in Data

Indoor vertical farms, which are sometimes called “plant factories”, rely on hydroponics. This soil-less water-based way of growing plants has been around for decades. What is different now is the arrival of cloud computing, which has given rise to data-based techniques aimed at producing better yields and better food at cheaper cost and in sustainable ways.

IGrow PreOwned 2/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/28/18

The EDEN-ISS Laboratory Starts Its Greenhouse Operations

"All subsystems such as lights, irrigation, air circulation system and cameras are tested and are working properly."

IGrow PreOwned 2/12/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/12/18

BCFN YES! 2018 Competition Motice Now Online

Like every year, the BCFN YES! (Young Earth Solutions) 2018 Research Grant Competition invites young researchers from all over the world to submit projects aimed at promoting agricultural and food sustainability.

IGrow PreOwned 2/4/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/4/18

Ketogenic Diet: Fighting Back Against Cancer

Ketosis — not to be confused with ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition — is a metabolic state in which some of the body’s energy supply comes from ketone bodies in the blood, in contrast to a state of glycolysis in which blood glucose provides most of the energy.

IGrow PreOwned 1/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 1/2/18

The Great Nutrient Collapse

IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, it’s been understood for some time that many of our most important foods have been getting less nutritious.

IGrow PreOwned 12/1/17 IGrow PreOwned 12/1/17

FFAR Awards $1 Million Grant to Create Open Source Technology for Gene Discovery in Plants

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a nonprofit established in the 2014 Farm Bill with bipartisan congressional support, awarded a $1 million Seeding Solutions grant to University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to study the genetics of rice plants.

IGrow PreOwned 11/29/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/29/17

Scientists Are Trying to Grow Fruit and Vegetables on Mars

The UAE is launching a probe to Mars from Japan in 2020, making it one of only nine countries attempting to explore the planet. If efforts prove successful, UAE expects that man will set foot on the planet’s soil within the next 100 years.