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USA: WASHINGTON - Lacey Is Home To The Largest Vertical Farm On The West Coast
Here they can grow 6 million heads of lettuce a year, using just 2 percent of the water an outdoor farm would need
CANADA: Startup Bets 'Vertical Farms' Can Boost Quebec's Winter Berry Output
Standing about six metres tall, the indoor Vaudreuil facility will cover about 1,250 square metres and eventually produce 15 to 18 tons of strawberries a month, according to founder and chief operating officer Yves Daoust
AmplifiedAg Increases Better Fresh Farms Production 50% With New Indoor Farm And AmpEDGE Operating System
AmplifiedAg hydroponic container farm and technologies increased leafy green production over 50% for Better Fresh Farms
Myths Surrounding ‘White Light’ Part 2 – Do You Need ‘White’ Light To Grow Better Crops?
This article is the second in a series of interviews with Signify’s Esther de Beer, manager of the team of plant specialists at Philips Horticulture
VIDEO: Ottawa Startup Plantaform Hopes To Harvest Profits From Indoor Gardening Technology
Ottawa biotech startup Plantaform's system, dubbed Rejuvenate, uses a concept called fogponics to grow herbs and leafy vegetables indoors
VIDEO: Tortuga Raises $ 20m To Build Hundreds of Harvesting Robots
Last year Tortuga launched a strawberry harvesting robot. This platform is flexible, according to Tortuga it can be adapted to work on other crops like indoor-grown tomatoes or outdoor table grapes
Green Bronx Machine’s New TV Series on PBS/WNET In Partnership With NYC Schools
Stay tuned for more episodes in the coming weeks, with characters like Bobby the Bear, Sammy the Shark, and General Sequoia! And a very special episode in which the one and only Mr. Met teaches me how to dance
Recording of Indoor Ag Science Cafe April 20th
"Plant Factories And Indoor Farming Innovations in Japan"
US: KENTUCKY - AppHarvest Continues To Expand Operations, Adds New Container Farm In Madison County
Some Central Kentucky high school students will soon be able to help grow food not only for themselves but the entire region
USA: This Colorado Company Is Building Farms In Shipping Containers To Help Feed People In Need
FarmBox Foods wants people to be able to farm anywhere, allowing them to access fresh food they otherwise wouldn't be able to
USA: Delaware Entrepreneurs Start Growing Crops In Water. Will Hydroponic Farms Catch On?
Bill Jordan of Millsboro is an accidental farmer who's growing crops without soil. “I was going to make alcohol from corn or peaches to supplement fuel when fuel prices got stupid,” Jordan recalled, but he quickly realized that was not profitable
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
Continuing Education: Urban Agriculture
It’s been 10,000 years since the agricultural revolution gave rise to cities. Agriculture now covers more than half of the world’s habitable land and is spreading at a rate of about 15 million acres annually
How CubicFarms Is Feeding A Changing World With Its Automated Indoor Growing Technology
The global supply chain today is facing significant, costly disruptions. A shipping container crisis has upended the global food trade. Devastating winter weather has impacted the U.S., and ongoing labour shortages within the farming industry show no sign of relenting as border crossings remain shut
March Indoor Ag Science Cafe Recording Is Now Available!
This presentation 'USDA SBIR Grants Program Overview' was given by Dr. Steven Thomson & Melinda Coffman (USDA NIFA) during our 28th cafe forum on March 30th, 2021
Continuing Education: Urban Agriculture
It’s been 10,000 years since the agricultural revolution gave rise to cities. Agriculture now covers more than half of the world’s habitable land, and is spreading at a rate of about 15 million acres annually
Underground Agriculture In London Is Gearing Up
By 2022, Growing Underground aims to produce 60 metric tons of vegetables across an area of 528 square meters. That should be enough for 10,000 households and is 12x more than what is produced on a regular farm
VIDEOS: AppHarvest CEO On Building The Third Wave of Sustainable Infrastructure
AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb broke down what goals the agriculture technology is seeking to achieve by building a homegrown food supply in the U.S.