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EUROPE: The Sustainable Farming Methods Helping Farmers Earn A Fair Income
Fair market conditions, sustainable farming, and quality standards are also some of the pillars of the EU's new Common Agricultural Policy, known as the CAP. Its future goals are to combine social, economic, and environmental approaches to create a sustainable model of European agriculture
VIDEO: What Is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics is a form of farming that uses a nutrient solution root medium, rather than soil, to grow plants
USA - VIDEO: President David Lee Recap Business Update
AppHarvest president and board member David Lee joined Yahoo! Finance to discuss the company’s mission, a business update, and the ways AgTech helps impact food security and sustainability
USA - VIDEO: Founder And CEO Jonathan Webb, Recap Business Update
Jonathan Webb appeared on Fox Business program Claman’s Countdown to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings report and how agriculture is ripe for disruption
USA - FLORIDA: St. Pete’s Brick Street Farms Gets Multi-Million-Dollar Investment From Lykes Bros
Lykes Bros., one of the oldest and largest agribusinesses in Florida, is putting a big bet on the future of farming as it invests in Brick Street Farms, an urban farm, and market in St. Petersburg
VIDEO: California Farmers Leave Fields Fallow As Drought Grows More Dire In West
Northern California reservoirs contain only half the water they normally do in late spring.
Both the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project have announced they intend to deliver only 5% of requested supplies this year
VIDEO: Vertical Farms Could Take Over The World
As the global population continues to increase, vertical farming is becoming a more widely recognized and viable solution to our food production problem
Ohio State Graduates Find Success With Hydroponic Farming
The small hydroponic farm grows fresh exotic and artisan greens from around the world
Vertical Farming: Sustainable Food Never Tasted So Good
Vertical farming enables the ability to grow food closer to large population centers and also reduces the “food miles” associated with distribution thus reducing the carbon footprint
USA-VIRGINIA: New Moneta Farm Redefines Method of Growing Fresh Produce
A new veteran-owned farm in Moneta is revamping traditional farming with advanced technology to serve up the freshest greens all year long
Life In 2050: A Look At The Homes of The Future
In an age where Climate Change and technological change will essentially be competing for control of our future, the challenge will be how to leverage one to address the other
AppHarvest Hopes To Build A Garden Of Eden In America's Appalachia
AppHarvest (NASDAQ:APPH) is building large commercial greenhouses in Kentucky to primarily grow tomatoes indoors
'Food As Medicine Should Play A Larger Role In Society's Health'
TAMU Urban Farm United (TUFU) is a small-scale farm project based at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and uses vertical aeroponic techniques to demonstrate the benefits of hyperlocal food production. TUFU is located in a 20 ft by 50 ft greenhouse that was built in the 1980’s
USA: INDIANA - CASS Housing Is Growing, In More Ways Than One
A local organization keeps growing, in more ways than one. CASS Housing is adding CASS Gardens, an opportunity for residents to grow produce and create jobs
VIDEO: Singapore’s Urban Farmers Seek High-Tech Solutions To Turn Waste Into Resources
With the challenges of climate change and a growing population, research and development have become critical in helping overcome threats to sustainability with the help of technology
Were Medieval Cities Greener? Urban Agriculture In The Middle Ages
Cities have grown so rapidly in the past century that we tend to forget that, until the late nineteenth century, the vast majority of people actually lived in rural settings
US: INDIANA - Indianapolis Indoor Farm Packages Leafy Greens To Uplift East Side
An indoor-farming facility using cutting-edge technology is bringing new food options to the city’s east side
USA: INDIANA - 5 Acres of Food In 80 Feet: Urban Farmer Grows A Garden In The Heart of Indianapolis
An unassuming plot of land sits on the eastside of Indianapolis on 30th Street. From the outside, it looks like an empty lot with a couple of shipping containers on it. But inside those containers is an entire garden
USA: CONNECTICUT - Killingly High School Breaks Down How Adding A ‘Hydroponics’ And ‘Aquaponics’ Class Encourages Sustainability
Beth Knowlton is a plant science teacher at Killingly and has been for about fifteen years. She tells News 8 hydroponics is a fairly new career in the AG industry, “The future holds us growing plants in warehouse buildings and things in inner cities so we can provide a local food source.”