Urban Ag News proud to feature Dr. Chieri Kubota’s class on Greenhouse Plant Physiology and Technology. Dr. Kubota was a professor at the University of Arizona and is moving to The Ohio State University this summer. Week 5-2: Energy balance 1 This week, you will complete the “Plant Responses to Environmental Conditions” by taking the last lecture on humidity. […]
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Urban Ag News proud to feature Dr. Chieri Kubota’s class on Greenhouse Plant Physiology and Technology. Dr. Kubota was a professor at the University of Arizona and is moving to The Ohio State University this summer. Week 5-1: Humidity This week, you will complete the “Plant Responses to Environmental Conditions” by taking the last lecture on humidity. Then we […]
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Urban Ag News proud to feature Dr. Chieri Kubota’s class on Greenhouse Plant Physiology and Technology. Dr. Kubota was a professor at the University of Arizona and is moving to The Ohio State University this summer. Week 4-2: Temperature This week, you will take the 3rd series of lectures discussing “Plant Responses to Environmental Conditions”. The environmental factors that […]
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Urban Ag News proud to feature Dr. Chieri Kubota’s class on Greenhouse Plant Physiology and Technology. Dr. Kubota was a professor at the University of Arizona and is moving to The Ohio State University this summer. Week 4-1: Wind This week, you will take the 3rd series of lectures discussing “Plant Responses to Environmental Conditions”. The environmental factors that […]
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Farmer Tyler visits Dr. Ricardo Hernandez at North Carolina State University to learn about light quality research and its practical applications in horticulture. See the trailer here, and scroll down for the full 43-minute interview! Full interview: Video Chapter Quick Links: 1. UV 2. Blue 3. Green 4. Red & Far-Red 5. Narrow Spectrum vs. […]
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Helping growers learn about the latest advancements in supplemental, photoperiodic, and sole-source horticulture lighting and making the best decisions for their plants and business. Learn from Michigan State University (MSU) leading lighting experts and researchers Erik Runkle, PhD, and Roberto Lopez, PhD, as they showcase their current studies and students in the MSU Research Greenhouses […]
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It’s a pleasure for Urban Ag News to blog about and share the new short film from the group Nebraska Loves Public Schools* based in Omaha, Nebraska. The film details how more than 160 students from diverse backgrounds are now taking part in an Omaha Public Schools’ Urban Agriculture Academy. When one thinks of Nebraska, […]
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Did you already catch our full story on Greener Roots in Nashville, TN in Issue 8? Well, we thought we’d give you even more to the story.
Continue ReadingBased in Nashville, TN Greener Roots Farm is pushing to have a major impact on the local food market through an innovative and sustainable approach to producing leafy greens and culinary herbs in a vertical farm with a custom hydroponic growing system. Greener Roots Farm worked with industry professionals like Hort Americas to bring their […]
Continue ReadingRoman Gaus, founder and CEO of UrbanFarmers, explains how urban agriculture offers the solution to grow potentially enough food in a city to feed its entire population. What’s more, it also creates healthier, wealthier and happier inhabitants, offering consumers fresh, quality food choices and access to a better quality of life. Web: urbanfarmers.ch — Twitter: […]
Continue ReadingGreen Pods represent a cost-effective and flexible alternative to traditional growth chambers and greenhouses for a wide range of applications which include vertical farming trials, tissue culture production, horticulture research, controlled environment agricultural applications and testing.
Continue ReadingCreate Glowing Plants using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler’s software – the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. For more information, visit glowingplant.com >>> More from Issue 2
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