RESERVE THE DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2024 Drs. Joe Masabni and Genhua Niu are excited to invite you to attend our sixth annual Controlled Environment Horticulture Conference on Dec. 5, 2024, in Dallas.The event will be held from 8 a.m.- 4:40 p.m. on December 5 at the Water Education Building at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas, 17360 Coit Road. The conference is geared towards both new and experienced growers interested in specialty crop production under a controlled environment who want to learn more about the basics of crop production in a controlled environment. We have assembled a…
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Woodland, CA – Sakata America Holding Company, Inc. (SAH), a major subsidiary of Sakata Seed Corporation, is proud to announce the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Sakata Woodland Innovation Center. This state-of-the-art facility, located on 219 acres of prime agricultural land in Yolo County, California, marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to advancing agricultural innovation and sustainability. The Woodland Innovation Center will serve as the central hub for SAH’s operations, consolidating the company’s key functions into one expansive campus, including research and development, seed production, processing, testing, packaging, distribution and biotechnology —the embodiment of a “21st-century…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $9 million in funding to local organizations to provide outreach, education and technical assistance to urban agricultural producers in ten U.S. cities. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is partnering with To Improve Mississippi Economics (T.I.M.E.) to administer an urban farm outreach program offering subawards to community groups that work with producers in cities where FSA has established Urban County Committees. This partnership with T.I.M..E is part of a $40 million investment made possible by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. “Working with T.I.M.E. to fund organizations providing on-the-ground support…
Trade fair showcases the latest trends, technologies and best practices at Messe Dortmund From October 8 to 10, 2024, experts from business, science and research in the field of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) will be coming to Dortmund’s exhibition halls for the third time in a row. At VertiFarm, the trade fair for Next Level Farming and New Food Systems, international exhibitors will present their solutions for the sustainable agriculture of the future. The trade fair will be accompanied by the top-class 8th Summit of the Association for Vertical Farming. VertiFarm also offers start-ups space to present themselves and network.…
Next-level farming and new food systems show to be held at Messe Dortmund in October The third VertiFarm – one of the leading international shows for next-level farming and new food systems – is set to give start-ups, established businesses, investors and other players in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector a valuable buyer-meets-seller forum with a high-content supporting programme at Messe Dortmund between 8 and 10 October. The aim is to create synergies and help visions become reality. After all, the first steps towards transforming innovative ideas into viable business models are time-consuming and costly, especially when complex technologies are involved,…
DANVILLE, VA — Building on the success of previous years, the third annual Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East returned to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, VA from October 1-2, 2024. Co-hosted by Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center—a joint project with Virginia Tech’s School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, IALR and the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center —the event attracted almost 250 attendees from 35 US states, Canada, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong. The diverse audience of growers, educators, scientists, Extension personnel, suppliers, tech specialists, and government leaders gathered to explore the latest advancements in…
University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses Hydroponic Vegetable Production Begins October 21 Learn to manage different hydroponics systems, as well as the fundamentals of climate, water, nutrition, and plant health in these systems. Hydroponic Vegetable Production is part of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training courses offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension. This introductory course is designed for people with no formal horticultural training. Topics covered include hydroponics growing systems and structures, specific vegetable crop examples, business management, and food safety. The course is offered in English and Spanish. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by grower participants. Over…
Trade fair for Next Level Farming and New Food Systems brings together leading experts At VertiFarm, the international trade fair for Next Level Farming and New Food Systems, leading players from the field of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) will be presenting their solutions for the agriculture of the future at Messe Dortmund from 8 to 10 October. The event brings together key industry representatives to create synergies that turn visions into reality. In its third edition, VertiFarm is cooperating with renowned partners from business, science and research, as it has done in the past two years. Dortmund, 02 October 2024…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is extremely important in CEA vegetable, fruit, flower or cannabis production, whether in a greenhouse or a vertical farm. As most of us know CO2 is a key component of photosynthesis and directly impacts plant growth, allowing for significantly increased crop yields when, as an example, provided as a supplement in a greenhouse environment; essentially acting as a “plant food” that can lead to larger plants, higher quality produce, and faster growth cycles when managed properly. Why is CO2 in commercial horticulture? Elevated CO2 concentrations are proven to improve yield in CEA facilities. The challenge for most…
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, working groups will be hosted in partnership with Berkeley Lab as part of the CEA Accelerator Project PORTLAND, Ore. (September 18, 2024) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing climate resilience, announced today the topics for its working groups under the CEA Accelerator Project. Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) and hosted in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), each working group brings together members from the public sector, academia, private sector and growers to examine critical issues relevant to the ongoing advancement of Controlled Environment…
Register today for the 2024 GLASE Summit in Montréal on November 6 and learn from an experienced line-up of growers from the United States and Canada. Each operation, as unique as it is innovative, was selected to provide perspectives spanning geography, scale, and experience with various crops, including lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, microgreens, and other vegetables. Other Summit highlights include an engaging researcher panel, presentations on new technologies, a networking event, and a keynote by Tessa Pocock, Chief Science Officer of Soli Organic. The event will be held at Hotel St. Paul, and a hotel room block is available. Attendance is limited to 100…
Success with your Latino Workforce – NEW FOR 2024!Weed ManagementConcepts of communication and culture, and how they apply to your Latino workforce to create a positive and efficient work environment for all your employees.Understand weed management strategies for nurseries and greenhouses, including weed identification, herbicides and non-chemical methods for effective control. Success with your Latino Workforce is taught by Dr. Claudio Pasian, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at The Ohio State University where he taught for 25 years. This brand-new course will prepare non-Latino supervisors or coworkers of Latino employees to solve issues in the…
VertiFarm to showcase trends, technology and expertise depicting the rapid development of vertical farming in urban areas The business and networking forum VertiFarm, together with the science-geared AVF Summit, is bringing the industry’s foremost players in over 40 countries together in Dortmund. Awaiting decision-makers in the agricultural, food and pharmaceutical industries are innovations, trends and ongoing developments in the fields of controlled environment agriculture (CEA), next-level farming and new food systems. Dortmund – VertiFarm will be focusing once again on tomorrow’s cultivation possibilities between 8 and 10 October. For the third time, the international next-level farming and new food systems…
Integrating artificial intelligence into today’s environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25% – potentially helping to feed the world as its population rises, Cornell engineers have found. “If we incorporate AI into agricultural plant factories – large-scale indoor farms with complete lighting and climate control – all around the world, we can facilitate crop photosynthesis, transpiration, and respiration in these buildings,” said Benjamin Decardi-Nelson, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in Cornell Engineering. “We can expect to see substantial energy…