Seattle, Washington, March 1, 2022— IUNU today announced a brand refresh to coincide with the company’s rapid expansion. IUNU recently completed acquisitions of Artemis, the leading cultivation management platform in the greenhouse and vertical farming industries, and CropWalk, an independent, third-party integrated pest management (IPM) consulting firm. Both of these offerings will be integrated fully into IUNU’s offerings under new names. The LUNA Platform is the most advanced technology platform in horticulture. Artemis will join LUNAAI, IUNU’s core computer vision and artificial intelligence system, as a part of the LUNA Platform under the new name LUNA CMP (cultivation management platform).…
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New L1000 model offers high, 2600µmol/s output3600µmol/s Arize Element® L2000 for higher yields and optimized retrofitsExpanded range to offer customers greater flexibility and choice CLEVELAND, OH – 28 February, 2022 – GE Current, a Daintree company has todayunveiled two new, high-efficiency, high-performance members of its Arize Element family. Thelatest L1000 model offers an increased maximum output of up to 2600µmol/s adding a newoption to the existing L1000 portfolio, which already features efficacy-oriented models offeringup to 3.6µmol/J. With the all-new, 3600µmol/s Arize Element L2000, Current is offeringgrowers more choice than ever before when designing the optimal lighting plan for theirgreenhouse operations.…
Join us for our webinar jointly presented by FAO China and Pinduoduo Inc. on Smart Agriculture in China: Role of Digital Technology in Agriculture, at 9:00-10:30 (Rome time)/16.00-17.30 (Beijing time) on 1 March 2022. This 1.5 hours webinar aims to explore, and discuss the potential scenarios for smart agriculture and share the experiences of digital technology for agriculture in China, including cases from the Smart Agriculture Competition on strawberries and tomatoes, as well as best practices on smart fishing, smart husbandry, and smart farming in China. This online-only webinar will be divided into two main parts: First, a plenary discussion where the…
Resource Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization committed to cultivating a better future for all of humanity. We measure, verify & celebrate the world’s most efficient agricultural ideas so growers can reap resilient harvests for the next hundred years. To take on the challenges of our changing world, we believe that food, medicine and other vital crops demand data-driven insights, shared with integrity. We are seeking a Resource Efficiency Engineer to support producers with benchmarking services, education, and training. This candidate will help us reach more growers with competitive insights for their greenhouses and indoor farms. This foundational work will…
Partnerships created the project AppLit resulting in the manufacturing of LED grow lights in the United States that will be used to grow greenhouse vegetables in the Appalachian region. Press Release, February 24, 2022 — In May 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, greenhouse vegetable grower AppHarvest approached commercial horticultural distributor Hort Americas with a challenging request. AppHarvest, which was already operating a 60-acre greenhouse tomato operation in Morehead, Ky., was looking to build an additional three production facilities in the Appalachian region. AppHarvest’s request to Hort Americas was to source LED grow lights that were: 1. Manufactured…
You may have an eye on running a plant factory, or vertical farms, or supporting such operations financially or technologically. Even if not, keep reading. Running plant factories requires science-based knowledge as well as practical operational methods and good business administration. The Japan Plant Factory Association has an upcoming online training course so that you can learn such topics. The JPFA 2022 Online Training Course on Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs) to be available from Feb. 25 to March 15 will provide you with knowledge absolutely needed for those concerned with PFALs. The course encompasses matters that people in…
Wageningen, 14 February 2022 / Wageningen University & Research The first episode of the podcast “Urban Greenhouse Talks” is airing on 14 February 2022 and will be accessible on PodBean channel. This five-episode podcast series explores the world of urban farming through the lens of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge#3, an international student competition organised by Wageningen University & Research. In the first episode, hosts Renee Snijders and Ed Smit look back at the origins of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge and examine how urban farming has changed in the last 10 years. They interview the godfather of the competition, Prof. Gert…
Photos by EE Berger, courtesy from Planted Detroit. The OptimIA team and the Urban Agriculture Laboratory (AU/LAB) are pleased to announce their partnership to determine optimal models between labor and size of greenhouses and indoor farms that produce leafy greens, while taking into account various automation choices. In addition, the study will inform policy makers and the education sector about the skills needed in this industry, as well as the extent of employment opportunities. The production of leafy greens (i.e. lettuce, spinach, kale, microgreens, basil and other herbs) in controlled environments is growing at a fast pace around the world,…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Controlled environment agriculture—indoor farming—offers a promising opportunity to sustain and develop our food systems despite climate change. This farming system requires less land and inputs than traditional farming. These farming systems are often in or near urban areas, which reduces or eliminates supply chain distance. However, there is still limited knowledge of the conditions many widely consumed crops need to successfully grow indoors, as well as the genetic advantages that can smooth a crop’s transition to indoor farming. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Precision Indoor Plants (PIP) consortium is providing the University of Florida a $2,112,454 grant to define…
Strategically manage resources for greenhouse and indoor cultivation By Gretchen Schimelpfenig, PE, Jennifer Amann Food production is responsible for a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Crop cultivation and supply chain processes require energy and generate associated carbon emissions. Greenhouses and vertical farms use diverse sources of energy like electricity, natural gas, propane, and gasoline depending on the facility type and the location. The worldwide controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry is growing rapidly in several crop categories. While CEA facilities use less land to grow more food with less waste, they can also demand more energy. Many states…
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from 1 – 3 pm EST This virtual field day hosted by University of Florida and colleagues at the RUG Consortium will provide greenhouse growers with principles to ensure consumer success and satisfaction. Gain tips to produce great plants for the booming urban gardening market in 2022. Learn what quality attributes are important to a home consumer, and about high-performing compact vegetable cultivars. Presentations will be given by UF researchers and industry partners. Click here to register for free: https://tinyurl.com/RUGFIELDDAY2022 For more information, email Dr. Celina Gómez at cgomezv@ufl.edu
Wageningen, 2 February 22 / Wageningen University & Research – The WUR Student Challenges Team is launching a new podcast series for everyone interested in urban farming. The five-episode series is set to release on podbean and paprikatastyradio on 14 February 2022 and will run until 29 June 2022. ‘Urban Greenhouse Talks’ explores the world of urban farming through the lenses of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge#3, an international student competition organised by Wageningen University & Research. The main motive of the series is the question of how feeding our cities can become more sustainable and socially inclusive. By interviewing a…
By Corenthin Chassouant, originally published by Horti Generation Introduction Strawberries (genus Fragaria) are one of the most important fruit crops in the world. In North America, California and Florida are the largest producers. In Canada, the Quebec province stands out with a growing production in recent years. In France, half of the strawberries are now produced in soilless culture (Ancay, 2010; Izard, 2017). In recent years, soilless hydroponic strawberry cultivation in greenhouses has gained popularity. In fact, there are many reasons for this: reduction of root diseases by using sterile soil, increase in yield per unit of production, improvement in working conditions – planting, maintenance, easier harvesting – and fruit quality, better use…
It pays in the climate change and coronavirus pandemic era of supply chain disruptions to look at the plant factory business from a clients’ perspective, and that is why the Japan Plant Factory Association is offering a new training course. The JPFA will run a new online training course in English on plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) on Feb. 25-March 15, 2022, which allows you to learn how large-scale PFALs in Japan ensure stable supply and quality for clients, a crucial point in business operations in such an era. You are invited to check and apply from here. The…