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Texas A&M AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension invite you attend our first annual ‘Controlled Environment: Urban Agriculture’ conference designed for new and prospective growers interested in specialty crop production under controlled environment (high tunnels, greenhouses, indoor vertical farms) and for experienced growers who want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of crop production in a controlled environment. When: December 5, 2019 Where: Water and Land Resources Building at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 17360 Coit Rd, Dallas, TX 75252 Register at 979-845-2604 or https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/horticulture Topics Urban agriculture – current production systems and technologiesMastering environment control in…
On September 23, 2019, Urban Ag News, Hort Americas and GE Current, a Daintree company hosted the inaugural Great Lakes Ag Tech Summit. Held at the historic Nela Park campus in Cleveland, the event featured keynotes and panel discussions from leading researchers and innovative growers in the Great Lakes region who are shaping the future of food and moving controlled environment agriculture forward. If you didn’t have the chance to join in person, check out this clip. Dr. Chieri Kubota, Leading controlled environment agriculture researcher and professor at Ohio State University Dr. Kubota’s research mission is to serve in the…
From the Aquaponics Association By the end of this week (Friday, Nov 15) please call or email your two senators and one representative and ask them to Support the new USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. In the next week or two, Congress will decide whether or not to fund the USDA’s new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The Office was created by the 2018 Farm Bill but still needs to be funded. This new Office is intended to be the USDA’s central hub to handle aquaponics, hydroponics, vertical growing, and other new growing methods. It will…
PRESS RELEASE – After leading a year-long study of two hundred indoor agriculture stakeholders that confirmed the need for a Center of Excellence, Eric W. Stein, Ph.D., co- founder and Executive Director is pleased to announce the launch of phase one of the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture, which includes a membership-based networking platform and marketplace exchange web site that brings together 21st century farmers, entrepreneurs, technologists, suppliers, communities, universities, and government. The Center’s new features are available at indooragcenter.org The goal of the Center is to accelerate growth and innovation in the industry through leadership, knowledge sharing, marketplace…
The Greenhouse Extension team at the University of Connecticut is hosting a 4-part webinar series on nutrient management and root health in hydroponically-grown leafy greens. The webinars are on 2-6 December from 12-1 pm EST. Each webinar will be 30 minutes + 10 minutes for Q&A. Topics in the webinar will include basic and advanced nutrient management, diagnosis and control of root pathogens, and system design for a closed irrigation system in hydroponics. Registration is free. For more information, go to https://greenhouse.uconn.edu/webinars/
Entries Open Until December 6; Finalists to Participate in the Pitch Day at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in March 2020 Radicle Growth, an acceleration fund, and Corteva Agriscience, a leading pure-play agricultural company, today announced the launch of The Radicle Challenge by Corteva, to be hosted at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. Together, Radicle and Corteva will identify a promising agtech startup that is solving agricultural challenges with novel technology solutions and support its success. Entrepreneurs with technologies across the agricultural landscape who are solving problems with breakthrough technology solutions are invited to apply to take part in the Challenge between now and…
By Astwood Group [Vertivore] For vertical farmers, the question of “what can we do with all of this excess heat from the LED lights?” is a reoccurring question. One firm in the Midlands decided to put their thinking caps on and come up with a solution when posed with that exact dilemma. In a bid to take more eco-friendly steps, the firm Astwood Group, formed a business idea that has revolutionized the agricultural sector, making expert use of all of that wasted heat. Enter Lab Culture. An innovative microbrewery based in the Midlands, UK. An idea born from a team…
2019 Aquaponics Food Safety Statement Sign-on Dear Aquaponics Growers, At the Putting Out Fruits conference last month, we all agreed that it was important for our community to make a positive statement asserting the food safety status of aquaponics. Part of the motivation was that a major food safety certifier, Canada GAP, recently announced it will revoke certification for aquaponic farms in 2020, citing unfounded concerns. The withdrawal of aquaponics eligibility from this certifier has already set back commercial operations in Canada. We believe that the aquaponics community must make a positive statement asserting our food safety credentials to ensure…
Press Release – Emeryville, California – LumiGrow, a smart horticultural lighting company announced today that they’re launching a new product-line of early disease detection sensors and services. Their innovative release is set to solve one of the most critical unmet needs in agriculture today. “Our partnership with Scanit Technologies marks a major shift in how crop disease will now be managed,” said LumiGrow CEO, Jay Albere II. “It all starts with empowering growers to take preventative action towards disease management rather than being forced to issue treatment actions when it’s often too late. We’re now calling for growers interested in…
A Forbes article, written by Donald Marvin Originally published on Forbes.com Can Cutting Costs Via Robotics Unlock Vertical Farming Profits? Despite the enthusiasm of the investment community for vertical ag in recent years, the indoor vertical farming industry has yet to deliver an economically viable business model. No matter how well funded they might be, most indoor vertical farms struggle to be profitable. The reasons are simple: high operating costs, especially for labor and energy. One of the newest entrants to the vertical ag scene, Fifth Season, has designed its first 60,000-square-foot indoor vertical farm, now being constructed near Pittsburgh, and…
The Ohio State University is organizing annual Greenhouse Management Workshop (January 16 & 17, 2020; Wooster, OH), providing learning opportunities for the basics of greenhouse management practices. Improve you crop productivity, from managing lighting, temperature and humidity to controlling disease and pests.Attend in person for educational sessions, greenhouse tours, and network reception. Attend via webinar for presentations only. Education Credits GAPs Certification of Completion will be provided. Continuing education credits have been requested for several certification programs. For those who are difficult to travel, the whole workshop (except tours) will be accessible for online participants via webinar. Click here for…
This article was originally posted on currentbyge.com Horticultural lighting solution enables environmental benefits including 90% less water, 50% less fertiliser, reduced energy and carbon footprintHigh-care operation creates opportunities to redefine the future of global food, pharma and cosmetics with industrial scale productionClean room automation enables “no touch” harvesting versus an average of 13 human contact stages in conventional farmingProject heralds the start of a long-term partnership with Jones Food Company Ltd. and wider ecosystem to research new ways to scale global food production to meet the needs of a growing population Jones Food Company Ltd. is a prime example of the…
Above: Jeff Bednar and Chef Josh Romero at Urban Taco Collaboration is key to efficiency and profitfor local farmers. By Karel Holloway Almost 30 North Texas farmers, ranchers and other food producers are working with a new company to relieve the tedious chore of delivering products to area restaurants. It frees up more time for growing and can increase profits, the founders say. “For almost five years we did all our own deliveries,” said Nelson Carter of Cartermere Farms in Celina, north of Dallas. “The reality is we’re a bunch of farmers. None of us worked for UPS or Fed…