The Aquaponics Association is gearing up for their Putting Up Shoots 2018 Conference in Connecticut. This conference will feature tours of four different sites in various parts of the state. Attendees will be able to see aquaponics from different angles, such as commercial, research, community, food safety, and STEM education. The tours will include sessions and team-building. These will give the chance to study how growers in Connecticut are finding success with aquaponics and how to apply these lessons. Find out more about the conference and how to register on the Putting Up Shoots Conference Homepage. Also check out the draft Putting…
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This article was originally posted on currentbyge.com Horticultural lighting solution enables environmental benefits including 90% less water, 50% less fertilizer, reduced energy and carbon footprint High-care operation creates opportunities to redefine the future of global food, pharma and cosmetics with industrial scale production Clean room automation enables “no touch” harvesting versus an average of 13 human contact stages in conventional farming Project 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…
BioBee Biological Systems, headquartered in Sde Eliyaho, Israel, is at the forefront of implementing biologically-based integrated pest management (IPM) solutions in controlled environment agriculture and open-field production systems. BioBee USA, a subsidiary of BioBee, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., has partnered with horticultural supplier Hort Americas in Bedford, Texas, to work together to educate and provide greenhouse growers, vertical farmers, indoor agriculturalists and hydroponic growers with a wide range of biological control products. BioBee has developed protocols for the integration of its beneficial insects and mites with selective pesticides under strict pest monitoring programs. These protocols can be used by conventional…
The Controlled Environment Agriculture Center of the University of Arizona presents Hydronic Intensive Workshop event on October 12-15, 2018. Why Intensitve Workshops? Education Immediately meets application CEAC’S unique facilities support a quality learning experience, where knowledge from classroom lectures is immediately applied in the greenhouse. Substancial time for immersion The length and thoroughness of CEAC Intensive Workshops is unmatched! Each course contains 40+ hours of lecture and hands-on work in the greenhouse. Experience yields efficiency CEAC Intensive Workshops have been around for 10 years. With a database of 100’s of common questions and strategic delivery of content, we will address many…
University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses Advanced Nutrient Management /Manejo Avanzado de Nutrientes Train yourself, or your staff, to make better crop management decisions by learning in depth aspects of plant nutrition management. This course covers multiple aspects of pH management, how to formulate your own fertilizer from individual salts, and diagnose nutritional problems and take corrective actions. Advanced Nutrient Management is the fifth course of the Greenhouse Training Online program offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension, winner of the 2018 ASHS Extension Division Education Materials Award. This course is advanced level, designed for an experienced, well-trained…
CEA Advisors is pleased to offer our 20’ fully equipped Growtainer®, a highly engineered modular vertical production environment optimized to produce high value Micro Greens for growers wishing to market Hyper-Local specialty products to consumers, chefs and restaurants. Each 20’ fully insulated Growtainer™ has been substantially modified by the removal of the container doors, the installation of an end mounted man door and the installation of an insulated wall with door inside the container to create a separate utility area, epoxy flooring throughout and a climate-controlled production area. The utility area creates a barrier against climate fluctuations and prevents pest…
Read the Aquaponics 2018 Farm Bill Letter Here The Aquaponics Association today published a letter asking Congress to support aquaponics and other sustainable growing methods in the 2018 Farm Bill. The Senate draft of the Farm Bill includes provisions that benefit aquaponic growers that are not included in the House version. (Read the Aquaponics Senate Farm Bill Fact Sheet). The two chambers must reconcile the two versions into a final draft. Over 300 aquaponic growers signed the letter asking the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to ensure that the final bill includes the Senate’s provisions for aquaponics.
In response to increasing global demands from indoor farmers, researchers and future entrepreneurs in the exciting emerging field of plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL), also known as vertical farm, this coming October, Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) together with Chiba University will host an intensive five-day introductory training course in English on PFAL. Since 2010, JPFA and Chiba University have been organizing various in-depth and practical sessions, including introductory to advanced courses. This five-day introductory session in English, held October 1st -5th, covers what you would need to know before or after starting PFAL business or research. The sessions…
Join the industry leaders for a new program format launching this September. Farm & Food 4.0 and SmartHectar Innovation present a new program format for agriculture and food industry. Pioneering AgTech brings together groundbreaking international startups and established agri-food businesses to identify new products and technologies. The goal of Pioneering AgTech is to guide the agri-food corporates through open innovation and collaboration with startups. The program will take place on September 20-21 in Berlin’s Factory hub. Pioneering AgTech offers a match-making between ten industry companies and ten scouted seed stage startups. On September 20th the program will introduce participants to the best practices of co-creation and equip them with…
2018 Virginia Smart Farming Conference Using Controlled Environment Agriculture Thursday, September 13, 2018 Location: The Institute for Advanced Learning and research 150 Slayton Avenue; Danville, Virginia 24540 www.ialr.org From farms to greenhouses to warehouses, controlled environment agriculture is growing in the field of agriculture. Join academic and industry experts for this one-day event focused on the latest advances in protected culture, sensor technology, lighting, computer vision, automation, and vertical farming. Hear from technical experts as well as Virginia producers who have been successful in incorporating controlled environment agriculture into their business models. Keynote Speaker Neil Mattson, Ph.D., Cornell University…
We want to thank the readers who took time to tell us a little bit more about themselves. Thank you for telling us about your businesses, your hobbies, and what you are growing. We put together the data and wanted to share it with you. We noticed that most of you are small businesses, greenhouse growers, growing hydroponically as well as conventionally. The majority of you are growing leafy greens, followed by other traditional hydroponic crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and microgreens. We are really excited to hear from our hobbyists and those simply excited by growing innovative bots, techniques,…
Originally published by the Aquaponics Association Read what the Senate’s Farm Bill includes for Aquaponics, click here: Senate Farm Bill Fact Sheet The U.S. Senate on July 5 passed a draft of the 2018 Farm Bill that includes provisions specifically relating to aquaponics, hydroponics, and other sustainable growing methods. (Maybe our 200+ signature sign-on letter had an effect!) The Senate’s draft is an improvement over the House draft, which did not even mention aquaponics. But Congress must still do more to support local, efficient agriculture. The House and Senate must now reconcile their two versions and vote on a final version in the upcoming weeks. We…
Call for Entries – Deadline August 17 For any agri-tech company, the opportunity to pitch directly to the Agricultural team for the UK’s leading food retailer would mark a key milestone for their business. This year, Tesco has partnered with the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London (October 16-17) combining its ‘Agri T-Jam’ with the event’s acclaimed Pitch Day and joining forces to attract entries from the most exciting breakthrough agri-tech innovators around the world. Through its first T-Jam focused on agriculture, Tesco and its supplier partners are seeking innovative breakthrough technologies and solutions to improve its supply chain. George Wright,…
University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses Earn CEUs with Weed Management Manage all aspects of weed management in nurseries and greenhouses, including weed identification, developing herbicide programs, and the latest non-chemical methods of weed control that actually work. Weed Management is the fourth course of the Greenhouse Training Online program offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension, winner of the 2018 ASHS Extension Division Education Materials Award. This intermediate course is designed for growers with some experience and training, and offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for many States in the United States. The course is offered in English…