Published by e-Gro Downy mildew continues to be the most important disease of basilthroughout most of the USA, affecting plants grown outdoors at farmsand in gardens as well as in greenhouses every year. Widespreadregular occurrence of this devastating disease has clearlydocumented that management is needed to ensure a marketablecrop. Below are some tips for management, an integrated approachusing multiple strategies listed below is recommended. Management practices: 1. Start with pathogen-free seed. Eurofins STA Laboratories in Colorado now tests basil seed for Peronospora spp. There may be other companies that offer testing. It is sufficient to test only at the genus…
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Want a new podcast to tune into while you’re on the go? We recommend you check out CropTalk by Charlie McKenzie. CropTalk is a podcast dedicated to helping today’s agricultural business leaders find the foundational values that lead to success. Whether you’re looking to learn from industry experts who have transformed their organizations, discover how a value-first mentality can improve your business, or simply figure out how to prioritize your leadership, this is the podcast for you. Each episode features topics like: growing tips and tricks, farm leadership, company culture, employee management and empowerment, leadership development, future growth, mentoring, operational…
Survey Participants Eligible To Win May ’19 Indoor Ag-Con Attendee, Exhibitor Packages Press Release – As part of the extensive data gathering process for its new white paper, Contain Inc., an alternate finance provider to indoor growers, invites industry members to participate in a survey around its topic, “ Automation, AI and the Next Generation Of Indoor Agriculture.” The white paper will be released in hard copy during the 7th Annual Indoor Ag-Con, May 22-24, 2019 at Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV. Survey participants have the option to be entered into a sweepstake for a chance to win two…
Two economists at MSU Product Center Food-Ag-Bio, Michigan State University, Chris Peterson and Simone Valle de Souza were presenting “Perspectives on the business strategy and economics of vertical agriculture”. Chris started out this month’s Café presentation by giving a strategic overview of indoor agriculture industry, followed by Simone’s proposed model-based optimization approach including crop yield model, market demand and costs. Simone emphasized the need of data usable for analyses. Increasing profitability by minimizing the costs alone does not seem to help establish profitable indoor ag industry, and so value proposition seems to be critical to feed into this optimization model.…
Big Data Platform Digitizing Taste Scent and Taste to Present in the Start-up Technology Showcase to 1,200 Global Agribusiness Leaders, Entrepreneurs and Investors Press Release – Aromyx, Inc., a CA-based, big data start-up set to revolutionize agtech has been announced as the winner of the Radicle Challenge at the World Agri-Tech 2019 Pitch Day in San Francisco. Selected from a pool of eight finalists, Aromyx, Inc. has unlocked a $250k investment and mentoring from Radicle Growth. Aromyx’s technology pioneered the creation of quantified, digital representations of scent and taste. This technology directly measures how odors and flavors are perceived by…
Press Release – After 9 years of successfully designing and marketing custom made Growtainers® and providing Consultant Services for commercial clients worldwide, CEA Advisors is pleased to announce that they have formed a new division to focus on the legal Cannabis Industry. Recently we have completed the design process for the first competitively priced shipping container farm specifically designed and built for cloning and young plant production. “Although I grew indoors many years ago, I spent more than a year discussing today’s technology and the specific requirements of this crop with industry experts and component manufacturers and when I was…
With limited availability of qualified labor, your best investment is in training your existing staff to make better crop management decisions. University of Florida IFAS Extension can help with four-week, award-winning, online training courses in English and Spanish. The first course of the year, Greenhouse 101, starts on May 27, 2019. To register, visit http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/. Each course is completely online, and include streaming videos, readings, and assignments. They are available any time of the day, and new modules activated each week during the course. PhD instructors are available for help and interactive discussions. Graduates receive a personalized certificate of completion.…
Opportunity to work at leading hydroponic leafy greens greenhouse Hi All,Gotham Greens is growing! We have some exciting growth ahead this year and I am looking to add more growers to our kick ass team. Please share with all you think would be a good fit.Eat More Plants!JENN FRYMARKGotham Greens
Nursery and greenhouse growers comprise an important sector of United States agriculture that is uniquely situated to conserve water while growing plants that provide many social and environmental benefits. In order for Extension professionals to effectively help growers use water conservation technologies, it is important to understand the knowledge level and adoption rates growers have surrounding different water conservation techniques. It is also important to understand how grower perceptions of water conservation strategies relate to their adoption. In this publication, we present results of a study designed to understand the knowledge level, adoption rate, and levels of continuance associated with…
Revol Greens enhances irrigation water with nanobubble technology Press Release – Los Angeles, Calif. – March 5, 2019 – Moleaer Inc., the leading manufacturer of industrial-scale nanobubble generators, expands its innovative product line with the new Bloom™ nanobubble generator. The patent-pending Bloom, designed specifically for horticulture, is the most effective technology available to unlock the full potential of oxygen to improve crop production. The Bloom produces trillions of charged nanobubbles, ~80nm in size, dissolving oxygen with greater than 90% efficiency. Moleaer’s nanobubbles remain in suspension after saturation, creating a reserve of available oxygen in the water. Oxygen nanobubbles combined with…
Are you a microgreen grower? University of Arkansas needs your help. The Gibson Lab in the Department of Food Science is conducting a study to identify factors associated with food safety practices on microgreen farms in the United States. To learn more about this research project and to take the survey, visit the study website. https://sites.uark.edu/gmriggio/
In this month’s Indoor Ag Science Café, Tharindu Weeraratne (Autogrow) gave a quick overview of interactions between G (genotypes) x E (environment) x M (management) and shared the company R&D on plant health sensing using machine vision technologies. Indoor Ag Science Café is a monthly based open forum for indoor growers and scientists to communicate in a non-competitive space. For more information, please contact kubota.10@osu.edu.
On June 27 and 28, 2018 the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy co-hosted a workshop in Washington, D.C. The workshop engaged stakeholders, experts, and researchers from across the United States in interdisciplinary discussions on the potential for indoor agriculture (IA), in the context of sustainable urban ecosystems, to address global environmental challenges. Participants collaborated to identify Research and Development (R&D) challenges, opportunities, and needs relating to six major areas: Community Services Economics 5. Ecosystem Services Plant BreedingPest ManagementSystems Engineering Discussions relating to each of these six major themes are summarized in the body of this report.
A presentation by Jane Stanley, woody grower of Saunders Brothers, Inc located in Nelson County, Virginia. This is a case study on how old and new technologies are being implemented to cut water use and reduce plant loss. Learn how to manage water quantity and quality as a tool to grow better plants for the end consumer. Practical techniques are presented that can be implemented in your own operation. This presentation was part of the Virginia Nursery Landscape Association (VNLA) Lunch and Learn webinar series. Thank you to the VNLA and Virginia Cooperative Extension!