I am writing this post from my flight to Panama for the International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture (for those following on social media #ICCEA or #ICCEA2015.) My excitement for this unique event is really starting to build as I review the 3 day program. It is clear that this will be a great opportunity […]
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Spring is simply flying by! Its been one month since we released the Issue 9 of Urban Ag News. This was by far our best and most read issue. For those that have never read one of our issues, let me provide you an understanding of our mission: Our MISSION is to become the leading connector […]
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The 2015 Indoor Ag-Con Las Vegas was (like always) an excellent event. It was a chance to hear from business leaders from outside the industry, leaders from within the industry as well as (many) new comers and innovative thinkers with goals of revolutionizing the world of fresh produce. There were two presentations that I really […]
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Its Sunday evening and I am on a flight headed to Las Vegas, Nevada. Fortunately, I will be skipping the Strip, the mega hotels and the casinos. Instead I will be headed downtown for a intense week at Indoor Ag-Con. My week will include being a judge at the Agritecture Workshop with Dr. Dickson Despommier, […]
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The next few of months are shaping up to be an amazing spring if you are interested in learning about opportunities, ideas, innovations, inspirations and techniques that will ultimately shape the way we grow, ship and eat fresh produce. UrbanAgNews.com will take complete advantage of these opportunities by attending 3 events that focus on innovation […]
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One of the most impressive features of the International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture, also know as the ICCEA2015 (http://www.icceapanama.org/), is the ever growing list of speakers and panelist. Here is the current list of speakers: Dr. Toyoki Kozai – Chiba University Dr. Leo Marcelis – Wageningen University Dr. Wei Fang – National University of […]
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It is not often that I get a chance to go to a new event that relates to issues and topics that are likely to have a direct impact on the world of controlled environment agriculture. This week is one of those rare opportunities. I will be attending the North American Strawberry Symposium hosted by […]
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As #ICCEA2015 in Panama gets closer, I am getting more excited for this unique opportunity. Why? It is simple, the list of speakers and panelist continue to grow and become more and more impressive. I have already highlighted some of the speakers including industry leading researchers and professors like Dr. Kozai (Chiba University), Dr. Marcellis […]
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Whether it is vertical farming, plant factories, city farming, urban agriculture, greenhouse growing or rooftop farming it appears that people around the world are interested in the opportunities in controlled environment agriculture. From inspirational drawings to increased news articles and from blogs to social media the amount of “chatter” has increased drastically over the past […]
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Ever since I started sharing information on the International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture, I keep getting one question (over and over.) Why is the #ICCEA2015 being held in Panama City, Panama? There are many possible answers: 1.) The Panamanian Governments is extremely interested in developing and building their controlled environment agriculture industry. (My next blog […]
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I am excited to announce the addition of two amazing speakers for the ICCEA Panama in May 2015. First, let me introduce Dr. Ricardo Hernandez of the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center. Ricardo is currently conducting research in plant physiology in controlled environments. His current project (and part of his presentation) focuses on […]
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Just Released from the ICCEA: It is our great honor to inform you that the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE 2015 will take place on May 20th- 22nd 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in Panama City. For the first time in Latin America you will find a Congress dedicated to indoor Agriculture including Vertical […]
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2014 has been a pretty amazing year for both Hort Americas andUrbanAgProducts.com, but it appears 2015 is going to be even better! First, as sponsors of the 2015 International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture in Panama we are excited to get confirmation that Prof. Leo Marcelis will be presenting on the 1st day of the […]
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For those of you that know me, you know that I am passionate about educating individuals interested in commercial horticulture. And that’s why I am extremely excited about Hort Americas latest project. If you interested in starting a commercial greenhouse tomato operation, then the “Tomato Greenhouse Roadmap” written by Dr Nadia Sabeh and supported by […]
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