Whether a grower is using a nutrient film technique or deep water raft hydroponic system, it is important to closely…
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Originally published in Issue 6 Japan’s plant factories are expanding to meet the increasing demand for safe, pesticide-free, locally-grown food.…
Originally published in Issue 5 Regardless of the crop being grown or the irrigation system being used, growers face the…
Originally published in Issue 5 Famgro Farms is using a vertical farm production system to successfully compete with conventional farming…
University researchers, some of whom previously focused on ornamental crops, are turning their attention to food crops as more growers…
“Knowledge builds on itself so that the pace of discovery is faster when knowledge is freely available.” USDA-ERS, Nov. 10,…
Originally published in Issue 4 With continuing concerns about water availability, safety and regulations, more growers are looking at water…
This month I had the pleasure of attending the 2017 North Central Extension & Research Activity (NCERA-101) annual meeting. It was…
Even as Urban Ag News’ method of delivering information on the controlled environment agriculture industry changes, it will continue to…
By Brian Filipowich, Director of Public Policy at The Aquaponics Association About every five years the Federal Government passes a massive, far-reaching…
Originally published in Issue 4 Regardless of whether growers refer to using an integrated pest management (iPM) or integrated pest…
Urban Ag News recently visited Golden Fresh Farms in Ohio. Golden Fresh Farms, a subsidiary of Red Sun Farms, has completed…
Originally published in Issue 4 The GrowHaus is refining its production methods and product mix to satisfy its expanding customer…
As I posted earlier this month, I have been fielding a lot of questions from industry peers asking why Hort…