Last session on 2 March emphasizes the importance of resilience To mark the Year of Plant Health, Koppert Biological Systems initiated the webinar series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to survive’ in December last year to highlight the importance of plant health and how it is linked to human health. In this inspiring series, keynote speakers […]
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Accurate mixing systems are vital in urban ag systems to maintainproductivity and profitability. [Photo: Mazzei Injector Company] By Jim Lauria, Mazzei Injector Company In indoor crop production systems, water is vital for crop growth, handy for delivering nutrients and other inputs…and a major cost. As a result, managing every drop of water—and every ounce it […]
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Looking for a job in horticulture? UbiQD is an advanced materials company powering product innovation in agriculture, clean energy, and security. Our quantum dots enable industry leaders to harness the power of light and our first end product, UbiGro®, is a pliable film that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal spectrum of light for […]
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As from 1st April 2021, Pascal Piepers will join Ridder as its new CEO, putting him at the helm of the international supplier in controlled-environment agriculture. Pascal Piepers (40) will bring with him extensive knowledge and experience from previous management and executive positions. Over the past five years, as Director of Retail, he has played a key role in […]
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The Ohio State University will hold a workshop focusing on greenhouse strawberry production in March. Soilless Strawberry School Greenhouse-focused Track Learn all you need to grow strawberries in soilless substrates under greenhouse and high tunnel conditions. Online live lectures and discussion on March 26, 10am-3pm (EDT). Recordings will be available for additional 2 weeks. Registrations […]
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Have you ever visited a plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL)? The Japan Plant Factory Association is now receiving applications for its 2021 Online Training Course on PFALs scheduled for Feb. 18-March 11. The course gives you the privilege of taking an exclusive look inside a large-scale, commercial PFAL in central Japan. Plant factories, or vertical farms, […]
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Fort Worth, Texas – Agritecture, LLC, an urban farming consultingand digital services firm, announced it has partnered with Harvest Returns, an agriculture investing platform. The two companies will work together to accelerate the urban farming and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry across the country by offering new entrepreneurs a more accessible way to raise capital. […]
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Co-Location With The NGA Show Shifts to 2022 Edition Press Release — With safety in mind, the Indoor Ag-Con management team has made the decision to push the dates for its previously announced May 16-18, 2021 agriculture trade show and conference for the indoor and vertical farming industry to the third quarter of 2021. The decision is in […]
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iFarm with Yasai AG (Switzerland) and Logiqs B.V. (Netherlands) are proud to announce the beginning of a long-term cooperation. With the launch of the first vertical farm project in Zurich, Yasai AG announced the signing of a strategic agreement with equipment and tech suppliers. The company involved Logiqs and iFarm as technology partners in […]
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Denver, Colorado, February 3, 2021 – Phylloceuticals, a privately-held, global technology company dedicated to providing medicine to underserved areas of the world, announced its formation today. The privately held company released details on their PhAAST™ platform, which uses plant-made pharmaceuticals to enable regions and countries to quickly ramp up production of much-needed biologics with public/private and private investment. PhAAST™, or […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension hosts Dr. Paul Karlovich of Sun Gro Horticulture in a new YouTube video. Dr. Karlovich explains how you can successfully run onsite trials to evaluate growing media options for greenhouse and nursery growers. Learn how you can objectively decide what media works […]
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INDIANAPOLIS – AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit initiative focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, released a new study today that found aggregate losses from the global pandemic cost Indiana food producers an estimated $500 million and highlighted a food chain going through disruption and evolution at the same time. Developed in partnership with researchers at Purdue University and […]
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Are you a self-directed individual looking to take your horticulture experience to new horizons? If so, GoodLeaf Farms would love to hear from you! At GoodLeaf Farms we are focused on producing local and ultra-fresh greens, without pesticides. We do this in an innovative way using efficient vertical farming. We have an R&D farm in […]
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AppHarvest and Novus Capital Complete Business Combination AppHarvest to Begin Trading on Nasdaq as “APPH” on February 1, 2021 Company Reaffirms Full-Year 2021 Guidance MOREHEAD, Ky. — AppHarvest (“the Company”), a leading AgTech company and Certified B Corp building and operating some of the country’s largest high-tech indoor farms to sustainably grow affordable, nutritious, chemical […]
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