Category: Research

Study Finds Philips LED Lights Provide Improved Energy Efficiency and Production for Growing Food Crops in Space

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University of Arizona and Philips Lighting collaborated to create improved lighting for plant production in Mars-lunar greenhouses Non-water-cooled LED lights used 56 percent less energy; more than doubling production of edible biomass per kilowatt-hour (kWh) compared to previous water-cooled high pressure sodium system Research findings to inform development of new innovations in urban farming SOMERSET, […]

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The Diane Rehm Show: The Growth Of Large-Scale Indoor Urban Farming

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The face of agriculture is dramatically changing in and around cities worldwide. From Anchorage, Alaska to Tokyo, Japan, multi-story indoor farms provide fresh produce, fish and other products to local residents. Some facilities are greenhouses using natural sunlight, others use grow lights. Proponents of these farms argue they use less water and pesticides, while reducing […]

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Lettuce See The Future: LED Lighting Helps Farming Go High-Tech In Japan

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Humans have spent the last 10,000 years mastering agriculture. But a freak summer storm or bad drought can still mar many a well-planted harvest. Not anymore, says Japanese plant physiologist Shigeharu Shimamura, who has moved industrial-scale farming indoors thanks to special LED lights developed by GE. Working in Miyagi Prefecture in eastern Japan, which was […]

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2016 Tour de Fresh Sponsorships Available Now

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The California Giant Foundation announces several exciting changes to Tour de Fresh in year three WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Mar. 1, 2016) – This year’s Tour de Fresh cycling event, presented by The California Giant Foundation and supporting Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, is heading back to the west coast. The three-day ride leading up to […]

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The Association for Vertical Farming

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The AVF is an internationally active non-profit organization focusing on advancing Vertical Farming technologies, designs and businesses. AVF consists of individuals, companies, research institutions and universities. And all of them are united by the goal to foster the sustainable growth and development of the Vertical Farming movement through collaboration, education, and transparency. The AVF was […]

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Empowerment without borders: Meet Modular Farms

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– Chris Michael, Bright Agrotech Since the spring of 2014, Eric Bergeron and Eric Amyot have been growing and selling farm-fresh produce right in the heart of downtown Cornwall, Ontario. They started growing food because they saw the opportunity to make an impact on their local community by providing healthy produce to restaurants and grocery […]

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Soliculture greenhouse photovoltaic panels give growers a second harvest of electricity without impacting plant growth

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Soliculture (Scotts Valley, California) has released a new type of commercial greenhouse panel that both improves light quality by amplifying colors that are beneficial to plants and generates electricity with no loss to production. Soliculture has completed 3 years of commercial plant growth trials including vegetables, ornamentals, cut flowers, and berries that have shown that […]

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What’s With The Pink?

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By Jim Pantaleo Back in September, I had the good fortune to sit down with Blake Lange of Philips City Farming. The below is an excerpt from a lengthier article to be published in the January (Issue 12) of Urban Ag News. JP: Blake, thanks for sitting down with me. What’s with the pink? BL: […]

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Indoor Harvest Corp Provides Update on CLARA Vertical Farm Project in Pasadena, Texas

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Houston, Texas, June 25, 2015 — Indoor Harvest Corp (OTCQB:INQD), through its brand name Indoor Harvest™, is a design build contractor, developer, marketer and direct-seller of commercial grade aeroponic and hydroponic fixtures and supporting systems for use in urban Controlled Environment Agriculture and Building Integrated Agriculture. The Company is pleased to provide an update on […]

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Indoor Vertical Farming 2015: What I’ve Learned

Jim Pantaleo

In August of 2014 I was burned out. The previous twenty years of my life were marked by a career as a software-licensing business development manager; half of this time spent with tech behemoth Hewlett Packard. My ‘field’ positions consisted of all-things corporate; like long days and nights on the road far from home and […]

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Considerations for growing, marketing basil – Greenhouse basil production

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There is almost nothing more appealing than the smell of freshly picked basil. The aroma of a freshly cut small bunch can fill a room. Some of the great eating experiences of summer include the taste of fresh basil. It can be combined with fresh mozzarella on a sliced tomato just picked from the garden. […]

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Raising the Roof to Light Up the Future

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North Yorkshire Applied Research provider Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) has today confirmed it is to raise the roof on one of its glasshouses to create a new, state of the art research facility to examine the effects of different LED lights on long season crops such as tomato. Already leading the way with its innovative […]

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When Will Feeding Our Livestock Become Just as Important as Feeding Ourselves?

Katie Ketelsen

I feel like you’re the type of person who makes conscious decisions about what you eat. Sure, you may indulge in the occasional creamy puff of whatever, or greasy nachos (ahem…girl’s gotta have a guilty pleasure). But for the most part, those of us who are deeply engaged with growing food for the masses, are […]

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Could Your Startup Greenhouse Operation Benefit From Sharing Greenhouse Space?

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Sharing. It’s a skill you learn as a toddler. I should know, currently I’m in the midst of that stage with my own toddler. But as adults, as business owners, there are certain ways to share and maintain a healthy, well-balanced partnership. Below is a guest blog post from Chris Lukenbill, owner of Fresh with […]

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