Light Quality with Farmer Tyler and Dr. Ricardo Hernandez

Farmer Tyler visits Dr. Ricardo Hernandez at North Carolina State University to learn about light quality research and its practical applications in horticulture.   See the trailer here, and scroll down for the full 43-minute interview! Full interview: Video Chapter Quick Links: 1. UV 2. Blue 3. Green 4. Red & Far-Red 5. Narrow Spectrum vs. […]

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Michigan State University 2017 Lighting Solutions Open House

Helping growers learn about the latest advancements in supplemental, photoperiodic, and sole-source horticulture lighting and making the best decisions for their plants and business. Learn from Michigan State University (MSU) leading lighting experts and researchers Erik Runkle, PhD, and Roberto Lopez, PhD, as they showcase their current studies and students in the MSU Research Greenhouses […]

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Urban Ag News talks Organic Hydroponics with Brett Elliott, farm manager at Elliott Gardens

Organic crops grown in a greenhouse using hydroponics Learn how one growers produces organically certified leafy greens and culinary herbs in a Colorado greenhouse using hydroponic methods.

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Local food movement from Nashville’s Jeremy Barlow owner of Sloco

Author of “Chef’s Can Save the World” and owner of Nashville’s premier sandwich shop Sloco, Jeremy Barlow shares his thoughts on the future of local and sustainable food production in Nashville Tennessee.   Video created and produced by Urban Ag News. If you are interested in having a video created about your organization please contact us directly.

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Greener Roots Farm – First Vertical Farm in Nashville, TN

Greener Roots Farm founder Jeffrey Orkin gets excited about being able to operate a farm “that has the potential to make money and create jobs, while educating the community about how this can be done, and what it does for our food system.” Based in Nashville, Tenn., Greener Roots Farm is working to have a […]

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Grow North Texas – How a Dallas Based Non-Profit Plans to Change the Way We Eat

Introducing a City to Locally Grown Food Grow North Texas is a nonprofit that seeks to connect North Texans to food, farms, and community in order to create a sustainable, secure regional food system that enriches the land, encourages economic opportunity through food and agriculture, and supports equitable access to healthy, nutritious food for all. […]

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Essential Plant Nutrients Educational Video – Part 2

Part 2 in the Plant Nutrients 101 educational video series by Urban Ag News. Farmer Tyler and Dr. Don Wilkerson define the three states of nutrient concentration: deficient, toxic, and sufficient. Tyler and Don then discuss the process of diagnosing nutrient deficiencies and toxicities.

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Essential Plant Nutrients 101 Educational Video – Part 1

Part 1 in the Plant Nutrients 101 educational video series by Urban Ag News. Farmer Tyler and Dr. Don Wilkerson review the essential plant nutrients and discuss the grouping of Primary Macronutrients, Secondary Macronutrients, and Micronutrients.

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Grown Locally: Quality, Community and Family at Ruibal’s Plants of Texas

Growing the best ornamentals, vegetables for Dallas Urban Ag Products presents “Grown Locally: Quality, Community and Family” a short documentary about Ruibal’s Plants of Texas and how they are passionate about locally grown produce and plants Matt Ruibal, owner of Ruibal’s Plants of Texas in Dallas, is looking to pro- duce the best ornamental plants […]

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Purdue Horticulture – 2014 LED Open House Video

Learn about Horticultural LED Grow Lights from the experts. Dr. Roberto Lopez, Dr Cary Mitchell and Students explore LED Grow Lights as both a sole source and supplemental source of growth light for commercially grown crops. Trials included: production of plugs in multilayer chamber using LEDs (sole-source), LED photo-periodic lighting of annuals, end of production […]

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The Whole Story: Jeremy Barlow of Sloco in Nashville

Did you already catch our full story on Greener Roots in Nashville, TN in Issue 8? Well, we thought we’d give you even more to the story.

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