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    Can plant phytonutrients grown in a controlled environment help people recover from Covid-19 and long Covid?

    By Janet ColstonAugust 4, 20214

    “First, do no harm” Hippocrates Covid-19 effects are the most well known in the world. More than a year on…

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    Vertical Farming Congress Raises Expectations

    By urbanagnewsAugust 4, 20210

    The 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress on 20-22 September will now be held entirely online, to ensure complete certainty for…

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    Center to Announce First Winners of its “Best in Class” Awards

    By urbanagnewsJuly 26, 20210

    Media, PA – The Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture, a U.S. based company that supports the growth and development…

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    80 Acres Farms CEO Mike Zelkind joins CEO keynote line-up for in-person Indoor Ag-Con in Orlando Oct. 4-5, 2021

    By urbanagnewsJuly 23, 20210

    80 Acres Farms CEO Mike Zelkind will lead the Day Two CEO Keynote Address for the in-person October 4-5, 2021…

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    Will tomatoes be the next big commercial crop for vertical farms?

    By David Kuack, UrbanAgNews.comJuly 22, 20217

    University of California-Riverside researchers Martha Orozco-Cárdenas (above) and Robert Jinkerson are using CRISPR gene-editing technology to develop short tomato plants…

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    NIFA Invests Over $7M to Support Research Innovations and Workforce Development at Agricultural Colleges

    By urbanagnewsJuly 21, 20210

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an…

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    Midsummer: Tomato propagation for cultivation under lights in full swing

    By urbanagnewsJuly 21, 20210

    The lit cultivation of tomatoes has increased strongly in Northwest Europe in recent years. In the Netherlands, more than 60% of the cultivated…

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    Team ‘Koala’ winner of first phase Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge

    By urbanagnewsJuly 21, 20210

    During the Online Challenge 46 teams from 24 countries grew virtual lettuce with the help of artificial intelligence, and evaluated…

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    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. And how sustainable packaging is evolving our ideals

    By urbanagnewsJuly 14, 20210

    “As a millennial, it’s no surprise, from a very early age I was taught about the ‘Three R’s’ of environmental…

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    Do produce farmers actually hold the answers to better health?

    By Janet ColstonJuly 12, 20210

    “The part can never be well until the whole is well” Plato A diagnosis of diabetes is a time in…

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    2021 Global CEA Census will measure the impact of sustainability

    By urbanagnewsJuly 8, 20210

    Press Release – The 2021 Global CEA Census has launched with a focus on growers’ perspectives on sustainability and how…

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    Events

    Vertical Farming World to meet in September

    By urbanagnewsJuly 7, 20211

    With the theme of ‘Raising Expectations’, the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress will host industrymembers, from global leaders to new…

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    University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online course Costing and Profitability begins August 2

    By urbanagnewsJuly 7, 20210

    Accurately estimate production cost and profit for your greenhouse or nursery business by taking Costing & Profitability, which is the…

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    Events

    JPFA’s 142nd online workshop on July 9 -Latest CEA developments in the US

    By urbanagnewsJuly 6, 20210

    JPFA Cares about Interactivity in Pandemic Times The Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) has taken a look at how better…

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