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    2019 Virginia Innovation in Greenhouse and Vertical Farming Conference

    By urbanagnewsJanuary 20, 2019Updated:January 28, 2019No Comments1 Min Read
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    Join us on Tuesday, March 12, and explore additional tools for expanding farm revenue through vertical farming innovations.

    Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension invite you to register at http://bit.ly/Register-2019-Vertical-Farming  for the 2019 Virginia Innovation in Greenhouse and Vertical Farming Conference

    Tuesday, March 12, 2019

    Virginia Farm Bureau
    12580 West Creek Parkway; Richmond, Virginia

     

    Keynote Speaker
    Neil Mattson, Ph.D., Cornell University

     

     

     

    Special Guest Speaker
    Chris Higgins, Hort Americas

     

     

    In addition, you will hear from:

    • Jerry Conner, Four Oaks Farms
    • Travis Higginbothan, Fluence Bioengineering
    • John McMahon, Schulyer Greens
    • Ryan Pierce, Fresh Impact Farms

    Join academic and industry experts in exploring the latest advances in vertical farming, greenhouse technology, sensor technology, lighting, and automation.  Hear from technical experts and Virginia producers who have been successful in incorporating controlled environment agriculture into their business models.

    Register by visiting http://bit.ly/Register-2019-Vertical-Farming before Thursday, February 28.

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