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Understanding the business of growing edible crops in a greenhouse or vertical farm

January 17, 2019July 27, 2019David Kuack, UrbanAgNews.com1

Regardless of whether specialty crops are grown in hoop houses, greenhouses or indoor vertical farms, growers are incorporating technology to improve production and profitability. When it comes to technology, most controlled environment growers are looking for ways to produce their crops as efficiently and as economically as possible. Purdue University horticulture and agricultural economics professor […]

Indoor Ag-Con Asia will be “unconferencing”

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019urbanagnews0

Our friends at Indoor Ag-Con like to trial new approaches at their events; they’ve featured everything from specially commissioned indoor ag adult coloring books to a series of industry white papers. One of their more frequent requests of late has been for a space for participants to share their own ideas with fellow indoor ag enthusiasts. […]

Farm Bill Creates Office for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

December 21, 2018February 5, 2019Brian Filipowich3

The 2018 Farm Bill (H.R.2) passed both the House and Senate and will be signed into law by the President imminently. The Bill creates the USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production which should boost aquaponics, hydroponics, and other sustainable growing methods. The Bill establishes the Office “to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging […]

Updated daily light integral (DLI) maps now available

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018urbanagnews0

New DLI maps have been created from an updated database that includes data from 1998 to 2009. Daily light integral (DLI) is the amount of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) received each day as a function of light intensity and duration. DLI maps display the ambient light delivered daily during each month across the entire United […]

Researchers seek your input with culinary herb survey

October 25, 2018November 14, 2018urbanagnews0

University researchers are seeking input from potted and fresh cut culinary herb growers in order to initiate a national research and extension project aimed to address the needs of the emerging industry. Your anonymous input for our survey will help to steer the focus of this project. Currently, researchers from Michigan State University, Purdue University, […]

Virginia Smart Farming 2018 Conference

August 1, 2018August 6, 2018urbanagnews0

2018 Virginia Smart Farming Conference Using Controlled Environment Agriculture Thursday, September 13, 2018 Location: The Institute for Advanced Learning and research 150 Slayton Avenue; Danville, Virginia 24540 www.ialr.org From farms to greenhouses to warehouses, controlled environment agriculture is growing in the field of agriculture. Join academic and industry experts for this one-day event focused on […]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center Releases New Report on LED Horticultural Lighting Systems

May 16, 2018May 17, 2018urbanagnews0

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published a new report on the energy and economic performance of LED horticultural luminaires. The LRC evaluated key factors such as power demand, life-cycle cost, luminaire intensity distribution, and luminaire shading. Of particular importance is the fact that the LRC considered the effectiveness of the entire […]

New Water Quality Interpreter Tool

April 5, 2018April 12, 2018urbanagnews0

The University of Connecticut and University of Florida just launched the WaterQual tool as part of the CleanWateR3 research program. This tool interprets the quality of a water source to irrigate plants in greenhouses and nurseries, and is available in English and Spanish. Link to the WaterQual Tool Clean WateR3 is a federally funded Specialty […]

Green Sense Farms to Convert Portage Farm to R&D

March 16, 2018April 12, 2018urbanagnews1

Green Sense Farms is transforming its Portage, Indiana farm into a state-of-the art research and development center to advance its indoor vertical growing systems and test new cultivars. It will test LED horticultural lighting, HVAC systems, automation controls and sensing devices, along with modern conveyance and packaging automation equipment, announced Robert Colangelo, CEO and Founding […]

What are the production and training issues facing controlled environment agriculture growers?

February 28, 2018June 28, 2018David Kuack, UrbanAgNews.com0

Ohio State University professor Chieri Kubota is focused on helping to resolve the production and training challenges facing controlled environment growers. Trying to produce vegetables in hot, humid conditions can be difficult for controlled environment growers whether growing in a greenhouse or a warehouse. “The challenges of greenhouse growing in Ohio and the Midwest are […]

Official opening of the World Horti Center

January 19, 2018April 10, 2018urbanagnews0

The World Horti Center will have its official Grand Opening on Wednesday March 7, 2018 in The Netherlands. The World Horti Center will introduce everyone to the concepts, values and core competencies important to their success. Come learn how they plan to create entrepreneurship, research and education that will allow this innovation center to lead […]

Automation is coming…and 9 other things you need to know about indoor farming

January 9, 2018April 10, 2018urbanagnews1

Agrilyst has once again provided Urban Ag News with access to their State of Indoor Farming Report. Read below to learn more about what the industry was saying in 2017 Last year, we set out to provide detailed insight about the state of the indoor farming industry today — what growers are doing, their challenges, and how […]

Determining the potential benefits of LEDs on plants

November 20, 2017April 12, 2018David Kuack, UrbanAgNews.com0

Originally published in Issue 15, October 2016 Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands are studying the effects of LED lights on the growth, flowering and fruiting of vegetable and ornamental plants in controlled environments. Dutch growers who are building new greenhouses or adding new grow lights to their existing operations are comparing high pressure […]

GLASE seeks industry involvement in research of controlled environment agriculture

October 30, 2017April 10, 2018urbanagnews0

GLASE, the Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering Consortium, is a partnership among growers, plant physiologists and horticulturists, trade groups, produce buyers, agriculture engineers, lighting manufacturers, government agencies, and others to pioneer and commercialize breakthrough technologies that deliver greenhouse crop and energy solutions. Established in 2017 by Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and supported by […]

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Understanding the business of growing edible crops in a greenhouse or vertical farm

Indoor Ag-Con Asia will be “unconferencing”

Farm Bill Creates Office for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Updated daily light integral (DLI) maps now available

Researchers seek your input with culinary herb survey

Virginia Smart Farming 2018 Conference

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center Releases New Report on LED Horticultural Lighting Systems

New Water Quality Interpreter Tool

Green Sense Farms to Convert Portage Farm to R&D

What are the production and training issues facing controlled environment agriculture growers?

Official opening of the World Horti Center

Automation is coming…and 9 other things you need to know about indoor farming

Determining the potential benefits of LEDs on plants

GLASE seeks industry involvement in research of controlled environment agriculture

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