There is a lot of excitement around the controlled environment agriculture space. Even with the recent high-profile vertical farm closures, Agritecture believes in the long-term success of this approach to growing. However, to get there, investors must know how to evaluate opportunities, and that’s why I am providing our 6 categories of assessment.
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Horticulture lighting science and technology have significantly advanced since the advent of HPS lighting. LED options are now overtaking HPS lighting in many regions, owing to the improved energy efficiency and advanced controllability of LED lighting, as well as the growing body of research pointi
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Editor’s Note: Increasingly around the USA, middle and high schools are creating opportunities for their students to learn about hydroponic farming. These farms offer food security to students but also offer insights into business. As the students tend to their vegetables, they gain valuable skills
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Editor’s Note: As farmers explore the realm of renewable energy, agrivoltaics is gaining traction. Co-locating solar panels and crops can protect the crops from extreme weather, but it also produces energy for the farm or other purposes.
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Hort Innovation announces the formation of a new partnership to advance the state of high-tech urban farming horticulture with partners RMCG, the University of Technology, and Agritecture.
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RMCG has kicked off 2021 with an exciting new project for the Australian horticulture industry, which aims to assess the potential of emerging production technology and its application in the urban landscape.
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The similarities and differences between growing cannabis and vegetables indoors.
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Temasek and Bayer to develop vegetable seed varieties for vertical farming.
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New gene-edited tomatoes, developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, were designed to be able to be stored and grown in places not usually deemed suitable for plant growth.
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This article mainly focuses on the typical hydroponic cultivation methods you can use, their advantages, and a little about aquaponics and organic methods.
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The 2018 Farm Bill includes wins for greenhouse growers.
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Despite the continuing need for horticulturalists across skill levels, positions go unfilled as younger generations are increasingly detached from plants and their value.
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GreenTech 2018, Amsterdam’s major horticulture technology conference, just wrapped up last week. For all who couldn’t make it, here is a brief recap that highlights 7 important lessons for the future of vertical farming.
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OSRAM , a global high-tech lighting company based in Munich, is acquiring U.S. horticulture lighting company Fluence Bioengineering , based in Austin, TX. In our exclusive interview with OSRAM Innovation Manager Timo Bongartz, Timo explains this recent move and how it will help both companies be
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For the October 2016 AVF Changemaker of the Month, Andrew and Chris had the opportunity to sit down with Meiny Prins.
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