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Guinness World Records to capture highest saffron bulb yield

Slovakia: 80% automation and high profit margins. Will saffron crack the code?

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"Centralizing LED power supplies outside of the moist growing areas enhances airflow and heat management"

MechaTronix expands its presence to Canada with two new companies

What is light spectrum vs intensity and why are they important?

Sector | Home growing devices

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US: New home growing device introduced

US (NC): “It shows the students that it doesn’t take hours and hours of work”

Barbados: 12 growing towers gifted to research institute

Germany: Fraunhofer IKTS launches growing cabinets
Jason Quah

Singapore: Schools transform their spaces and learning experience with grant support and AI
David Scibilla

US (NY): Hickey Dining hall adds growing device to grow ingredients on-site

Australian restaurant adds growing device to cultivate on-site

Sector | Algae

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Discovery could lead to more sustainable food supply:

Marine algae implants could boost crop yields

Wageningen opens expansion of microalgae farm: AlgaePARC 2.0
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The race to seaweed production
Philippines:

Biotech solution: High school’s algae farm aims to curb pollution

Sector | Climate control

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Demand on the rise not only in Italy, but also in Austria and Switzerland

Ozone used for disinfection in soilless cultivation

A reliable method for great chiller performance

'Cultivating success: A collaboration between Gardin and GrowUp Farms'

Plant biologists identify promising new fungicides

"A plant actually needs bacteria to protect itself from plant pathogens"

Sweden: LEDs installed in two vertical farms

New partnership to provide robotic mushroom harvesting for drawer system

Sector | Aeroponics

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The journey of Advanced Aeroponic​ ​Rolling Bench​es​​™​:

From innovation to commercialization
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India: Agriculture College’s potato aeroponics unit inaugurated

Sector | Product information

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Ribbon cutting ceremony at Calgary facility on April 30th

GoodLeaf Farms' microgreens and baby greens now available in Quebec
Additional S$3.5M investment to foster growth:

Malaysia: Joint venture officially established to build vertical farm

Heavy-duty gravity roller conveyors in two new lengths
Food freshly®:

Two innovations and new distribution partnership to be launched in Berlin
After 15 years in the herb industry, Drona Pantjoe launched Kenya Fresh.

"We'll get the first Portuguese salicornia in the second week of January"
Angel Rodriguez and Camille Bisson, Bioplants:

New range of ready-to-pick microgreens for supermarkets

US: Indoor farmer introduces mushroom pesto

Sector | Retail

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UK: Farming Unions urge major retailers to back British farming
Dreamstime
Coop amba and OK have agreed on a 50/50 ownership structure for Coop Danmark

Woolworths officially launches in New Zealand

Korean retailer accelerates smart farm investments
Indoor AgCon day 2:

What is the added value of CEA-grown produce in retail?

Will retailers take the lead in vertical farm investments?

Italy: Coop introduces vertically farmed lettuce

Italy: Retailer launches three vertically farmed salads under private label

Sector | Technology

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"This will eventually result in genuinely independent cultivation advice"

Digital data analysis makes fragmented data a thing of the past

Certhon launches lettuce yield forecasting software with 95% accuracy
CANgrow

Award for wardrobe-sized modular grow system producing 700 kg of fresh food annually

Demonstrating the Direct Air Capture technology with precision
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AlgaeWave:

Turning traffic noise into sustainable fuel
Dyson Farming

British out-of-season strawberries thanks to robots and automation

Turkey: Shoppers to experience vertical farming in a shopping mall

Sector | Hybrid solutions

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"Consumers in the desert benefit from Dutch greenhouse technology"

India: Demand on the rise for organic, medicinal plants

CAN (QC): Conventional farmers add 3ac greenhouse for berry production
Growing opportunities in low-cost hydroponic farming:

“We don’t need sophisticated greenhouses, but a good product that doesn’t ruin the farmer”

India: "The same energy used for 20 plants is now shared by 85 plants"

Singapore: 'Scalable rooftop model ideal for growing appetite for local products'

Lithuania: “We’re not reinventing the wheel here, just doubling the yield per m2”

Sector | Packaging

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New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

"Plastic on the shelf irritates consumers"

Showcasing packaging solutions for fresh produce
JASA is presenting NXXT at Fruit Logistica

International launch of the latest generation of vertical packaging machines

New sustainable packaging boosts exotic mushroom longevity

Smart warehousing high density mobile storage strategies dominating 2024

Sainsbury’s makes its standalone plastics removal through mushroom punnets

Sector | Suppliers

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“In an industry with little investment, we have chosen to focus on modular farming systems"
The Caratozzollo brothers from 4ESSE in Calabria

"Room for new introductions after a positive 2023"

North America: Financing program to reduce investment barriers for farmers

Greece: In-store displays gain appetite from customers

Canada: Keeping cattle satisfied by growing fodder in -30
Siemens:

Open platform, data standardization, and collaboration will drive industry growth
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UK: Agtech assets for sale

Sector | Container farms

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US (MO): Container farm inaugurated at Urban League of St. Louis

US: Two container farms delivered to vertical farm

How does a reverse osmosis system work?
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CAN (AB): Red Deer Food Bank to use hydroponics to help feed clients

US (IL): Bowen Harvest container farm brings fresh produce to Altgeld Gardens
Alana Kluczkovski:

How vertical farming can help fix our food system
Cutting costs and increasing sustainability:

Is indoor farming entering a new era? Growing without LEDs

Sector | Substrates

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India: Entrepreneur creates biodegradable thermocol from mushrooms
"When buying in bulk, growers can make the investment back in 1-2 years"

Moving away from substrates comes with its benefits...

Pine bark as a sustainable substrate alternative

Scheteling now Jiffy distributor in Finland
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Integrative framework for successful deployment of microbiomes in agriculture

Oasis Grower releases cradle-to-grave carbon footprint assessment of engineered foam substrate

A comparative study of different hydroponic substrates

Sector | Energy

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Research explores hemp's ability to replace peat moss

New greenhouse clusters will emerge near major cities
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CAN: Pressure mounting over carbon tax

UK: Horticulture included in latest phase of Energy Transformation Fund

New Direct Air Capture unit for large greenhouses and vertical farms

Hort Americas partners with utility rebate expert to promote energy efficiency for growers

Rockwool to accelerate CO2 reduction with electrification of melting process

Sector | Breeding

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Danforth Center

Plant science research paves the way for deeper understanding of how the plant immune system functions
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Borneo: Sarawak govt to introduce contract farming to boost seed production
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'Citrus core 1' enhances citrus breeding efficiency

Japan: Domestic strawberry producers eye new breeds
Léo Vaillant, Gautier Semences

“Our priority is to develop resistant and productive varieties”

Breeding food crops for the future

What does the new tissue culture facility at Rijk Zwaan look like?

Sector | Investments

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Oishii secures $15 million for solar-powered Phillipsburg facility

UK: Strawberry farmers guaranteed crop production after £300k backing by DEFRA
Vertical Harvest and Growcer respond to cash injections:

Positive noise from the North American market

Canada: Growcer raises $3 million in series A

Vertical Harvest secures $59.5 million project financing for its Westbrook farm

India: Vertical farm acquired by logistics company

CAN (ON): Eden Aeroponics launches crowdfunding campaign seeks for $100k

Sector | Lighting

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Mastering the move from HPS to LED lighting

US (IN): Purdue workshop series to highlight hydroponics and greenhouse crop production
NLight:

New Dutch lighting company aims to "LED the way"

In-vitro micropropagation lab installs dimmable LEDs

Keep learning more about LED cultivation: Which knobs can you turn, and how do you do that?"

More efficient cultivation with controlled raising under LED lighting

“We found that LEDs can significantly promote potato growth”

Sector | Alternative products

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Residual waste from mushroom cultivation removes pollutants from water

Build and grow a home mushroom farm

China: Hubei's edible fungi sees mushrooming exports

US (NM): "We need people to know that food is being grown in these office building"

Sustainable actives from ICSC’s certified precision climate farming

US (MO): “We had to recalculate everything and think on our feet"

US (KS): Science leads owners to small-scale farm

Sector | Aquaponics

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Nitrogenous compounds:

Fish and plant growth impacted by hydraulic loading rates on aquaponic bed with açai seed

Can waste water help fuel an aquaponics surge in Europe?

Guam: Aquapark at UOG promises much for the future

“I started looking into aquaponics, but it was too much money"

Grower grows with aquaponics in soil
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Barbados: Charity provides Ellerton Primary with aquaponics farm

US Trout Centre installs aquaponic education tool

Sector | Farming systems

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Smart garden developer scores $194,197 grant

"There’s no insects, no disease, no pesticides, no temperature change that could affect our plants"

Trinidad and Tobago: Minister tours vertical farm

Philippines: Dept of Ag to develop smart farming communities in Cagayan Valley

Neoms food company plans to build 100 ha greenhouse project in Saudi Arabia

CAN: TrustBIX to ship $650,000 worth of indoor farming tech

How a grower grows maize in his cupboards

Sector | Hydroponics

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Philippines: Dept of Ag bolsters health and nutrition, urban agri, food security initiatives

Australia: Scientist at hydroponics farm wants students join the horti life

How growing cattle feed indoors could help ranchers maintain herds during drought

How hydroponics turned a grower's life upside down

US (CT): Restaurant brings hydroponics to their pizzeria
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US (AR): McGhee family offers sustainable farming practices
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“Everything should always taste perfect because I can control the water to a T"

Sector | Technique

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Australia: 'Refuge chambers lead the way to pushing portable crop production above-ground'
Tray specialist celebrates 40-year anniversary:

Denmark: “As production capacity doubled, we’re now able to take on the global market”

US (OH): Cincinnati Zoo pilots container farming to feed giraffes, manatees

Plant Empowerment Foundation celebrates 5th anniversary during Empowerment Day 2024
Selco Foundation

Growing fodder in hydroponics amidst fodder shortage

How to master the toughest microgreens

US (CA): Cost estimate for strawberry growing available

Sector | Cultivation

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US (NY): “We can harness the power of AI to now personalize nutrition recommendations efficiently"

UV light treats beet disease and combats fungicide resistance
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Collaboration to provide plant protection across broad range of crops

Tackling the challenge of LED optimization
Philips Horticulture:

“There are numerous opportunities for product range and market expansion"

Participants Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge use new crop model

€5M raised to introduce plasma activated water into the market

Sector | Company news

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Premier of Alberta joins official opening of Calgary facility

CAN: GoodLeaf Farms officially opens its Calgary facility

Johnathan Feaver appointed as general manager of Priva

GrowGeneration announces change to Board of Directors

Ireland: Tech university to tackle food waste with "Garden of Curiosity"

US (WA): 3-acre greenhouse to get ribbon-cutting ceremony in May

Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Environment launches urban farm inside stores, markets to improve food quality

Sector | Events

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Next steps for vertical farming and greenhouse investment

Opening ceremony at 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea
July 17

US (OH): Advancement in CEA Automation and Crop Management conference

US (TN): Locally sourced foods take center stage at Campus Dining’s Earth Month events
Breda, the Netherlands

Leafy Hydroponics Summit 2024 to kick off on June 17-18
Thursday, May 9

Optimizing root traits for crop resilience

The potential of insects as an alternative source of protein

Sector | Today on social media

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Profarms

Kryzen Biotech

Happy Labor Day!

UrbanFarming Brazil

Pflanzentheke

Swegreen

University of Ceickor

Sector | Market information

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UK: Chief executive of FPC voices sector concerns over UK border checks
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US (GA): Gov. Kemp signs legislation to support growers

Challenges and opportunities of a circular mushroom economy

Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt
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Bahrain: Hydroponics project inaugurated by Mohammed bin Salman

Malaysia: Sultan Mizan suggests implementation of vertical farming in Terengganu

CAN (MB): Pushing education and research to create opportunities in vertical farming

Sector | Education and Research

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US (NY): Library adds hydroponic garden to list of services

South Africa: Veggie garden at primary school flexes bright greens

Far-red and red:blue ratios independently affect yield, pigments, and carbohydrate production in lettuce

Zambian youth receive free training in smart, sustainable agriculture

Trinidad and Tobago: Naparima College promoting agricultural innovation

US: "Research at Ridgefield farm could benefit Washington agriculture"

US (CA): Beverly Hills High School plants green roots

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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Riding that mushroom momentum

A sneak peek into Maldives' indoor farm

CAN (AB): Vertical farm welcomes fund to boost teaching programs and technology
Payday: €500k in cash and €40,3M in credit bid

Infarm bankruptcy update

US (IA): Clayton Farms provides farm-to-fork fresh salads
The Homegrown Innovation Challenge:

Canada: “We’re breaking all the rules about how agriculture might work"

India: Youth shows interest in hydroponics

Sector | New projects

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Nasa astronauts to bring small greenhouse to lunar surface

Japan: Vertical farm launched which "operates on 30-60% lower CapEx than other farms"

Ukrainian entrepreneur initiates microgreens venture in Luck
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South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs
Wildsight

CAN (BC): Container farm set for production in Spring supplying local stores

US (SD): 12,140m2 vertical farm to be build in North Sioux City
CubicFarms and BoomA Food Group:

Australian beef and dairy company invests in vertical farming systems