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Sunny in the City: Gotham Greens stays horizontal, relies on natural light
“We are focused on bringing this model to other major urban areas in the U.S.,” said CEO Viraj Puri.
California set for record strawberry harvest
If the weather holds steady, California strawberry growers are lined up for a third consecutive record harvest due to higher-yielding varieties.
Consensus elusive on how big ag company mergers will affect growers
The last 12 months have brought a wave of mergers among heavyweight agriculture companies.
Research project seeks better water efficiency
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is poised to be a catalyst in the next major leap forward for water and energy use relating to food and landscape irrigation systems.
Take steps to get to the root of weed control failures
Herbicide resistance is one of the first culprits we think of when control failures happen.
Keep on Trucking: Growers aim to navigate driver shortage, new regulations
A nationwide shortage of truck drivers and shifting federal rules add obstacles to the task of shipping fresh plants and product.
Sanitation, seed choice help control hydroponics pathogens
“There is a big difference, as far as diseases and their causes, in what you see outside in the field and what you see inside the greenhouse.”
Outside, the challenges are rain-splashed diseases like septoria and bacterial spot. In greenhouses, it’s diseases that prefer high humidity.
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