Controlled Environment
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 80 Acres Farms enter research agreement
Hamilton, Ohio-based vertical farming business 80 Acres Farms has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to advance the science of vertical farming. Scientists with the experiment station, the research... more »
UC Davis alumnus Bill Werner named new greenhouse manager
University of California, Davis alumnus Bill Werner has been promoted to lead manager for the extensive network of greenhouses located across campus. He has worked with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences greenhouse team... more »
Ohio State University schedules High Tunnel Soilless Strawberry Field Night
Interested in touring, viewing, and learning more about growing strawberries with soilless substrate? Join the Ohio State University (OSU) South Centers and the OSU Department of Horticulture for an in-person high tunnel strawberry tour. The... more »
Arrigoni Arricover: Crop protection from spring frosts
Frost-sensitive crops, especially bulbs and tubers, are now safe. Optimal leaf and product growth are unimpaired even in case of frost, because Arrigoni, international leader in the production of technical textiles for agriculture, has developed... more »
Cucumber growers share their vision on autonomous greenhouse cultivation
Over the last few years, there has been a considerable amount of interest in the concept of "autonomous cultivation" in greenhouse horticulture. The last two "autonomous greenhouse challenges" with cucumber and tomato have demonstrated that... more »
OGVG, Blue Radix set autonomous greenhouse management in Ontario
The Ontario government is supporting greenhouse growers by investing over $3.6 million in 12 innovative projects to help develop new technologies, recover from the impact of COVID-19 and enhance competitiveness and innovation. One of these... more »
AppHarvest acquires Root A1 and its signature data-collecting robot, Virgo
Morehead, Kentucky-based AppHarvest Inc., an agtech company and Certified B Corp focused on farming more sustainably using 90% less water than open-field agriculture and only recycled rainwater, announced April 8 that it has acquired Root... more »
UC Davis vertical farming facility takes hydroponics to a new level
The newest greenhouse on campus doesn’t look like a greenhouse at all. It’s a 40-foot-long shipping container filled with cutting-edge, high-tech equipment that will help University of California Davis usher in a new frontier in... more »
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