Hydroponics News
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TruLeaf’s Gregg Curwin Speaks at Indoor Ag Con
TruLeaf’s Gregg Curwin spoke this afternoon at Indoor Ag Con’s Gotham event in New York City about the social applications of vertical farming. Indoor Ag Con hosts events dedicated to the burgeoning indoor agriculture industry; growing in hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic systems in warehouses, greenhouses and containers. This year’s event had notable speakers such as ...
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Workshop Offers Insight into Aquaculture
Ohio needs more fish farmers, and researchers at the Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development are working to meet that need. The center will offer a daylong introductory workshop on aquaculture and aquaponics Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop, which will be held at The Ohio State University South Centers, 1864 Shyville Road in Piketon, is designed to offer participants ...
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Get Feet Wet in Aquaponics at FSR
Two talks at the Sept. 20-22 Farm Science Review will dive into aquaponics. “There’s growing interest in aquaponics in the Midwest,” said Matthew Smith, an aquaculture specialist with The Ohio State University who will give the talks. “People like the idea of the marriage between fish and plants.” The Review is an annual agricultural trade show in London, about 25 ...
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Caterpillar Inc. and Sun Select Produce Inc. Announce Plans for Greenhouse Collaboration
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and SunSelect Produce, Inc., known for producing premium greenhouse-grown vegetables for more than 30 years, today announced a strategic collaboration that will take the waste products of Caterpillar’s combined heat and power cogeneration facility in Mossville, Illinois, and put them to productive use in SunSelect hydroponic greenhouses. The agreement is subject ...
By Caterpillar
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Envista Farms and Independence LED Lighting launch groundbreaking integration of aquaponics and LED grow lights
Strategic partners Envista Farms and Independence LED Lighting announced today the launch of the latest indoor fish and vegetable farming facility on the market with advanced Aquaponics and LED Grow Lights. The facility at 1003 Maclay St, Harrisburg, PA 17103 opens in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on January 9 through 14, 2016, and serves as a ...
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Light-emitting Diode Sole-source Lighting Effective in Bedding Plant Seedling Production
In northern latitudes, producers of bedding plants depend on supplemental lighting during the late winter and early spring growing seasons. Unfortunately, these peak times for young plant production are also the darkest. Researchers have determined that a minimum amount of photosynthetic light (daily light integral; DLI) is necessary to produce high-quality young plants in greenhouses. In ...
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Wageningen UR designs horticultural research centers in the Middle East
Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture is involved in the establishment of horticultural research centers in the Middle East where food security and food safety are important political and social issues. The establishment of a horticultural center starts by formulating a research agenda for the coming years. Based on this agenda and other conditions, like budget, a design is made by Wageningen UR ...
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Abscisic acid treatments can prevent tomato blossom-end rot
Plants are subjected to numerous environmental stresses -- drought, extreme temperatures, and excess light can all affect plant growth and quality. Looking for methods to improve the quality of tomato plants, researchers at the University of Tennessee turned to abscisic acid, a plant hormone known to help plants acclimate to these types of severe environmental stresses. The research results and ...
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Fertilizer placement affects nutrient leaching patterns
Controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) are a widely used method of delivering nutrients to nursery container crops. The fertilizers contain encapsulated solid mineral nutrients that dissolve slowly in water, and are then released into substrates over an extended period of time. Although the use of CRFs is an accepted practice, growers and researchers are always looking for ways to decrease ...
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12 hectares of GATES for Village Farms
One of the most technologically advanced controlled environment food production greenhouse complexes in the world is currently being built in Monahans, Texas. Earlier this year Village Farms and Verbakel-Bomkas reached an agreement to develop the GATES greenhouse project concept after several years of research and development. Until June 2011 Monahans, Texas was mostly known for its oil ...
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Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new FAO report to be published today finds that urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean, but realizing its full potential requires increased support from national, state and local governments. “Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean” looks at the progress that has been made toward realizing 'greener cities' in which ...
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Sensor-based Irrigation Systems Show Potential to Increase Greenhouse Profitability
Wireless sensor-based irrigation systems can offer significant benefits to greenhouse operators. Advances in sensor technology and increased understanding of plant physiology have made it possible for greenhouse growers to use water content sensors to accurately determine irrigation timing and application rates in soilless substrates. The wireless sensor systems provide more accurate measurements ...
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Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture will test disinfection equipment and substances
Starting this autumn it is possible to test disinfection equipment for pathogen elimination in soilless cropping methods. It is also possible to test substances or products to eliminate pathogens from the nutrient solution and to clean the piping. The last group can also be tested for remnants which may be able to damage plants. According a strict protocol pathogenic bacteria, fungi or virus will ...
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EPA Settles with Hydrofarm, Inc. for Selling Unregistered Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Hydrofarm, Inc. for selling two unregistered pesticides in violation of federal pesticide law. As part of the settlement, the Petaluma, Calif.-based Hydrofarm, Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors of agricultural and hydroponic supplies, has agreed to pay $316,000 in fines and has stopped selling both ...
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Potentially harmful effects of nanomaterials on soybean crops
A new study has examined contamination of fully grown soybean plants by two nanomaterials – nano-cerium oxide and nano-zinc oxide. The results could be concerning, as they indicate that the nanomaterials are absorbed by plants, possibly affecting growth, yield, and the fixation of nitrogen in soil, an important ecosytem service. With the rapid expansion of nanotechnology, there is concern ...
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Nepal sees potential in aquaponics
Nepal sees food security potential in aquaponics, a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture efficiently farms fish species while hydroponics ensures controlled use of water and nutrients in plant cultivation. In aquaponics, water saturated with nutrient-rich fish excreta from aquaculture tanks is used in plant breeding before being circulated back. The technology produces fish ...
By SciDev.Net
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Zeta Amaltea signs a Joint-Venture agreement to develop a project in Oman
Spanish companies Zeta Amaltea and MSC Fábricas Agrícolas have signed a Joint-Venture agreement with Al-Hosn Investment Company to develop a 12-hectare hydroponic greenhouse project in Barka (Oman). Believed to be the first of its type in the region, this project will consist on cultivating tomatoes and green peppers to export and it´s expected to use up to 60 per cent less ...
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BiOWiSH™-Hydroponic receives Organic Certification
July 18, 2011 For Immediate Release CHICAGO, IL - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has certified BiOWiSH™-Hydroponic as an organic material. BiOWiSH™-Hydroponic is a commercial fertilizer that helps stimulate microbial activity, increase nutrient availability and improve plant vigor, while preventing sludge build-up and problematic scaling in dripper lines, ...
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BiOWiSH™ distributor featured in a radio interview
July 19, 2011 For Immediate Release CHICAGO, IL - The president of one of BiOWiSH Technologies' biggest distributors was featured on a Voice of Idaho radio broadcast. This was the second in a series of interviews CropKing President, Paul Brentlinger, did with the network. Brentlinger talked about what a biocatalyst is and answered some questions about how it works. "A biocatalyst is basically ...
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Join Aquasolution at Expo Agroalimentaria
AQUASOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES INC is proud to announce its participation to the 16th edition of Expo 2011 AGROALIMENTARIA to be held in Irapuato, Mexico on November 9th to November 12th 2011. EXPO 2011 GROALIMENTARIA is the most important trade show dedicated to agriculture, bringing together all the members of the agricultural productive chain. As a key player in the agricultural industry, ...
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