Lettuce Farming News
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Providing an affordable and efficient way to grow vertically anywhere
A farming system that works just as well in a greenhouse in Africa or in an indoor environment in Sweden might sound too good to be true, but GROWPIPES farming system has been designed to do exactly that. “Our system works in all countries, whether in the North with less sunlight or in the South where there is a water shortage”, says Christer Tilk with GROWPIPES It all started four ...
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Bloomberg - California Blackout Risk Prompts Produce Plant to Build Its Own Grid
California’s repeated brushes with blackouts proved too much for Taylor Farms. The produce supplier, based in the farm country John Steinbeck made famous, can’t afford to lose refrigeration at its facilities where lettuce and vegetables are trimmed, mixed into salads and packaged for sale. So working with Bloom Energy Corp., Taylor Farms is installing a microgrid at its 450,000 ...
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OneFarm unveils plans for its first UK vertical farm installation
Sustainable food producer OneFarm has announced its plans to deliver a 6,400m2 vertical farm in Newmarket, Suffolk, capable of growing up to 415 tonnes of food per annum to feed local people. The farm will be delivered in partnership with indoor agritech specialist, IGS Limited, and is funded by both public and private investors. OneFarm will work alongside Suffolk County Council (SCC) and New ...
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Potager Farm and IGS to build Germany’s first retail park-based vertical farm
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has secured a partnership with Potager Farm, a subsidiary of grocery-anchored real estate firm Greenman Group, to build the first retail park-based vertical farm in Germany. Potager Farm will operate and run the farm in Berlin, supplying fresh produce to Greenman’s retail centres. IGS will install two nine-metre-high growth towers in the retail park, ...
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IGS to deliver vertical farming solution supporting first solar-powered commercial scale farm in Perth, Australia
IGS has secured a partnership with Eden Towers, the hyper-efficient vertical farming business, to power a commercial scale vertical farm in Western Australia to grow leafy greens, specialty crops and begin the development of indigenous crops to support the local indigenous community and enter new markets. The farm will be an Australian-first, located next door to the Shire of Murray’s ...
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What Does An Ultrasonic Ozone Fruit And Vegetable Washer Cleaning Machine Do To Your Fruits and Vegetables?
If you want to know more about ozone purifiers, you are on the right page. In this article, we are going to talk about ozone generators that can help you refine your fruits and vegetables. Apart from this, we will also find out how they can benefit your health. Read on to find out more. 1. Eliminates Harmful Pathogens Fruits and vegetables may contain pathogens that may cause a lot of health ...
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Wastewater management for the vegetable processing industry
The vegetable processing industry is one of the most complex industries in the agri-food sector due to the great variety of raw materials, industrial processes used, as well as final products. Salher studies the most efficient methods to treat wastewater derived from these processes. The cleaning of the raw material is an operation which can be carried out one or several times throughout the ...
By Salher
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Delta-T Devices founder Ed Potter celebrates Co-op Lifetime Achievement Award win
Ed Potter, the founder of Cambridge-based high-tech co-op Delta-T Devices, is celebrating receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to the co-operative movement. He was presented with the prize as part of the annual Co-op of the Year Awards after being nominated and then handpicked by a judging panel. Ed founded Delta-T Devices in 1971 and converted it to a co-op in 1981 so all ...
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EPA Announces Proposal to Add Chitosan to the List of Active Ingredients Permitted in Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide Products
On August 20, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is seeking to add chitosan to the list of active ingredients allowed for in minimum risk pesticides exempted from pesticide registration requirements under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 25(b). A minimum risk product must meet six specific conditions to be exempted from ...
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Local service crucial to delivery horticulture solutions in China
CODEMA's Beijing branch is the central hub for the company's continued growth throughout the APAC region. By carrying out maintenance, project management and sales with a local team, Business Unit Manager Just Roos is further expanding CODEMA's position in this fast-growing region. Horticultural solutions for China and the APAC region Throughout Asia and particularly in China, the middle class ...
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Perfect Weather Comes at Right Time for Planting, Spirits
If you’re like me, then you’re overwhelmed with all of the COVID-19 articles, webinars, emails and other things being constantly pumped into your inbox. I thought it’d be nice to take a break and reflect on some things that feel a little more normal. In my part of the state, south central Minnesota, we had some of the most perfect planting weather I can remember. Sunny skies, ...
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From the Executive Director: Timely Legislation Passed to Aid Farmers During Crisis
My column this week features important information on recent COVID-19 state and federal legislation, including some below that was taken from the Minnesota Farmers Union’s April 14th e-newsletter. If you are seeking timely information on state and federal local food- and farm-related policy, I encourage you to sign up for the Farmers Union newsletter here. The Minnesota State Legislature ...
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AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide Now Approved for Use in Food and Cannabis Production in Canada
Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, BioSafe Systems’ AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide has been approved for foliar spray treatment around food crops and cannabis in Canada. The approved label reads: AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide can now be used around berries, grapes, orchards, carrots, ginseng, onions, potatoes, hops, cannabis, nursery crops (field and container-grown ...
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Plant Morphology and Spectrum: How Plants Respond to Light Quality
Light is one of the most important factors for optimizing plant growth. Plants collect energy from light to make sugars and these sugars are used for the growth of roots, leaves, stems and flowers. Plants use light for both photosynthesis and to respond to the environment to optimize their growth. Light can be described as the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which extends from ...
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HCIA Annual Meeting 2018
Mahalo to all who attended our 2018 HCIA annual meeting held May 23 at the Honolulu Country Club! This year’s meeting theme was “Sharing the Promise, Potential and Progress of Our Industry.” That theme represents not just our member HCIA companies, but of all those involved in Hawaii’s agricultural industry. We had several exciting speakers at our annual meeting, along ...
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He was cooking for a queen, now for Dewesoft
"The new kitchen and dining room is a great acquisition at Dewesoft. Operating since the beginning of this year, the food, thanks to our new chef Jure Kapelar, is just wonderful and we are proud to have him here,” said Helena Lapi working in HR at Dewesoft in Trbovlje, Slovenia. I had come to Trbovlje, a town of around 16.000 inhabitants located at the Sava River in central-eastern ...
By DEWESoft
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Creating Gaseous Micro Environments for Packaged Produce to Maintain the Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Food has often had a long and arduous journey before it reaches our plates, and creating gaseous micro environments ensures the preservation of food quality. In the United States, it is estimated that food typically travels between 1500 and 2500 miles1 between the farms where it is produced and the dinner table where it is ultimately consumed. What we think of as ‘fresh’ fruit and ...
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Compostable plastics part of UK Parliament’s sustainability initiative
Berlin, 27 September 2018. As part of its 2018 initiative to cut down on the use of single-use items where feasible, or to substitute them with more sustainable alternatives, the Parliament of the United Kingdom has rolled out a new range of bio-based, certified compostable catering items, such as coffee cups, soup containers and salad boxes in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. New ...
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NEW in Solvi: Plant Counts, Elevation Maps and High Resolution Prescriptions
Today we are releasing several big updates in Solvi and would like to share the details. As the season is now in full swing (even here in Northern Europe after late Spring), we are really excited to give you tools that help you get most out of drone imagery! Plant Counts Last autumn we announced plant counts in beta and since then have received a lot of great feedback. Today we make plant ...
By Solvi AB
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Simulating the effect of climate change on agriculture
Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change are believed to contribute to extreme weather conditions, which is a major concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also predicted to affect agriculture.1,2 While climate change is expected to affect agriculture and reduce crop yields, the complete effects of climate change on agriculture and the resultant human food ...
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