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inSoma Launches Seed Round After YC S2020
After completing the Summer 2020 Y-combinator batch (and being named a crunchbase favorite), we are excited to announce the launch of our Seed Round. Please reach out at info@insomabio.com! ...
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Urban Crop Solutions Ranked #4 in Fact Company’s List of Most Innovative Companies
Urban Crop Solutions has been named the fourth Most Innovative company in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by Fast Company. The only indoor farming company to be named in this category, it stood out for the launch of PharmSpeeTM – a platform enabling the use of plants, instead of animal cells or synthetic materials, for the production of ingredients for the biopharmaceutical, life ...
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Groundbreaking Step Makes Van Der Hoeven The Largest Turnkey Greenhouse Supplier On The Chinese Market
Joining forces after years of successful collaboration with partner Yonghong. Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects launches the first joint venture ever set up in China by a company of its kind. Together with its partner Kunshan Yonghong Greenhouse Co., Ltd., Van der Hoeven takes an important step in the chain. This groundbreaking collaboration makes them the largest and most complete turnkey ...
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Celebrating Research Centre’s Third Anniversary with Notable Accomplishments & Milestones
Urban Crop Solutions (UCS) launched its research centre in 2020. The fully equipped state-of-the-art research centre, housed at its HQ in Belgium, boasts multiple controlled environment growth chambers for crop cultivar screening, nutrient formulations, plant cultivation techniques, LED light spectrum research, hydroponic irrigation, and cultivation development. The research centre is operated by ...
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Urban Crop Solutions Launches E-Shop for Spare Parts and Consumables
In a further extension of their service offering, Urban Crop Solutions has launched an e-shop to better support their existing, and new customers in the day-to-day as well as long-term operation of their indoor farming businesses. Everything that an operator needs – from seeds and substrates to sensors and container parts – can be ordered via the e-shop. The e-shop is a separate and ...
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Van Der Hoeven Horticultural Projects Realises Doubling For Costa
Costa is located in New South Wales in Australia, near the village of Guyra. This client grows tomatoes for the Australian market. The construction of the current project started in 2019. However, work temporarily halted, caused by the bushfires that raged in Australia at the end of 2019, but the project eventually resumed in September 2020. Daan Kristel (Project Coordinator) explains the details ...
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Insect farming seems to be such a good business opportunity, that even the notorious “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr cannot pass it up
Insect farming seems to be such a good business opportunity, that even the notorious “Iron Man” cannot pass it up. Robert Downey Jr. is the latest investor of one of the biggest insect farms being built in Northern France: the nutritional and environmental benefits of bugs are well-established, which has prompted many companies to find the most effective solution for insect protein ...
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Carbon Robotics Disrupts Farming Industry with Autonomous Weeders
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, today unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate weeds. Unlike other weeding technologies, the robots utilize high-power lasers to eradicate weeds ...
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Van Der Hoeven Brings New Dimension To Controlled Environment Agriculture By Opening Office In The United States
The world is increasingly realizing that we need to preserve our planet and that it requires a more sustainable approach on agriculture. Additionally, people across the globe deserve access to healthy food. The demand for locally grown and healthy food continues to grow in the U.S. as well. Moreover, the U.S. continues to be a strategic hub for global decision-making in Controlled Environment ...
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AlfaTech (SG) Becomes Integration and Service Partner of Urban Crop Solutions for South East Asia
AlfaTech will become the integration and service partner for the products of Urban Crop Solutions (UCS) in the South East Asian region. After an already first successful joint project for the National University of Singapore, both technology companies will now work together for indoor vertical farming projects. Urban Crop Solutions has since 2014, been active in the engineering, procurement, ...
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Data integration, key to the future of smart irrigation
The agricultural sector requires profound transformation to meet the challenges posed by water scarcity, rising prices and the need to be more competitive. Data integration, which spearheads digital transformation, enables irrigation associations to deploy new technological solutions that harness data to usher in greater sustainability, say Idrica’s experts. Integrated water cycle ...
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First quarter 2010 results
Operating profit for the first quarter came to USD 40 million and net profit amounted to USD 26.8 million. Prosafe expects a good long-term demand for semi-submersible accommodation rigs, with growth in activity in the North Sea and in deepwater regions.Financials(Figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period of 2009) Operating profit for the first quarter came to USD 40 million (USD 37.5 ...
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Outback steakhouse presents $1 million donation in support of the U.S. troops through operation homefront
Outback Steakhouse concluded its Thanks for Giving program today with a presentation of a $1 million donation to Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization providing everyday and emergency support for active troops, veterans and their families. The check was presented by OSI Restaurant Partners CEO Liz Smith and Outback Steakhouse President Jeff Smith to Jim Knotts, President/CEO and Amy ...
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2018 Farm Bill passes through committee, heads to the House floor
Datatech is watching the progress of the 2018 Farm Bill through Congress. Today the bill passed out of the House Committee on Agriculture and now moves to the floor of the House of Representatives for consideration. The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 or H.R. 2 is based on extensive research and listening sessions around the country by lawmakers and this bill has a number of key ...
By Datatech
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Plastic-Puglia at Agritech 2018
Plastic-Puglia will partecipate at Agritech 2018 in Telaviv (Israel). The exhibition will be held from May 8 – 10, 2018. Plastic-Puglia will be pleased to meet with clients , colleagues and visitors at Hall 10 – booth 4. ...
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Season Holidays
Our offices will be closed from December, the 22th to January, the 7th. Plastic-Puglia will be open normally from Monday 8 January 2018. Season’s Greetings & Happy New Year!!! ...
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Agritechnica 2015 – Hannover
From Nov. 10 to 14 2015 we’ll be at Agritechnica show one of the most important shows worldwide for ag machinery! ...
By Capello Srl
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Farming Simulator 2015
The 2015 version of Farming Simulator will also feature us, with our 4- and 16-row folding Quasar: www.farming-simulator.com ...
By Capello Srl
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China’s liquefied natural gas imports surge in March
China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged last month, as demand remained robust, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. LNG imports rose to 4.06 million tonnes in March, up 25.2 percent year on year. Economic and industrial production growth, coupled with efforts to reduce stifling pollution levels, have led to surging natural gas demand over the past few ...
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Midwest wins Business of the Year
Hard work, creating a strong team environment and a commitment to continuous improvement were recognised when Midwest Fabrication took out the Business of the Year award at the 2016 Dalby Business Excellence Awards. The award assessed the business’ approach to leadership, strategic planning, information and knowledge, people, customer and market focus, and process management improvement ...
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