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From the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, built in the 6th century BCE during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (circa 605-562 BCE), to contemporary vertical farming, humanity has always sought creative solutions to cultivate greenery in limited spaces. The Hanging Gardens, a symbol of visionary engineering and an early intuition of harmony between humans and nature, celebrated beauty and ...
From the dawn of civilization, most agricultural practices have hinged on a few simple ingredients – seed, soil, water and sunlight. This classic combination remains at the helm of food production today, but recent developments in agricultural technologies may soon see soil supplanted entirely by science. While still in their industrial infancy, fields like hydroponics and aquaculture are ...
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” TERPS PLUS is now available through authorized Microbe Life Hydroponics dealers and distributors. Microbe Life Hydroponics products are designed specifically for the cannabis and hemp cultivator. Their bacterial products are created to produce higher yields, improve plant vigor, reduce fertilizer needs, and work with all nutrient ...
“We are thrilled to bring together the Tomco team with Ecological, which gives us critical mass to research, support and deliver against producer’s farm waste challenges today and tomorrow.” Said Ecological’s CEO Nick Favret. ...
Black to the future (BTF) is a research project to develop an advanced mix of biological charcoal (biochar) and compost with the goal to reduce soil depletion, increase carbon capture, and improve yield quality. The biochar and compost are obtained from agricultural residues in a circular network where farmers are both feedstock producers and product end users. The co-maturation of this compost ...
AQUASOLUTION has created a system for the recycling and the reuse of leachate water from commercial hydroponic cultures. Identified in the market of Quebec under the name of FERTISOLUTION, the technology helps recuperate 98 % of leachate water normally wasted. ...
Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), along with a coalition of organic farms and stakeholders, filed a lawsuit challenging the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic. The lawsuit claims that hydroponic operations violate organic standards for failing to build heathy soils, and asks the ...
Hydroponic Systems International had the pleasure of join as a guest of honor the National Strawberry Festival in Jinan, China, last December, in order to share the most recent trends in technology currently working in Europe. ...
By far the most popular method is hydroponics. Here are a few types of growing methods you can use in controlled environment agriculture. Hydroponics Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil as a medium while delivering water, nutrients and oxygen. ...
LIFE DESEACROP project coordinator, Dr. José Francisco Maestre, together with his students of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), visited our facilities. On Friday, November 9, LIFE DESEACROP project coordinator, Dr. José Francisco Maestre, together with his students of the Agricultural Engineering Degree of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), visited ...
Underwriters Laboratories (UL NFP), in partnership with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), today announced five recipients of this year’s annual UL Innovative Education Award (ULIEA). These non-profit organizations have made a difference in their communities through their work to advance environmental education through STEM principles (E-STEM). As a result, ...
Using LED lighting that mimics natural light and instead of soil, growing hydroponically, they are producing over 80 different varieties of greens. ...
Engage Agro Europe had added a new calcium product to its range of crop nutrients. Calci-pure Calcium Nitrate is a technical grade calcium nitrate perfect for use in hydroponic growing systems. Calci-pure Calcium Nitrate offers the following benefits: Higher calcium level 27.5% Low NH4 level 0.5% Super solubl eNo anti-caking agent so clean tanks and irrigation lines The product ...
AmHydro took a look at leading industry research, customer opinion, and their own personal experience to capture what they believe will be specific trends in hydroponic growth we’ll see throughout this year and beyond. Check out their top 3 hydroponic industry growth trends below. ...
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 ...
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 ...
A second floor will focus on growing crops, utilising hydroponics i.e. a method of growing plants without the need for soil. Water will mainly be derived from desalination units and stored in plastic water tanks and the designers believe that this system could produce 8.15 million kilos of vegetables each year. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...