How to grow food without light

The goal is to eventually engineer plants that can fully rely on acetate as fuel, which could lead to a massive reduction in agricultural land use - land that can instead be put toward conservation and decarbonization.

GLASE Launches E-GROW Certification to Cultivate Youth Interest in AgTech and CEA

In partnership with seven project collaborators and ten middle and high schools across four U.S. states, E-GROW will launch a certificate program, preparing the next generation for careers in the rapidly evolving field of CEA.

Driving Efficiency in Agriculture: Smart Agri-Rail Systems to Surpass $7.5 Billion by 2032

In this article, we explore the key factors driving the growth of the Smart Agri-Rail System market, the benefits it offers to the agricultural industry, and the challenges it must overcome to reach its full potential.

Robotics Plus returns to showcase Prospr: the multi-use autonomous vehicle for orchards and vineyards at FIRA 2024

Designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently and sustainably while reducing reliance on labor, Prospr was launched last year at FIRA, an event dedicated to autonomous agriculture and agricultural robotics solutions.

Future of Farming is Smart: Crop Mobility Market Set to Reach $13.2 Billion by 2032

This trend is pushing farmers to adopt advanced crop mobility solutions, including autonomous tractors and robotic harvesters, to sustain productivity and manage crops efficiently.

Examining the Potential of Renewable Diesel for Agricultural Equipment in 2025

Sustainable fuels face some challenges, but they remain promising, especially in the near term. As more farms seek to reduce their carbon footprints, alternative diesel could quickly become common.

5 Reasons to Digitize Agronomic Field Trials

Advanced digital solutions offer a way to streamline field trials, accelerating time to market and reducing the number of required trials, substantially cutting costs. In this article, Ron Baruchi, CEO of Agmatix highlights five costly challenges digitization can address.

Aquaculture Market Size to Exceed USD 360.6 Billion by 2032: A Booming Sector

With the ever-growing global population and increasing food consumption, aquaculture, which involves the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants, has emerged as a key solution for meeting the global demand for protein.

How to Optimize Light Spectrums for Each Stage of Plant Growth

As your plants transition into the vegetative stage, they require more energy to support the rapid growth of leaves and stems. This stage benefits from a mix of blue and red light, with a higher proportion of blue to red (around a 60:40 ratio).

The Power of Real-Time Weather Forecasts with Heliospectra LED light

Heliospectra is at the forefront of the transformation in CEA with smart LED lighting solutions uniquely designed for horticulture. Our approach goes beyond just providing advanced LED lights. We're integrating technology, data, and nature to build a more sustainable future.

Food Processing: Fast, Reliable Smoke Detection for Even the Dustiest Settings

Advanced ASD systems can significantly reduce false alarms and maintenance while increasing safety by detecting smoke at the earliest possible stage via numerous sampling points.

Purdue researchers acquire and analyze data through AI network that predicts maize yield

Crawford's long-term goal is to incorporate genetic markers more meaningfully into the neural network and add more complex traits into their dataset. Accomplishing this will reduce labor costs while more effectively providing growers with the information.

The Role of Agricultural Drones in Modern Irish Farming

This article explores the various applications of these drones, the challenges of using them within current EU regulations, and how they're revolutionizing agricultural practices across the country.

Quectel Launches QLM29H Series GNSS Receiver, Combining High-Precision Localization With Easy Integration

Designed for easy integration, the QLM29H combines the LC29H GNSS module and an integrated GNSS patch antenna to simplify RF design.

PLENTY OPENS WORLD'S FIRST FARM TO GROW INDOOR, VERTICALLY FARMED BERRIES AT SCALE

The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by growing vertically on 30-foot-tall towers.

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