AppHarvest opens 30-acre high-tech indoor farm to grow strawberries and cucumbers in Somerset, Ky.
Somerset is third in AppHarvest's expected four-farm network scheduled to open this year, which will include 165 acres helping to make AppHarvest a leading controlled environment agriculture (CEA) producer
New Leafly Report: Cannabis is America's 6th Most Valuable Crop in 2022
Over a period of three months, Leafly's award-winning investigative team performed a one-of-a-kind synthesis of licensing reports with crop production totals, and sales and tax figures from the 15 states with operating cannabis markets.
MIGAL's Advanced AI Quadruples Cucumber Postharvest Life
Laboratory results confirm that "smart," algorithmically-guided sequencing and combinations of produce treatments can dramatically extend postharvest life.
USDA Invests $14.2 Million in 52 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts
This investment will allow grant recipients to expand access to nutritious foods, foster community engagement, increase awareness of climate change and mitigate the effects within urban areas, provide jobs, educate communities about farming, and expand green spaces.
SVG Ventures | THRIVE Announces Agrifood Startup Finalists for its 2022 Global Impact Challenge
Winners in three agrifood categories - soil health and biodiversity, increasing food security, and reducing and offsetting emissions - will be announced on Nov. 17, 2022, at the THRIVE Global Impact Summit.
Traditional & vertical farm to partner on their road to Net Zero
Two long-standing farming families have joined forces to realise their ambition to reach Net Zero by using traditional methods supported with cutting-edge technology, including an onsite vertical farm powered by solar panels.
Robotics Plus unveils autonomous modular vehicle to alleviate agriculture labour shortages
Multi-use, modular platform Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) automates tree and vine crop tasks, starting with intelligent spraying
Q ENERGY France and its partner Aquacosy Inaugurate France's very first Hydrovoltaic Prototype
The hydrovoltaic prototype, with an installed power of 9.3 kW, has been operational since August 2021 and covers an area of 250 m². It is equipped with a hydraulic system with two rainwater collection gutters and a tank with a pump system.
Protecting Your Agriculture Cooperative From Cyberattacks
A recent spate of cyberattacks prompted the FBI to issue a warning to agriculture co-ops. It advised them to be on high alert, especially during important planting and harvest times.
WarrenUAS developing new leading program for drone use in agriculture
As it moves to lead the country in the study of drone use in agriculture, WCCC is developing the curriculum and technology to offer students career training in the fast-growing field - and farmers a resource that could dramatically change their practices.
How Can New Technology Help Mitigate Decreasing Net Farm Income?
Many of today's agricultural professionals find that farming is no longer as profitable as it once was. However, that outlook doesn't paint the whole picture for all farmers. The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly challenging for the agricultural sector and family farms.
How Fiber Optics Supports Agriculture
As farms across the country embrace new technology, fiber optic connections could become a crucial stepping stone to digital transformation and precision agriculture. Here's how.
Syngenta's Interra® Scan soil health mapping service unveiled at Fields of Innovation 2022
One of the world's highest-resolution soil mapping services to be piloted in continental and Eastern Europe. Precision innovation to help growers optimize input use.
Applications of Geothermal Energy for Agriculture
Farmers use geothermal energy to heat them and can use geothermal water in the pipes to adjust humidity levels if needed. This power source helps crops grow faster and be more reliable.
Taylor Farms Taps Bloom Energy, Ameresco and Concept Clean Energy to Take California Fresh Vegetable Production Facility Off the Grid
Taylor Farms is completing the installation 2MW of solar power at its facility in San Juan Bautista, California, which will be combined with 6MW of fuel cells from Bloom Energy and a 2MW/4MWh battery into a microgrid designed to power the entire 450,000 sq. ft. facility.
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