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LEDs Have a Growing Impact in Urban Farming

10/29/19, 08:16 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | LED, Urban Farming

These days, urban dwellers not only want foods that are natural and pesticide-free, they want them grown close to home. They know the good taste and health benefits of fresh produce and realize these qualities do not improve with age.

FarmSmart and tech partner Amido launch new mobile app that helps African farmers to thrive

10/29/19, 05:22 AM | Lighting

FarmSmart, in partnership with London-based technical consultancy Amido, has launched an innovative mobile application that shares essential, sustainable and climate-smart farming knowledge to smallholder farmers.

Keynote Lineup for Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2019 includes Leaders from NASA and UPS and a CEO Panel

10/24/19, 01:59 PM | Precision Farming

Panel Features CEOs from DroneDeploy, DroneUp, Measure, Schiebel Aircraft and Skydio

Parking Garages Transform Urban Environments with Living Green Walls

10/24/19, 08:44 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | living walls, Urban Farming

Living green walls, such as those created by GSky Plant Systems, offer an exceptional solution to all of these concerns by improving parking garage aesthetics and environmental impact through the use of living plants in innovative designs.

UAVOS Unmanned Helicopter for Precision Farming

10/17/19, 06:44 AM | Precision Farming | drones

Agro-drone R22-UV is equipped with a specially developed (for Robinson helicopters) utility to deliver liquid chemicals.

Universal Automation in Agriculture

10/16/19, 07:13 AM | Precision Farming | Automation, IoT | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

IoT devices permit growers to assemble more data about the condition of their farms, and IoT is indicating great potential for improving provision delivery and propelling agriculture to utmost productivity.

Hammock Greens Has 6 Farms, and They're Not Done!

10/15/19, 07:25 AM | Supply Chain | Business Development

Freight Farms has 16 Questions with Aaron & Thomas of Hammock Greens. "We've become known for a few things. I think my personal favorite is Sorrel, specifically red-veined sorrel which has the most vibrant red color. Chefs go nuts for it!"

Food Matters Summit - Q&A with SPREAD

10/10/19, 08:33 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Analysis and Trends, Business Development

What Spread is focused on is fully integrated solutions on a large scale and then also adding key technologies to make the business more profitable - so adding lots of automation, sensors and data collection points.

Why Co-Manufacturing Is The Future of Cannabis

10/03/19, 08:32 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Business Development

In a co-manufacturing facility brands are able to scale and launch more effectively through the use of pooled resources on one vertically integrated facility that can meet all of their business needs.

FAIRBANKS SCALES ANNOUNCES NEW 5270 SERIES MONORAIL SCALE

09/26/19, 12:14 PM | Supply Chain

Ideal for use with hanging monorail trolley lines at high-output meat processing facilities

Semi-artificial Photosynthesis

09/26/19, 08:27 AM | Lighting | Analysis and Trends, Photosynthesis | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Because biofuels are made from agricultural products, fuel production from such products implies the use of agricultural land and crops that can also be used for the production of food.

Advancements in Remote Control Technologies in Irrigation Systems

09/24/19, 07:27 AM | Lighting | irrigation

The irrigation controllers market is driven by factors such as the growing need for water conservation, increased need for modern agricultural practices, the need for the adoption precision farming, and the growing lawn and garden area.

Automation and Sensors in Hybrid Greenhouses

09/19/19, 07:26 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Greenhouses, Sensors and Circuits

Data accumulation and analysis is a key to the success of the Solaris model. Both inside and outside of the facility there are almost 100 different sensors which guide the various processes of cooling, heating, lighting etc.

The Rise of Vertical Farming

09/17/19, 07:29 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | Analysis and Trends

It is estimated that one acre of vertical farming offers the equivalent production of at least four to six acres using conventional outdoor methods.

Let There Be Light

09/11/19, 08:10 AM | Indoor & Vertical Farming | lighting

What if I told you that your canopy wasn't as effective as it could be? What if you couldn't see it, but each day so many photons that we can't even quantify them, were going from your roof or your lights right through to the ground.

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