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Source: VFD.com The greenhouse farm was built on a large scale and heavily promoted by state media, but a series of problems has surfaced once operations began, the source told Daily NK. The farm is also struggling to secure specialists with the management knowledge needed to run a modern
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Source: HD.com Roughly 15 years ago, LED grow lighting was expensive and unproven, with efficacies that didn't clearly beat HPS lighting. Price per photon has dropped by a factor of 20 or more compared to early fixtures. Commercial LED efficacy has gone from around 1.3–1.
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Source: HD.com According to WHS and Labour Manager Nicky Mann, technology delivers value only when supported by well-designed processes and skilled people. New workforce requires new training approach The business recently welcomed its first seasonal workforce from Timor-Leste, adding a new dimension to its existing labour programme.
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Source: VFD.com Check out the photo report of the suppliers Cultivate 2026 here. Find the photo report of the floricultural companies at our sister website FloralDaily. © Arlette Sijmonsma | VerticalFarmDaily.com Pipp / GGS, team Berger, team VidaWool and Beneficial Insectary present at Cultivate 2026. Why this matters: For operators, this
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Source: VFD.com The model resolves coupled airflow, heat, and moisture transport to capture plant-relevant microclimate conditions. A representative indoor vertical farm was simulated under different combinations of centralized air-conditioning, circulation fans, and water-cooled LED systems. Canopy-scale air temperature, relative humidity, leaf surface temperature, and transpiration
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Source: HD.com Hydroponic greenhouse grower reflects on crop management in Southwestern Ontario Thanks! Since joining Platinum Produce, he has been involved in the production of 67.5 acres of greenhouse vegetables, including 30 acres of bell peppers and 37.5 acres of beef and tomatoes on the vine (TOV)
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Source: VFD.com Soilless farming attracts young entrepreneurs in Türkiye Soilless farming is continuing to attract young entrepreneurs in Türkiye, offering significant advantages through water conservation, higher efficiency and year-round production. 23-year-old entrepreneur Yiğit Emre Solhan entered agriculture after studying digital marketing in Poland. He told Anadolu
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Source: HD.com The project shows how consistent coco quality, stable performance and an efficient substrate choice can support strong strawberry crops throughout the season. It is another practical example of how Dutch Plantin helps growers achieve reliable results with high-quality cocopeat solutions. Related Articles Using coco to get
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Source: HD.com Cultivate 2026: New varieties, familiar faces and greenhouse projects still on the horizon Thanks! And at least as many evenings: the show is characterized by its many side events, giving suppliers, growers, and everybody else the opportunity to connect for almost 16 hours a day (although we&
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Source: VFD.com Agriculture students are exploring what can replace commercial fertilisers in controlled growing conditions, while their wildlife ecology peers are using the same system to model what certain forage plants might look like nutritionally in twenty or fifty years' time, under elevated CO2 levels. One piece of
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Source: HD.com The Department of Agriculture-funded facility in Ilocos Region, measuring 15 m by 13.6 m, can hold 24,576 vegetable seedlings in 128-hole trays or 20,160 in 105-hole trays, plus fruit tree seedlings depending on size, according to the Office of the Provincial
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Source: VFD.com ADOPT, which promotes collaborative practice and knowledge-sharing across the UK agriculture sector, has backed the project as a model for how smaller controlled environment agriculture (CEA) operators can improve operational efficiency and resilience through shared technology. The deployment is running across Harvest London's Canada