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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. Insisting on cultivating water-intensive products, especially cucumber, in areas facing severe water shortages has led to environmental and ecological challenges. Therefore, moving towards water-resistant species and encouraging and informing farmers are imperative
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Source: AgFunderNews [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in SEADLING.] Seaweed is a billion-dollar industry in Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines alone, but it’s a tough one to access because of farms’ remote locations. Simon Davis discovered this during a six-year-long trek sailing around the Pacific Ocean, where
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. "Polyhouse growers working with tomatoes, cucumbers, and berries, plus entrepreneurs testing hydroponics for the first time, make up the bulk of our customer base, and our processing volumes have scaled accordingly
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. A trial conducted in Turkey's Afyon/Sandıklı region demonstrates how high-altitude locations can be used for early-season cherry production. Hasan Burak Macit, Sales and Marketing Manager at Turkish propagator İrgeler,
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Source: AgFunderNews Rising fertilizer prices triggered by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz “raise the risk of widespread demand destruction” as farmers reduce application rates, delay purchases, or shift crop choices, warns Rabobank in a new report . “With 30% of global urea, 27% of ammonia, 24% of phosphates,
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. According to Timo Spruit, Chief Customer Officer of RED Horticulture, this requires a shift from fixed lighting schedules to approaches based on plant responses to light. "Lighting is moving from static
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. Around a decade ago, the operation made the move into this crop segment in response to market demand. In this video, Jari van Dam, representing plant breeding company Bayer De Ruiter, visits
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Source: VFD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. "Polyhouse growers working with tomatoes, cucumbers, and berries, plus entrepreneurs testing hydroponics for the first time, make up the bulk of our customer base, and our processing volumes have scaled accordingly
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Source: VFD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. The purpose of this study is to propose a machine learning-based operational optimization strategy to improve energy efficiency and reduce production costs in vertical farms through an integrated analysis of environmental and
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Source: AgFunderNews [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Kawa Project] Spent coffee grounds are being used for everything from soil amendments to substrates for mushroom cultivation. AgFunderNews (AFN) caught up with Kawa Project founder Aaron Feigelman (AF) to discuss what firms seeking to replace some cocoa are
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. UK company eyes £300 million market Pilot initiative to test transparent solar films in West Africa UK company NextGen Nano has announced plans for a pilot agrivoltaics initiative in West Africa using
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Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. New hybrid approach reinforces grower support in Leamington Following the transition of Jake Houweling to Source.ag , Amos Bassi has stepped into an expanded hybrid role at Philips Horticulture LED Solutions, combining