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Source: HD.com Purdue College of Agriculture engineer Caitlin Proctor, who recently received a major grant from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), is studying potential solutions to these problems. "We think of hydroponics as super-controlled," Proctor, an assistant professor in agricultural and biological
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Source: VFD.com Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel says greenhouse-grown tomatoes should not be in the same category as field-grown. "The market impact on field-grown tomatoes that I have seen, I call the greenhouse revolution, not imports of competitive field-grown product," he says. greenhouse-grown tomatoes
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Source: HD.com © Controlmay | Dreamstime A change in criteria with retroactive effect Historically, coconut fiber was imported into Mexico under tariff heading 1404, subject to a general 10% duty and phytosanitary inspection. Starting in 2008, however, authorities began reclassifying it under heading 5305, which is exempt from import duties, a
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Source: HortiDaily USDA proposes allowing CO2 use in organic crop production Two proposed uses The rule reflects NOSB recommendations from 2022 and 2024 and proposes adding carbon dioxide in two areas: Irrigation water treatment (7 CFR 205.601(a)) Synthetic carbon dioxide would be allowed to adjust irrigation water pH,