Q&A with Bluelab

Q&A with Bluelab

AVF recently spoke with James Goodwin, Regional Manager EMEA of Bluelab who talked about how they plan to educate and empower the controlled agriculture growers of the future. “At Bluelab, we believe in elevating the standard of growing into an art form. Our vision is of a healthier world, free

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IUNU and Crop Convergence Partner to Drive Greenhouse Innovation with Enhanced Crop Modeling and Recommendations

IUNU and Crop Convergence Partner to Drive Greenhouse Innovation with Enhanced Crop Modeling and Recommendations Seattle, WA – June 17, 2024 – IUNU, a leader in AI-driven greenhouse automation solutions, and Crop Convergence, providers of explainable ML/AI decision tools for agriculture, are excited to announce their collaboration to drive industry-wide

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Welcome to AVF – Q&A with Greenfarmer

This week AVF spoke with Trond Hundstuen, Technical Manager of Greenfarmer. “I want to be called a technical solution solver and try to combine different technologies to find the best solution for our clients.” Who is Greenfarmer? We are a Norwegian company with operations in Norway, Sweden and Finland. We

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AVF launches Ginseng Sprout Trials in the AVF Lab

Ginseng Sprout Trials After the success of the Saffron trials, the AVF are excited to announce that they are on a new path of discovery and are running a trial growing ginseng sprouts in the AVF Lab.  In this series of blogs, over the following weeks you can follow the

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AVF Announces a significant MOU between National Information Technology Development Agency and Greens&Berries Farm Limited

PRESS RELEASE By Association for Vertical Farming e.V., Munich, Germany The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) is pleased to announce a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between National Information Technology Development Agency, a public service institution under the Federal Ministry of Communications Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic

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OrbiLoop®/OrbiPlant® – Hybrid lighting system and cultivation of large, protein-rich food crops

OrbiLoop®/OrbiPlant® – Hybrid lighting system and cultivation of large, protein-rich food crops  This is the second of two blog posts with our AVF member Fraunhofer IME – you can read the first blog post «Addressing Vertical Farming Pain Points» and an introduction to the novel and innovative vertical farming platform

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New high-power horticulture LED from ams OSRAM achieves industry-leading energy efficiency

The OSCONIQ® P3737 high-power LED achieves industry-leading wall plug efficiency of 83.2% in Hyper Red, enabling unique output levels and cost savings Vegetable, flower, and other growers benefit from a stable photon flux thanks to the Q90 lifetime of 102,000 hours From June 11 to 13 ams OSRAM will present

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Announcing the International VF Tech & Training Center (iVTTC) in UAE/Dubai

Introducing Association for Vertical Farming e.V. Project in UAE/Dubai. Establishment of an AVF-Led International Hub for Vertical Farming Tech and Training Center in UAE/Dubai Introduction The United Arab Emirates (UAE) largely depends on food imports since open-field agricultural production is not feasible due to climatic conditions. Finding solutions for higher

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Fraunhofer IME – Addressing Vertical Farming Pain Points

AVF recently caught up with Andreas Reimann, the senior patent and licensing manager of our AVF member Fraunhofer IME, to hear about the latest vertical farming news from the Institute’s New Agricultural Systems department. Who is Fraunhofer IME? The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Aachen,

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