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Q&A with SpaceFarms

AVF recently spoke with Tusya Garibashvili, the creative young entrepreneur behind SpaceFarms, who has taken the concept of farming to a new level in Georgia. We talked about  how her idea of shaking up the traditional farming practices in Georgia, has grown into a movement that aims to make agriculture

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Innovative Turf Care for the 2024 UEFA European Championship at VELTINS-Arena

Innovative Turf Care for the 2024 UEFA European Championship at VELTINS-Arena PRESS RELEASE As a host venue for the UEFA European Championship 2024, the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen faced a unique challenge. Typically, the turf is stored and maintained outside the stadium and only brought in for matches. To ensure the

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RHENAC GreenTec AG Develops Intelligent Plant Lighting System for the Hypogeum in Bernabéu Stadium

RHENAC GreenTec AG Develops Intelligent Plant Lighting System for the Hypogeum in Bernabéu Stadium Plant Growth Lighting from Hennef for Real Madrid’s Turf Real Madrid has commissioned RHENAC GreenTec AG to install its developed and produced turf lighting technology in the legendary Bernabéu Stadium, which has been undergoing a complete

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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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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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