Six founding members – Chairman Prof. Dr. Tilo Hühn – Constituent meeting within the Inhouse Farming – Feed & Food Show in Hannover (DLG) framework. The location of the constituent meeting of the new committee New Feed & Food of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) could not have been better
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ams OSRAM Dominates Horticulture Lighting with Cutting-Edge Hyper Red Innovation and Expanded OSLON® Optimal LED Series
ams OSRAM Expands Horticultural LED Series with Enhanced 640 nm Red Addition ams OSRAM has introduced a new 640 nm Red LED, named OSLON Optimal Red, as an addition to its OSLON Optimal family of horticultural lighting LEDs. This innovation aims to improve the growth of common plant types cultivated
Cities best practices and challenges in urban agriculture implementation
📣 In a recent panel discussion moderated by Balance Phala from ICLEI, experts Jia Ni from FAO, Eva Keretic from the future food campus Hamburg, Millán Berzosa from ISIFARMER and Peter Wogenstein from food council niedersachsen shed light on the critical role of sustainable food systems and urban agriculture. Here’s
The Elephant in the Grow Room: Unveiling the Realities of Vertical Farming
Critics often emerge as passionate individuals driven by a genuine desire to see improvements in their field. One such individual, Thomas Williams, brings us a thought-provoking presentation entitled ‘The Elephant in the Growroom.’ While criticism can be irksome, Williams’ critical perspective stems from his passion for vertical farming and a
Ono Exponential Farming Expands to the Americas with Cultivatd
Ono Exponential Farming (ONO/EF), design-manufacturer of advanced AI driven, fully-autonomous robotic farming systems, has selected Cultivatd Indoor Farming Brokerage to lead their market expansion into The Americas geo region. “Cultivatd partners exclusively with the most innovative and robust companies in the vertical farming space – and ONO/EF certainly meets that
Meet Our Members: Kroptek – In Conversation with Salim Halabi, CEO
Kroptek are historically a lighting company specialising in CEA technology. They collaborate extremely closely with growers, and they are known for their excellent customer service and grower-centric approach. The company has evolved from this standpoint of generating tailored solutions for their wide range of projects, and now they are far
Food & Bio Cluster Denmark Joins AVF
We are pleased to announce that Food & Bio Cluster Denmark has joined the AVF. In conversation with Claus Gunge Ellegaard Mortensen (Head of Danish Vertical Farming Network – part of Food and Bio Cluster Denmark) and Ramin Ebrahimnejad (Vice-Chair at the Association for Vertical Farming). Read on to
Colorado’s urban-gro Brings Cannabis Cultivation Expertise to the AVF
urban-gro’s knowledge and experience in cannabis cultivation has allowed them to push the edge of sustainability, automation and standardisation in controlled environment agriculture. urban-gro is an award-winning agricultural solutions company that has designed and developed hundreds of controlled-environment facilities across the world. With a focus on the high-value crop of
Manila’s Urban Greens Plans to Bring the Airbnb Model to Urban Farming
Ralph Becker’s struggle to modernise agriculture in the Philippines Introducing Ralph Becker of Urban Greens Urban Greens is the brainchild of Luxembourg-born entrepreneur Ralph Becker. The man behind the plan went to university in the UK, Paris and Singapore, before taking on a corporate job with Sony Electronics. During his
Disruption in the U.S. Fast Food Sector Creates Prospects for a New (and Lucrative) Market Opening for the Vertical Farming Industry
By Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D. U.S. fast food customers’ growing expectations for healthier, ethical and more environmentally sustainable options directly correspond with the values and produce that the Vertical Farming industry provides. As the vertical farming industry in the United States grows, its market segments correspondingly diversify and widen. Aerofarms,