Tagged as: controlled environment agriculture

Insights from the AVF/World Horti Center Dutch Roundtable in Amsterdam

Introduction In recent years, vertical farming (VF) has become more prominent within the food system, offering the potential for locally grown, year-round produce in urban areas. This innovative approach is quietly revolutionizing how we think and approach food production. Following successful events in Madrid in February and Vienna in March,

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AVF Ginseng Sprout Trials – Part 2 Management of First Stage of Cultivation

Management of First Stage of Cultivation Introduction 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 a series of blogs you can follow the

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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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Join the AVF Summit and VertiFarm’s Startup Challenge: Grow to the Next Height!

Join the AVF Summit and VertiFarm’s Startup Challenge: Grow to the Next Height! Hello Innovators, Are you ready to take your startup to the next level? We invite you to participate in the AVF Summit and VertiFarm’s Startup Challenge: Grow to the Next Height. This is your chance to showcase

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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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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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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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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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