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Controlled Environment Agriculture

Explore the latest in Controlled Environment Agriculture news, with updates on advancements in indoor farming, vertical farming, greenhouse technologies, and climate-controlled systems. This section offers insights for CEA professionals, researchers, and investors, covering trends in automation, energy efficiency, crop yield optimization, and sustainable practices that are transforming the future of food production.

Red light therapy for roses

How LED Lighting and Nano-Chelated Potassium Enhance Rose Cultivation

Roses are a universal symbol of love and elegance, but behind their beauty lies a complex cultivation process. A recent study by Heidari et al. (2023) provides new insights into how LED […]

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ACTX Offers GrowPods to Universities for Research and Education in CEA

ACTX Offers GrowPods to Universities for Research and Education in CEA

Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), a leading provider of modular hydroponic farms, announced today that its innovative GrowPods are now available to colleges and universities for research and educational […]

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Enhancing vertical farming

Enhancing Vertical Farming: The Taguchi Method Streamlines Plant Growth Optimization

Vertical farming has shown significant potential for revolutionizing agriculture, allowing for more sustainable and efficient food production. However, optimizing the growth of crops in these environments requires a deep understanding […]

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Tailored seeds in vertical farming

Tailored Seeds For Indoor and Vertical Farming

The growth potential is high in the burgeoning vertical and indoor farming field, but so are the unique challenges. Notably, there is a significant gap in the availability of seed […]

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Surna Cultivation Technologies LLC has recently secured a contract with Farm.One to provide environmental control equipment

Surna Cultivation Technologies Latest News: Secures Contract With Farm.One

Surna Cultivation Technologies LLC has recently secured a contract with Farm.One to provide environmental control equipment

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infinite acres vertical farming partner with Siemens

Siemens and Infinite Acres to Open Research Center for Vertical Farming in The Hague

Siemens Netherlands and Infinite Acres have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint research center in The Hague. The center will integrate Siemens' technology and services with […]

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Leafy Green Farms'

Leafy Green Farms’ Hydroponic Harvest Benefits Local Community

On the crisp morning of Friday, April 21, 2023, a lively group from Leafy Green Farms, the pioneering vertical hydroponic enterprise in Kansas, embarked on a mission to harvest and […]

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Waste Management in CEA

Waste Management and Recycling in Controlled Environment Agriculture

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facilities offer highly efficient and sustainable methods of cultivating crops indoors, utilizing hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics. However, according to some estimates, the waste produced in these […]

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Energy in Indoor Farming

Unlocking the Energy Conundrum in Indoor Farming

As the indoor farming sector grapples with the fallout from the energy price crisis, newcomers face a labyrinth of complex concepts related to energy sources' role in the efficiency, profitability, […]

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Seeds sent in space

Seeds Sent to Space by IAEA and FAO to Develop Resilient Crops

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have sent seeds into space to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on […]

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