robotic bees
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Robotic Bees

Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow The buzzy industry of robotic pollinators is setting its sights on indoor farms for urban—and extraterrestrial—environments Robotic Bees | Molly Glick | In vertical farming operations, artificial lights and artificial […]
vertical farming continues struggle
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Vertical Farming Continues Struggle

Lean times hit the vertical farming business Vertical Farming Continues Struggle | Chris Baraniuk | Not long ago, vertical farming seemed unstoppable. Big tech was going to supercharge agriculture, one of the oldest industries in […]
grunwald slams vertical farming
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Grunwald Slams Vertical Farming

Power-Hungry Vertical Farms Can’t Solve Food Security: Grunwald Grunwald Slams Vertical Farming | Christopher Bonasia | Vertical farming may be gaining traction in Canada and the United States, but its heavy reliance on electricity is […]
thirsty roots hydroponic farm
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Thirsty Roots Hydroponic Farm

Local produce: Thirsty Roots Farm’s greens grow in a shipping container Thirsty Roots Hydroponic Farm | Jack Underwood | Most of the herbs and greens found in restaurants and grocery stores in the Panhandle are […]
vertical greenhouses
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Vertical Greenhouses

Borderlands: Texas vertical farms designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains Vertical Greenhouses | Noi Mahoney | IMAGE: Eden Green Technology operates a vertical greenhouse farm in Cleburne Texas, supplying 2 million pounds of whole […]
boterna aeroponic farm
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Boterna Aeroponic Farm

Texas couple brings pesticide-free produce to Denton with indoor, vertical farm Boterna Aeroponic Farm | Amber Gaudet | IMAGE: Greg and Heather Marsh operate Boterna, a farming initiative utilizing aeroponic technology to grow crops year-round […]
high pressure aeroponics tomatoes growing in a smart greenhouse
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High Pressure Aeroponics

High Pressure Aeroponics (HPA) is a highly efficient way to grow crops at accelerated rates using a fraction of the water and fertilizer required versus traditional growing methods. The basic principle is that plant roots are suspended in a light proof chamber and a high pressure, low volume nutrient mist is delivered intermittently to the roots in the chamber.

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