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    Rob Smith’s top 5 grafted vegetable plants

    Grafted vegetable plants are a clever way to grow your own bumper harvests of delicious veg. Each grafted plant produces up to 75% more than its regular counterpart, but they deliver far more than quantity. The fruiting half is also chosen for its exceptional flavour.Here, Suttons Product...
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    Desert blooms: How urban farming transforms Las Vegas schools

    Green Our Planet empowers students and communities by turning schoolyards into thriving gardens that teach science, nutrition and sustainability — despite the challenges of farming in the desert. By Jill Dutton The Packer May 05, 2025 Excerpt: Every movement starts with a spark. For Green Our...
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    Small vertical farms pick up where Big Tech faltered

    “Even when it’s 115 degrees outside, we can still grow food,” founder Troy Albright says about True Garden. (David Blakeman/For The Washington Post) Empty downtowns and rural food deserts welcome small indoor farms to revive urban areas and solve food insecurity. By Samuel Gilbert Washington...
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    A Canadian-designed vertical farm is now feeding Ukrainian refugees in rural Moldova

    How Hydroponics Is Reshaping Food Security for Refugees in Eastern Europe By Saskia Brussaard Managing Partner, 6 Seeds Consulting June 2025 A Canadian-designed vertical farm is now feeding Ukrainian refugees in rural Moldova—thanks to a collaboration between Toronto-based Just Vertical and...
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    Kenya: Focus on Urban Farming in Kitui County

    Video Story Citizen TV Kenya July 16, 2025 What if you could grow a full garden of food using just a tiny space, recycled plastics, and no soil in the ground? Well, that’s exactly what one farmer in Kitui County is doing. Daniel Karanja is pioneering what’s known as Sub-Zero Farming, where...
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    Farming Smarter, Not Bigger: How Plate Linguistics Took on Urban Ag

    Microgreens Agritecture July 2025 Excerpt: Plate Linguistics started as a small microgreens venture born from a pivot after an agtech startup didn’t take off—and what followed is one of the most honest and insightful CEA stories we’ve heard. In this interview, Bryant, the founder shares what...
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    Philippines: Koronadal urban farm scales up climate-smart push for Mindanao food security

    Auckland Council’s Community Innovation team works with communities to help create a resilient, low-carbon food system. By Guia Rebollido Rappler Aug 11, 2025 Excerpt: GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – What started as a humble greenhouse experiment in the Soccsksargen region in 2017 has grown...
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    Finland: The Urban Farmers Pilot Grows More Than Just Vegetables

    Viikki Urban Farmer Loviisa Pelttari at the hydroponic farm on Viikki campus. “The first time someone bought our herbs at the local food fair—it felt surreal. Like, we grew that. And someone wanted it.” By Wilhelmina Mäntylä University of Helsinki Aug 22, 2025 Excerpt: On a bright July...
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    Indoor Ag Science Café: State of Industry by ADVANCEA –Truth Behind the Data

    What an interesting conversation between Dr Guil Signorini and our very own Christopher Higgins. In this video they discuss both the state of the industry as well as a critique of the Wageningen Plant Research white paper “Locations for the highest-potential greenhouse development in the...
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    GreenTech Americas 2025: Pioneering the future of horticulture

    GreenTech Americas is thrilled to announce the kick-off of its fifth edition, set to take place from 25-27 March at the Querétaro Centro de Congresos in Mexico. This edition promises to be the largest yet, with an expected attendance of 3,700 visitors and 223 exhibitors. This leading event in...
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    Indoor Ag-Con Announces Opening Morning “CEA State of the Industry” Keynote Presented By CEA Alliance

    Las Vegas, NV (February 5, 2025) – Indoor Ag-Con, the premier trade show and conference for the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) , greenhouse and vertical farming industry, proudly announces the opening morning keynote address for the March 11-12, 2025 edition at the Westgate Las Vegas...
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    Trend Report 2 – Indoor Ag-Con 2025

    “Smart” Greenhouses, Climate Control Matters and Sustainable Storage Las Vegas, NV –Indoor Ag-Con, the largest show dedicated to indoor agriculture, is the place to find the latest trends shaping the future of farming. Come March 11-12, farmers, growers, ag tech leaders, suppliers, advocates...
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    University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online program offering 3 new courses in 2025!

    Shortage of trained labor is a challenge for all growers. Today’s production methods are increasingly technical, and staff need to know the why of their day-to-day work. Providing young employees with professional development opportunities is also a great way to increase staff retention. To...
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    Sakata Seed America Donates and Celebrates Renovation of Howard C. Brown Horticultural Greenhouse Complex at California Polytechnic State University

    San Luis Obispo, CA —Sakata Seed America, Inc. representatives proudly attended the grand opening of the newly renovated Howard C. Brown Horticultural Greenhouse Complex at California Polytechnic State University, following the company’s $50,000 pledge to help modernize the greenhouse complex...
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    Voeks Inc. Welcomes Chris Higgins of Hort Americas as Industry Advisor

    Clearwater, FL and Dallas, TX – [May 21, 2025] – Voeks Inc., a leading innovator in agricultural and horticultural irrigation and sustainable water technology growing solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Christopher Higgins, President and Co-Founder of Hort Americas and founder of...
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    If It Is Real, Everything Else is Just Noise

    A few things to keep in mind as you read my article… First, it’s written from the perspective of an American active in the CEA industry since 2004. Second, it’s written from the perspective of someone who invested their own money and sweat into the industry. And, finally, it’s written from...
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    Growcer acquires Freight Farms’ assets, pledges to support growers worldwide

    By Vertical Farm Daily Canadian vertical farming company Growcer has announced that it has won the bid to acquire the assets of Freight Farms, the U.S.-based container farming pioneer that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The acquisition includes complete Greenery container farms, spare...
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    Hort Americas and Hortiplan Announce Strategic Partnership to Support Mobile Gully Systems in North America

    Bedford, Texas – July 9, 2025 – Hort Americas, a leading North American supplier of commercial greenhouse products and hydroponic solutions, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Hortiplan, a global innovator in Mobile Gully Systems (MGS) for leafy greens and herbs. This...
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    Hort Americas Introduces Voeks Dose1.0: A Smarter, Simpler Fertigation System for Commercial Growers

    BEDFORD, Texas—July 9, 2025—Hort Americas is now offering early access to the Voeks Dose1.0, a fertigation system designed to eliminate the complexity and limitations that come with traditional setups. Built for commercial operations, the Dose1.0 helps growers manage when, where and how much...
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    Hort Americas Introduces First‑of‑Its‑Kind Liquid Organic Nitrogen for Growers

    BEDFORD, Texas—Aug. 5, 2025—Hort Americas, in partnership with Avé Organics, is now offering OAN 10‑0‑0®, an organic nitrogen fertilizer that delivers a 100% plant‑available source of nitrogen to growers in a ready‑to‑use liquid formulation. For the first time, organic growers have access to a...
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