Feb 21

Feb 21 Controlled-Environment Growers Power Their Operations With Cogeneration Systems

Controlled Environment Ag, Cogeneration Systems, Greenhouse

The majority of greenhouse operations that have installed cogeneration systems have done so to support the electrical power they cannot get from the grid.

Feb 19

Feb 19 New Greenhouse Concept: Multispan, Foil and Semi-Closed

iGrow News

Greenhouse, Technology

The GreenPush BioActive is a semi-closed multispan concept. "We want to limit the pest pressure and offer a more homogeneous climate", Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant with CMF Groupe explains.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Ozone Technology For Greenhouse Water Treatment

iGrow News

Greenhouse, Water, Treatment

Although using a hydroponics system may eliminate soil borne pests, there are other pathogens that spread through water. Pathogens and other water bacteria are a cause for concern in water quality.

Feb 12

Feb 12 "Labor Is The Number One Topic In All The Conversations We Are Currently Having"

iGrow News

Agricultural Industry, Agricultural Technologies, Controlled Environment Ag, Horticulture, Labor, Greenhouse

“…Being a wholesaler and being constantly aware of the need to add value to our customers’ businesses, we are focused on finding the winning innovation of tomorrow”

Feb 10

Feb 10 Greenhouse In An Auchan Hypermarket

iGrow News

Agricultural Technologies, Controlled Environment Ag, Greenhouse, Food, Local

In Italy, Auchan is testing the installation of a greenhouse in a hypermarket. Fresh herbs and salads grow directly on the shelves and customers do their own “harvesting”.

Feb 6

Feb 6 University of Arizona Greenhouse Crop Production & Engineering Design March 2019 Short Course

iGrow News

Event, Greenhouse, Engineering, Urban, Medical Cannabis

Like tending to the vine closest to the wet-wall on a hot day, CEAC’s Short Course may be exactly what your operation needs for relief!

Feb 5

Feb 5 March 5th thru 7th, 2019 - Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE Learn About Vertical Farming, Greenhouses, Hydroponics And More

iGrow News

Indoor Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming Event, Greenhouse

The CEA Conference will bring together leaders from across the world to discuss best practices, new innovations and increasing food security through entrepreneurship.

Jan 30

Jan 30 Green Life Farms Hires Head Grower

iGrow News

Hydroponic, Greenhouse, Technology

Green Life Farms, the state-of-the-art hydroponic produce greenhouse under construction in Boynton Beach, FL, has hired Gregory Graft as its Head Grower

Jan 23

Jan 23 Netherlands: Additional Research Facilities At Delphy

iGrow News

Agricultural Technologies, Greenhouse, Innovation Center, Climate Change, Research

The facility has now been extended with the addition of two climate cells.

Jan 17

Jan 17 Jardins Réunis And Cheminant First In France To Grow Cucumbers Year-Round With Full Philips GreenPower LED Lighting Installations

iGrow News

Greenhouse, LED, Lighting

French cucumber growers installed full Philips LED lighting installations using Philips GreenPower LED toplighting and interlighting. Both prefer LED for their greenhouses as the higher light levels guarantee year-round production of high-quality cucumbers

Jan 17

Jan 17 2019 Virginia Innovation In Greenhouse And Vertical Farming Conference

iGrow News

Greenhouse, Innovation, Conference

Join academic and industry experts in exploring the latest advances in vertical farming, greenhouse technology, sensor technology, lighting, and automation. Hear from technical experts and Virginia producers who have been successful in incorporating controlled environment agriculture into their business models.

Jan 17

Jan 17 Denver, Colorado: A Look Inside Rino's Rooftop Urban Farm

iGrow News

Urban, Rooftop Farm, Greenhouse, Hydroponic

“There’s a real demand for produce that’s safe, nutritionally dense, that’s got good flavor, that doesn’t have 1,500 food miles on it,”

Jan 12

Jan 12 Kamchatka Won’t Get Its Vegetables: Renova Greenhouse Project Is Frozen

iGrow News

Agriculture, Food Delivery, Greenhouse, Produce

“…It is hard to say what has caused the delay, but the project is not developing. Possibly it is related to the minimization of state support”

Jan 8

Jan 8 How Do You Stop Diseases On Controlled Environment Edible Crops?

iGrow News

Greenhouse, Indoor Farming, Disease

As an increasing number of growers start growing edible crops in controlled environment structures they may be facing some diseases that they haven’t encountered before

Jan 6

Jan 6 Playing "Happy Families" To Understand Urban Agriculture In France

iGrow News

Urban, Agriculture, Rooftop Farm, Greenhouse, Vertical Farming, Videos

We hear a lot about urban agriculture, but what is it exactly? How is it different from traditional agriculture? What is the difference between rural farms and urban farms?