Sector | Education and Research
Borneo: Over 100 people participate in aquaponic entrepreneurship seminar
US: University of Nevada aims to educate prospective indoor growers
US: Students to lead hydroponic open-house
US: Scholarship to be offered by Sollum Technologies for Indoor Ag-Con
US (ME): Wiscasset Elementary’s hydroponic garden completes first harvest
Hong Kong study examines how to integrate vertical farming into high population buildings
US (IL): Edible Campus program for students
Improving health through quantum farming?
South Korea: Yeonam University exchanges smart agricultural education with HAS University
Canada: New training program for careers in vertical farming
Study examines the effects of light on basil microgreens
US: Multi-State CEA student certificate program
China: 2024 Smart Agriculture Competition brings CEA initiatives together
US (IN): Two CEA containers at Purdue's college
US (NJ): Veteran starts mushroom farming
NL: “We want to lower the threshold for (small-)scale research”
In the Gobi Desert, vegetables are grown for Taikonauts in China
Hungarian University cultivates mustard plants in simulated lunar soil environment
Friend or Foe?
Unraveling the effects of UV-A1 on plant growth and photosynthesis
University of Missouri Extension to hold hydroponics workshop in December
US (OH): $418,000 grant to address indoor strawberry production
Supplied by C-LED and Greatit
Italy: Pisa University runs lighting trials to optimize indoor farming crop growth
EU project develops hyperspectral camera for indoor farming
Canada: Dalhousie University looks into smart farms to address food concerns
CAN (AB): $300k project to research canola-based feed in aquaponics industry
UC Davis to provide online CEA course about facility management
Study: Using drones for precision crop monitoring
UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol
US (NY): “Our mission goes beyond food access to fostering student advocacy”
Using mushrooms mechanics for sustainable agriculture
Electro-Agriculture: Growing food without light
Nigeria: University to train growers in hydroponic bell pepper production
US: UCONN students to celebrate flex farm success
Study: Using electro-agriculture to reduce the energy needs of vertical farming
US: GLASE launches E-GROW course to promote CEA amongst the youth
Study
Managing Neopestalotiopsis pathogen in strawberries
NL: Wageningen to host vertical farming course
Sky High Day
NL: "Vertical farms a big piece in the sustainability puzzle"
One size does not fit all
The importance of customized solutions in vertical farming
Research
"A 24-hour photoperiod significantly enhances the yield of microgreens"
Mid-Ohio Food Collective, Columbus:
“Making every acre count” while empowering the community
Study: Examining the sustainability of indoor farming
CAN (MB): Rural school celebrates first vertical farm harvest
Study:
Comparing novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems
Singapore's National Institute of Education hosts Professor Justin Dillon for visit
Poland: Turning an oil rig into a research center, self-sufficient in clean energy
Free hydroponics and aquaponics courses available
The effects of light intensity on strawberry yields
Study:
Assessing bioactive compounds and more within microgreens
Study: Deep learning-enabled model for nutrient status detection of aquaponically grown plants
ZA: University of Johannesburg addressing UN sustainabilty goals
University of Johannesburg introduces food system projects
US: Rutgers awarded hydroponics grant from USDA
US (NH): Pandemic funds to bring growing towers to schools
New hydroponic farm at University of Connecticut
Internet of Things maximizes saffron production in the greenhouse
Eco-transforming Kadeya with Manuela Zoninsein and Russell McLeod
Study: Developing vertical farming systems from waste polymers
Researchers develop guidelines for vertical farming growers
Filipino researches investigating E. Coli levels in urban farms
Study: The effects of pre-harvest intermittent UV-B exposure on microgreens in a vertical farm
US (SC): Aiming for change in indoor farming
Cannabis, vertical farming and lettuce projects
UK: James Hutton Institute secures £2.4m in funding for research projects
US (IA): What do the mycologists at Purdue study?
Vertical farming goes dynamic: optimizing resource use efficiency, product quality, and energy costs
successor to herb cultivation in own distribution centre
Colruyt Group investigates strawberry cultivation in vertical farm
NZ: University of Canterbury researching water purification in hydroponics
Canadian government invests big money in Ontario Agri-Food sector
US: 'Plenty’s R&D facility to reach beyond Wageningen University and Research capabilities'
US: Middle School receives $405,000 aquaponics education grant
Study: What drives customers' willingness to pay for nutrient enhanced microgreens?
UF/IFAS scientist receives $3.5M grant to study soil micro-predators at tomato farms
How Illinois State University will spend its $150k grant
California Farm to School grants help agricultural education
Georgian agriculture scientists receive hydroponics training from experts
Study explores effects of salinity eustress on microgreens
Solasta Bio raises $14M for green insecticides
US: Cornell study finds AI can slash indoor farming energy use by 25%
Metals in leafy greens can be reduced by better understanding how they move in the soil and plants
US: EBR Schools include aquaponics in agriculture program
Growing on human dung, what do people think?
US (WY): Container farm headed to CWC as part of CEA program
Set to open in 2026
US: Plenty finalizes design for its new R&D facility
US: The Aquaponics Source announces training courses
NL: Global teams tackle autonomous dwarf tomato cultivation in Bleiswijk
crop protection
AU: Scientists work to unravel silent pandemic affecting farmers
ORION Space Generation Foundation to launch seeds into Orbit for genetic experiments
US (NY): Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses — in mushrooms
Will students find out how to grow insects and plants in a closed system?
