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Women Innovators for Small Farm Technology

Caff

She designed an innovative solution for their small farm which has dramatically improved their process for harvesting and drying crops such as onions and garlic. Large farms have other means of curing onions, but there was a gap for the small farm on how to harvest and dry onions with fewer steps while using minimal storage space.

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The Nature of Time

Hartwood Farm

Individual days and weeks can sometimes seem so long (especially when that harvest list runs onto three pages!), In 2021, we took out a loan to build a shiny new heated greenhouse. My old greenhouse was bought in 2004, so this addition really impacted the economics of starting seeds for us.

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Saltwater Farming Transforms Arid Regions into Plentiful Farms

Agritecture Blog

GreenWave’s founder, Bren Smith, harvests kelp on his farm. Seawater Greenhouse Seawater Greenhouse constructs greenhouses in arid climates, like this one in Oman. Credit: Seawater Greenhouse. They aim to make farming possible in hot, arid climates through the use of greenhouses and seawater.

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Polyhouse Subsidy | 85 Per Cent Subsidy for Farmers

Kavya Organic Farm

Eligibility Criteria for Polyhouse Subsidy To avail the polyhouse subsidy in India, farmers must fulfill certain eligibility criteria, including: Land Ownership: The farmer must have legal ownership or leasehold rights to the land where the polyhouse will be constructed. The subsidy under this mission may cover up to 75% of the project cost.

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How can universities utilize Agritecture Designer’s Online Classes to incorporate CEA into their programs?

Agritecture Blog

Associate professor of Horticulture, Neil Mattson, teaches a student in one of Cornell’s on-campus greenhouses. Credit: Greenhouse Product News. A student applies skills learned in a campus greenhouse at Stockton University. Credit: Cornell Chronicle. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 Credit: Stockton University.

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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. Exactly how far inland the salt encroaches will depend partially on how effective humans are at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as rising temperatures and melting ice sheets are the main contributors to the ocean’s expansions.

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AmplifiedAg Leaves Their Mark on the Sector: Scaling Container Farms with SaaS

Agritecture Blog

With containers, we end up losing harvests from a couple of containers rather than the entire farm. We've done a lot of analysis comparing our farming costs to traditional farms and greenhouses, and we are close in all categories. HGS: What is the largest farm you have constructed using the container methodology?

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