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

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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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Challenges and Innovations Driving the CEA Sector in GCC and MENA

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Everything required for cultivation needs to be imported. With an influx of new farms entering the market annually, many lack awareness of the financial and logistical intricacies involved in farming. At the heart of each greenhouse lies cloud-based monitoring, facilitating optimal crop management. Greener Crop Inc.

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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

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Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.

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Pile Burning for Biochar Production

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Enhanced Crop Yields: In nutrient-poor soils, biochar application can increase crop yields. Meager crop yield increases: a 2021 UC Davis study measured the increase in crop yield after biochar additions and found that in fertile soils like those found in California, biochar addition did not increase crop yield significantly.

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5 Automation Companies to Look Out For

Agritecture Blog

Since these factors determine the quality of a crop yield, choosing the right automation technology for your farm is no easy task. This Finland-based company aims to advance greenhouse growing by providing fully automated NFT growing systems. Avisomo also has automated solutions for internal logistics. Credit: Green Automation.