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Troops Leaving Service Find New Purpose on the Farm

Modern Farmer

Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse. And disabled veterans are just as capable, she adds, particularly in marketing, logistics, distribution and compliance. Over six weeks, the curriculum covers the full seed-to-market process including access to financing, food safety and building a business plan around a farming operation.

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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

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. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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We've Got a Plan for That

Hartwood Farm

The greenhouse is up and humming, high tunnel planting started, and we are seeding up a storm, because that’s what farmers do. All the flats cleaned and ready to start seeding in! We all need to eat, and our goal is to do our best to keep providing healthy, delicious food to you, our community.

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

Modern Farmer

The school ran an outdoor hydroponics farm this summer to help work out logistics on the soon-to-be-built indoor vertical farm. The next step is to get a greenhouse going in the fall and eventually scale up into a series of shipping containers.

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5 Automation Companies to Look Out For

Agritecture Blog

By using robots to help with various aspects of farming, we can supplement the need for human labor to complete tasks such as seeding, transplanting, tray washing, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and fertigation. This Finland-based company aims to advance greenhouse growing by providing fully automated NFT growing systems.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. All retailers look to shift burdens to their suppliers for promotions, for stocking, for logistics.

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

Agritecture Blog

We've done a lot of analysis comparing our farming costs to traditional farms and greenhouses, and we are close in all categories. HGS: You mentioned the competitiveness of AmplifiedAg relative to greenhouses, but the vertical farming sector is going through quite a few challenges this year (2022), and even this quarter (Q4) alone.

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