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Will coal-country become an AgTech capital? AppHarvest, the largest greenhouse in the US (2.8 million square feet) uses digital monitoring, sun & LED lighting, recycled rainwater and nonchemical growing practices. All of its irrigation water (360,000 gallons a day) is supplied from rain collected from the roof and stored in a ten acres pond (46 million gallons) basically a three month supply in case of drought. Pest control uses nonchemical biological methods, such as tiny wasps ( Encarsia formosa and Eretmocerus eremicus) to control white flies, the nemesis of greenhouse production.

Growing salmon in the desert, where temperatures can reach 45C is no small challenge, however Fish Farm has successfully created ways to reconstitute the exact conditions and environment salmon experience throughout their life cycle….

Growing warm-weather citrus in a very cold climate uses a simple geothermal system to warm the greenhouse with zero energy costs.

Software data sensors manage the amount of light, nutrients, water, air temperature, humidity and harvest time for the organic farm located outside of New York in an old industrial warehouse. Although highly automated…

A look inside Singapore’s Sustenir vertical farm. The farm produces one tonne of kale or 3.2 tonnes of lettuce every month in a space no larger than a two bedroom apartment. The produce is ship to shops within hours of harvesting, super fresh!

Growing luscious temperate crops in Somaliland with a greenhouse system which uses seawater and corrugated cardboard to increase cooling and humidity. The process has reduced the need for fresh water by tenfold and /or more.