Cover Story

Firing on All Cylinders

Jennifer Polanz

Leamington, Ontario-based Pure Flavor is on a roll and ready for more. Here’s a peek behind the curtain at the Georgia operation, and insight into where they’ve been and where they’re heading.

Features

Finding Success Through the Little Things

Dr. Abhay Thosar

How small environment optimizations make a big difference.

Features

From Farm to Vertical

Jennifer Polanz

Herb producer Soli Organic, formerly Shenandoah Growers, is evolving from its roots in traditional farming and then greenhouses to all vertical farms for the future.

Features

Inside Indoor Ag-Con

Jennifer Polanz

From workshops and panel sessions to side meetings and the trade show floor, the 10th Annual Indoor Ag-Con was a jam-packed three days.

Features

Multi-Year Basil Trials

Stanton Gill, David Clement, Alan Leslie, Ginny Rosenkranz & Sheena O’Donnell

Results of the 2022 trials in Maryland evaluating basil cultivars for downy mildew resistance.

Features

The Cost of Indoor Farming

H. Christopher Peterson, Simone Valle De Souza and Joseph Seong

In this bonus installment of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about indoor farming, the OptimIA Economics Team tackles CapEx, OpEx and potential causes of farm failure.

From Your Editor

Back to the Beginning

Jennifer Polanz

Food production has gone full circle, with an emphasis on growing produce locally.

Insider

2022 CEA Recap

Jennifer Polanz

Contain Inc.'s 2022 recap, along with the outlook for 2023.

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AppHarvest in the News

Jennifer Polanz

AppHarvest finalizes the $127 million sale-leaseback of its new Berea, Kentucky, leafy greens greenhouse and opens its Richmond, Kentucky, tomato greenhouse.

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Beneficial Companies Join Forces

Jennifer White

Beneficial Insectary acquired 100% of the equity in its distributor Sierra Biological, Inc.

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Fighting Botrytis

Jennifer Polanz

BioWorks has launched a newly formulated biological fungicide called BotryStop WP to control Botrytis in greenhouse vegetable and ornamental crops.

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Good Bug Dispenser

Jennifer Polanz

The Entomatic is an automated beneficial insect dispenser from Biobest, thanks to a collaboration with HortiWorld.

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Local Bounti Expanding

Jennifer Polanz

In January 2023, Montana-based Local Bounti announced it broke ground on a new indoor growing operation in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

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ToBRFV Prevention

Jennifer Polanz

8 tips for preventing Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), courtesy of IPM Scoutek.

Insider

USDA-Funded Culinary Herb Research

Jennifer Polanz

The goal is to evaluate the profitability and environmental sustainability of fresh-cut and potted culinary herbs produced in CEA environments like greenhouses and indoor farms.

Web Exclusive

Modular Farming for Hyperlocal

Jennifer Polanz

Freight Farms brings farming to a hyperlocal experience, with the ability to put a farm almost anywhere.

Web Exclusive

Skytree’s CO2 Capturing Technology

Jennifer Polanz

Find out more about this new technology that won the 2023 Concept Award at GreenTech Amsterdam.

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bHarvest

TTA

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CLD-2MO

Advancing Alternatives

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Pro-Mix BX Biofungicide + Mycorrhizae

Premier Tech Horticulture

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Proven Harvest Pesto Besto

Pleasant View Gardens Inc.

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SF-ONE, SF-PRO and SF-MAX

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