The Association of Professional Landscape Designers has developed a “Plastic Pots and the Green Industry” whitepaper that outlines the production, use, disposal, and environmental impacts of garden containers.
Canada’s Vineland Research and Innovation Centre robotics and automation team is working to develop an autonomous robot capable of harvesting cucumbers in a greenhouse.
The New Jersey Department of Health has approved a 37,000-square-foot greenhouse location in Boonton, NJ, from TerrAscend, allowing the company to begin its cannabis cultivation.
The Standards Council of Canada is hosting an international workshop to develop standards for the safety, security, and sustainability of the cannabis production industry.
The nature of controlled-environment agriculture provides benefits such as less vulnerability to product contamination and labor shortages. The current pandemic has enhanced these benefits.
A University of California researcher has developed a system that reduces waste in hemp processing by converting nearly 100% of the plant into usable components.
Part two of our series on food safety outlines why greenhouse lettuce growers should make food safety a priority, rather than dismissing it as unique to field-grown crops.
Bacterial spot can be devastating to fresh tomatoes, which is why University of Florida scientists want to understand how the pathogen that causes the disease spreads and evolves.
