Photo: Josh Edelson / Associated Press 2018 Monsanto Co. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to overturn a groundbreaking $78.5 million damage award to a Bay Area groundskeeper who was diagnosed with…
Bee-Safe Pesticide May Not Be So Safe, Says New Study
In the wake of widespread condemning of neonicotinoid pesticides as they affect bee populations, chemical companies have tried to come up with alternatives. One of those alternatives is a pesticide called Sivanto,…
Study: Sniffing Rosemary Improves Memory
The smell of rosemary enhances our ability to recall past events and remember what to do in the future studies find. For one recent study, researchers from Northumbria University placed 150 healthy senior…
University of Florida Greenhouse 101 course begins May 27
University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online course: Greenhouse 101 Train yourself, or your staff, to make better crop management decisions by learning the underlying horticultural science of plant growth. Greenhouses 101 is the introduction to the Greenhouse Training Online courses offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension (UF). It is…
Gotham Greens Viraj Puri joins conference CEO keynote line-up for May 22-24, 2019 Las Vegas Edition of Indoor Ag-Con
Keynotes Presentations From Puri; Irving Fain, Bowery, and Brad McNamara, Freight Farms Headline Full Roster of 40+ Sessions LAS VEGAS (April 29, 2019) – Indoor Ag-Con, the premier event covering the technology of growing crops in indoor systems, using hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic techniques, expands its educational line-up with a new…
Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) Announces Partnership with Urban Future Global Conference
AVF brings indoor farming forum to Europe’s largest conference on sustainable cities After successful annual conferences in Beijing, Amsterdam and Washington, D.C., the AVF is excited to host the 2019 edition at Oslo’s Urban Future Global Conference on May 22-23. The AVF and Urban Future look forward to welcoming entrepreneurs, companies,…
How About This Self-Sufficient Garden Pool Farm?
When Dennis and Danielle McClung bought a foreclosed home in Mesa, Ariz., in 2009, their new yard featured a broken, empty. Instead of spending a small fortune to repair and fill it,…
HOW TO GROW A KOMBUCHA SCOBY FROM BOTTLED KOMBUCHA
Months ago I wanted to start making my own kombucha. I was buying bottles of kombucha from the health store and the costs were adding up and I felt it was time…
Anthracnose Disease: What Is It, [HOW TO] Prevention and Treatment
Anthracnose disease is a plant disease that affects a number of shade trees and shrubs, even ornamental plants during the growing season. Belonging to the kingdom of fungi, Anthracnose disease is generally…
Notre Dame’s Beehives That Produce 165 Pounds of Honey a Year Survived the Fire
Notre Dame Cathedral’s three beehives — home to more than 180,000 bees — survived Monday’s destructive fire. The keeper of the hives, Nicolas Geant, shared the good news on Thursday. “The bees…