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Tag: Education

Israeli College Offers Medical Cannabis Degrees

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Bird

A college in Israel will soon offer an undergraduate degree in medical cannabis, becoming the first institution in the country to offer such a program.  The school, Max Stern Yezreel Valley College,…

Hydroponic Intensive Workshops at the University of Arizona

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Bird

The University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center is gearing up for it’s Hydroponic Intensive Workshops that will occur in January 2019. The CEAC’s unique facilities support a quality of learning experience,…

What is the best LED light recipe?

Posted on November 15, 2018December 23, 2018 by Bird

As a result of his postdoctoral research tenure at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Mickens has published two manuscripts on the effect of light quality on ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce and “Rubi F1’…

Indoor Ag Sci Cafe discusses lighting strategies for energy savings

Posted on November 2, 2018December 23, 2018 by Bird

The second ‘Indoor Ag Science Café’ of this month had Dr. Cary Mitchell, as a speaker. Funded by NASA and USDA SCRI, Cary has a long research history focusing on energy savings…

Updated daily light integral (DLI) maps now available

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Bird

New DLI maps have been created from an updated database that includes data from 1998 to 2009. Daily light integral (DLI) is the amount of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) received each day…

Wageningen University announces course on lighting in greenhouses and vertical farms

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Bird

In 2019, the Horticulture & Product Physiology group, together with Wageningen Plant Research, again will organize a course on lighting in greenhouses and vertical farms.In this course WageningenUR scientists share their unique…

Researchers seek your input with culinary herb survey

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Bird

University researchers are seeking input from potted and fresh cut culinary herb growers in order to initiate a national research and extension project aimed to address the needs of the emerging industry….

Indoor Ag Sci Cafe discusses how industry and academia can work together

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Bird

This month’s ‘Indoor Ag Science Café’ featured Robert Colangelo, Founder of Green Sense Farms, as a speaker. In his presentation ‘Growing the Vertical Farming Industry – How Industry and Academia can Work…

University of Florida offers new online course in irrigation and water treatment

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Bird

Growers looking at installing a closed loop irrigation system need to first look at the quality of their water source. Water quality is going to affect what nutrients the plants are going…

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