By Ajwal Dsouza, graduate researcher, University of Guelph, Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility With the growing urban expanses, there is an increasing demand for fresh, safe, nutritious and high-quality vegetables by the urban population. Vertical Farms (VF) is capable of producing large volumes of high-quality crops with relatively lower resource…
Researchers from Niagara College’s Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre (AETIC) have played an important role investigating uses for a waste product from the greenhouse industry. The research team with students from the Greenhouse Technician program worked on a course-based growing trial project with Walker Environmental Group (WEG) to explore recycling possibilities…
For more than 50 years, Beamsville, Ont.’s Zwart Systems has been designing and manufacturing custom horticultural technology solutions for the greenhouse industry across North America. With the aim of expanding its product line to offer a lower-cost growing option for the micro greens, cannabis and vegetable industry, the company designed…
