High-tech greenhouses, such as this one in the Netherlands, could change the way that the agriculture is produced in the United States. In a small town in Eastern Kentucky, the future of agriculture ...

New technology improves greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study was the first investigation into the effects of application of the ...

On land that was once part of a cattle ranch outside Morehead, Kentucky–a small town where roughly one in three people live below the poverty line–a massive new 60-acre high-tech greenhouse is ...

Current advancements in technology One of the key factors propelling the growth of the commercial greenhouse market is the integration of cutting-edge technologies. Greenhouse farming has been ...

CU Boulder engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that splits sunlight into ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M is not the first company people might think of when they think about agriculture. But the St. Paul-based company is looking to break into the greenhouse industry with its ...

Part 1 of this series explores the practical aspects of locating greenhouses in urban environments. These are not your grandpa’s greenhouses. Anyone familiar with common plastic-enclosed passive solar ...

Today, a kilogram of melon costs $20 in Congo Brazzaville—a country where the daily wage for a typical worker is just four (4) dollars. This basic food item is far beyond the financial reach of an ...

Commercial vegetable production is synonymous with the adoption of greenhouse technologies. Experts argue that greenhouse technology can play a leading role in increasing production, and profitability ...

Derrick Mugerwa (l) and Adam Mohammed in front one of their greenhouse. The two have developed a technology which helps farmers monitor their crops. Photo by Ashita Chopra. Agriculture contributes to ...

One of the biggest problems with climate change is that, at least in the short term, it’s largely invisible. Unlike many other environmental calamities—say, oil spills or forest fires—we simply can’t ...