Caught up in the excitement around this emerging sector, many entrepreneurs fail to do the planning and research necessary to select the right equipment – particularly lighting – for their crops, budget, and farm’s needs.

While the whole of agriculture trends toward automation technologies, the production operations of tree fruit crops still require a fair amount of manual labor.

Fresh microgreens, herbs and sprouts grown in a south-facing window can provide healthy edibles in a matter of weeks, follow our simple instructions and enjoy fresh food at home.

Use this guide to natural weed killers to create a kid-safe and pet-safe garden or lawn and prevent exposure to the various chemicals used in regular weed killers.

UF/IFAS Associate Professor Yiannis Ampatzidis is engaging artificial intelligence to develop a low-cost, smart tree-crop sprayer that can automatically detect citrus trees, calculate their height and leaf density and count fruit.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute has developed an intelligent robot that is designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning and pruning peach trees.

University of Florida researchers are looking to create a model that tells researchers which chemical compounds produce the best flavors fruits and vegetables.

Dr. Jorge Flores Velázquez, Agronomist in Protected Agriculture, shared invaluable knowledge about the current and future work that needs to be done regarding technology in the agricultural industry.

While the whole of agriculture trends toward automation technologies, the production operations of tree fruit crops still require a fair amount of manual labor.

The content of this article 'Growing blueberries in the home garden' was prepared by The University of Minnesota Extension and has been revised and republished by FreshFruitPortal.com. For the latest information, check the University of Minnesota's website here. Blueberry plants grow slowly, and they may not seem to get much bigger from year to year. It takes […]