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CSU report suggests Front Range could become 'the Silicon Valley of agriculture'

Boulder and Denver have become hubs for tech start-ups, and the northern Colorado region is dotted with widely respected scientific research institutions. But a new...

Local foods: Red hot, but undefined

The Agriculture Department really wants American consumers to buy local foods. Whatever that means. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has made promoting locally grown and produced foods one of his top priorities since taking the helm of the department in 2009, dubbing it a pillar of rebuilding the rural economy. He’s mobilized staff, spent millions...

Is Cuba the future of farming? - The Boston Globe

Cuba is home to the most valuable demonstration of chemical-free farming in the world. Much of what has been debated for decades regarding the efficacy and economic viability of the wide-scale adoption of organic farming methods has been field-tested in Cuba since the collapse of Russia in 1989. Now US farming interests with designs on Cuba are considering ways to dramatically increase production by re-introducing widespread industrial agribusiness and “modern” biotechnology practices. A beacon pointing the way to healthy, sustainable farming systems could be swallowed up and lost in the process.

Local Food Production Has Room to Grow - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick

Site for Indiana's only statewide business television program containing streaming video segments, real time Indiana business news and links to Indiana's latest business content.

Downtown St. Louis Rooftop Farm Begins Greenhouse Construction

The 10,000-square-foot farm is a first for the area. The cold weather has delayed the project a bit, but this week, construction on the greenhouse begins.

Fenway Park Opened a Rooftop Garden to Serve Homegrown Concessions

The oldest baseball stadium in the country, our beloved chapel known as Fenway Park, is constantly evolving in order to maintain an atmosphere and bevy of features designed to make Red Sox nation...

Fort Collins pair grow aquaponic farming

The founders of KM2 aquaponics are expanding in Fort Collins and nationally.

Newark, N.J. to get world's largest indoor vertical farm

AeroFarms, an aeroponics company that was started in 2004, is bringing what is soon to be the world's largest vertical farm to a former steel factory in Newark's Ironbound community.

This Hollywood Restaurant Grows Your Food Next To Your Table

The chain, Tender Greens, is adopting a drought-friendly kind of farming.