Fragaria

FRESHBAY ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH NOVUS EARTH FOR GEOTHERMAL CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE PROJECT OUTSIDE OF HINTON, ALBERTA

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Friday, July 7, 2023
Heart, Partnership, Yellowhead, CAD, AB, Marriage, Geothermal energy, Fragaria, Growth, Renewable energy, Earth

CALGARY, AB, July 7, 2023 /CNW/ - Freshbay, a pioneering agriculture company focused on sustainable and locally sourced food production, is excited to announce the signing of a definitive agreement with Novus Earth for their Geothermal Controlled Environment Agriculture project outside of Hinton, Alberta.

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  • CALGARY, AB, July 7, 2023 /CNW/ - Freshbay, a pioneering agriculture company focused on sustainable and locally sourced food production, is excited to announce the signing of a definitive agreement with Novus Earth for their Geothermal Controlled Environment Agriculture project outside of Hinton, Alberta.
  • This follows the successful signing of a definitive agreement with Affinor Growers two weeks ago, marking a major milestone for the project.
  • Novus Earth is an Alberta-based market-leading sustainable renewable energy solutions corporation that harnesses geothermal heat and power through their proprietary closed-loop system.
  • "We are excited to collaborate with Freshbay on this forward-thinking geothermal agriculture project," said Jeff Messner, President and Co-founder of Novus Earth.

Spread Develops Technology for Mass Production of Pesticide-free Strawberry in Vertical Farms

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Retail, Technology, Other Technology, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Food, Beverage, Agriculture, Strawberries, Crops, Berries, Fragaria, Hybrid fruit, Pesticide, Food and drink, Pollination, Plants

b"Spread Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Japan; CEO: Shinji Inada, hereinafter \xe2\x80\x9cSpread\xe2\x80\x9d) succeeded in developing the technology for mass production of pesticide-free, high quality strawberries in vertical farms using artificial lighting.\nThis was made possible by applying Spread\xe2\x80\x99s cultivation know-how to strawberry production.

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  • b"Spread Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Japan; CEO: Shinji Inada, hereinafter \xe2\x80\x9cSpread\xe2\x80\x9d) succeeded in developing the technology for mass production of pesticide-free, high quality strawberries in vertical farms using artificial lighting.\nThis was made possible by applying Spread\xe2\x80\x99s cultivation know-how to strawberry production.
  • The technologies include proprietary environmental control, stable indoor pollination and pesticide-free, clean cultivation.\nSpread is considering the deployment of strawberry vertical farms in Japan and overseas, targeting North America, Europe and Asia.
  • Spread will also work on product design and a vertically farmed strawberry brand.\nStrawberries are globally in high demand, with both yields and production value on the rise.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cThe Status and Future of the Strawberry Industry in the United States\xe2\x80\x9d American Society for Horticultural Science, 31 Jan 2019\n"

Ferme d'Hiver completes seed round and secures large-scale industrial deployment

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Agriculture, Berries, Crops, Fragaria, Hybrid fruit, Strawberries, CNW Group, Ferme, Plants, Fruit

b'BROSSARD, QC, May 5, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Ferme d\'Hiver announces that it has completed its seed round that allows it to ensure the development of its technological solution and its industrial deployment.

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  • b'BROSSARD, QC, May 5, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Ferme d\'Hiver announces that it has completed its seed round that allows it to ensure the development of its technological solution and its industrial deployment.
  • This farm, which covers an area of 1,252 m2, is currently being set up and the production of Winter Berry will begin in October 2021.
  • Privileging local production and the purchase of Quebec-made products year-round is an excellent way to contribute to our economic recovery.
  • "\nThrough its vertical density and climate control, Ferme d\'Hiver allows for the annual production of over 160 kilos of strawberries by square meter.

Mucci Farms Announces 200-Acre North American Expansion!

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Plants, Agriculture, Strawberries, Crops, Fragaria, Hybrid fruit, Tomato, Edible plants, Cucumber, Greenhouse, Berry, Mucci

The first year of expansions include bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and their innovative award-winning strawberries that are grown in the largest controlled climate strawberry farm in North America.

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  • The first year of expansions include bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and their innovative award-winning strawberries that are grown in the largest controlled climate strawberry farm in North America.
  • "Since we aren't importing from California or Florida, we can maximize sugars by allowing product to be fully ripe before we harvest."
  • "We have over 300 varieties of various commodities being trialed at any given time," stated Danny Mucci, President of Sales and Marketing.
  • Growing fresh produce for over 60 years, Mucci Farms is vertically integrated from seed to retail with a global partner network combining for more than 1700-acres of fruit and vegetable greenhouses.

NRGene and TOYOTA Collaborate to Develop Strawberry Varieties to Better Enable Local Production for the Japanese Market

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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Technology, Software, Health, Biotechnology, Genetics, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Research, Science, Biology, Genetics, Nature, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Genomics, Fragaria, Strawberry, Gene, Genome, DNA

The combination of NRGenes assembly of the strawberry genome and Toyotas GRAS-Di DNA analysis technologywill enhance the development of natural strawberry varieties better suited to the Japanese market.

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  • The combination of NRGenes assembly of the strawberry genome and Toyotas GRAS-Di DNA analysis technologywill enhance the development of natural strawberry varieties better suited to the Japanese market.
  • Assembling the strawberry genome could increase natural breeding efficiency and lead to the development of more productive varieties.
  • We are grateful that Toyota has chosen our big data genome assembly tools to help breed new varieties of locally-grown food.
  • Prominent examples include plant improvement techniques to identify disease-resistant sugar cane genes and analysis of the strawberry genome.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Novel Strawberry Slicer (PND-4942)

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Crops, Fragaria, Hybrid fruit, Strawberries, Knife, Agronomy, Food and drink, Edible plants

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --An inventor from Hammonton, N.J., has developed the STRAWBERRY KNIFE, a kitchen gadget that eases the task of cutting strawberries into smaller pieces.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --An inventor from Hammonton, N.J., has developed the STRAWBERRY KNIFE, a kitchen gadget that eases the task of cutting strawberries into smaller pieces.
  • My gadget will ease the task of slicing strawberries," said the inventor.
  • The STRAWBERRY KNIFE provides a faster and more efficient method of slicing strawberries.
  • The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia office of InventHelp.