USDA Launches $700 Million Regenerative Agriculture Programme
In December 2025, the USDA — the United States Department of Agriculture — announced the launch of a Regenerative Pilot Program with $700 million in funding for the first year alone. It is the largest government investment in regenerative agriculture in American history. What regenerative agriculture is — and how it differs from organic Organic […]
100-Acre Hydroponic Park: Brio Hydroponics in India, Where Farming Becomes Infrastructure
“Hydroponics today is more of an infrastructure development than conventional farming” — that is how Jay Kumar Bhatt, CEO of Brio Hydroponics, describes his business. Looking at the scale of the Unnati project in Gujarat, it is hard to disagree. What is being built and how it works Unnati Hi-Tech Hydroponics Park in Talod, Gujarat […]
NASA Is Growing Microgreens in Space — and It Is Changing Agriculture on Earth
What could astronauts eating on the ISS possibly have to do with us? As it turns out, NASA’s research into growing microgreens in microgravity produces technological solutions that then transform ordinary Earth-based indoor farming. And that is not a metaphor. Why microgreens are the ideal food for space Conventional crops take months to mature. Microgreens […]
A Robot That Sees Every Weed and Never Touches the Crop: Ecorobotix Raises $150M
Imagine a sprayer that does not blanket a field with chemicals uniformly, but sees each plant individually — and treats only the ones that need it. That is exactly what the ARA system from Swiss company Ecorobotix does, and in 2025 it secured one of the largest investment rounds in agri-robotics: $150 million. How the […]
Woolworths and 800 Farms: How Big Retail Pulls Agriculture Towards Organics Without Coercion
Usually the transition to organic farming is a farmer’s own initiative. But what if a major supermarket comes to the producer and says: “We will help you become better”? That is exactly how Woolworths’ “Farming for the Future” programme works — and 800 farms in South Africa and Mozambique are already part of it. Not […]
Romania Is Building the Country’s Largest Hydroponic Complex Powered by Geothermal Energy
While most European greenhouse operations struggle with gas bills, Romanian company Green Tech International has taken a fundamentally different path. In October 2025 it broke ground on the country’s largest hydroponic greenhouse complex — and it will be powered not by gas, but by the earth itself. What is being built and why Green Tech […]
Microgreens in Bread: Brilliant Idea or Marketing Trick?
What do you do when your child flatly refuses to eat greens? Tiffany Sanders of Indianapolis found a simple solution — hide them in bread. That is how Sanders Funny Farm was born, a bakery specialising in microgreen-infused baked goods. How it all started Two years ago Tiffany decided to make her family’s diet healthier. […]
UAorganic NPK Calculator: Mix Your Nutrient Solution Without Mistakes
If you grow microgreens, lettuce, or herbs hydroponically, you will sooner or later face the same question: how much fertiliser do I add to the tank? Manufacturers say one thing, agronomists advise another, and the internet offers dozens of conflicting tables. The UAorganic NPK Calculator solves this once and for all. What the NPK Calculator […]
Which Substrate to Choose for Microgreens: Coconut Coir, Jute, Linen, or Peat
What a Substrate Is and Why It Matters A substrate for microgreens is not soil in the conventional sense. Microgreens are harvested within 7–14 days, and during that time the plant lives almost entirely on the nutrients stored in the seed. The substrate performs just three functions: it holds the seed in place, retains moisture, […]