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VERTICAL VEGGIE PRODUCTION TOWERS TO BE BUILT IN PERTH

The first commercial-scale solar-powered and carbon-neutral farm in Australia could be on the horizon. However, instead of large farm fields, it’ll be placed within city buildings. Eden Towers, based in Western Australia, has announced intentions to build four 12-meter-high growth tower platforms for a precision-controlled indoor habitat where plants can thrive without soil all year. The […]

July 3, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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RURAL PROPERTIES TRANSFORMING INTO SOLAR POWERED POWERHOUSES

Chris Brayley began his career as an electrician, repairing air conditioning and refrigeration. His company, Brayley Electrical, has adjusted its focus in recent years to become more focused on solar power, especially as even more consumers on farms and ranches turn away from generators as diesel prices continue to increase. Mr. Brayley claims that his […]

July 3, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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HEATED DEBATE RAGES ON ABOUT SOLAR PANEL FARMS

As the number of solar farms in Australia grows, so does the controversy over heavy metals in solar panels and the difficulty of recycling them. Lynette LaBlack, a farmer in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, has been questioning everyone who will listen with uncomfortable questions. She questioned Metka EGN regarding its solar […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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HEATED DEBATE RAGES ON ABOUT SOLAR PANEL FARMS

As the number of solar farms in Australia grows, so does the controversy over heavy metals in solar panels and the difficulty of recycling them. Lynette LaBlack, a farmer in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, has been questioning everyone who will listen with uncomfortable questions. She questioned Metka EGN regarding its solar […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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SHOULD YOU GROW CROPS UNDERCOVER?

Due to the fact that some farmers in the flood zone plant their crops under cover, they were mostly unaffected when lettuce prices spiked to $10 as a result of the catastrophic weather in New South Wales and Queensland. According to experts, protected cropping may hold the answer to maintaining cabbage in its proper place—in […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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AN INCREDIBLE INDUCTION AT GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN MAGNOLIA

Two members of the committee have been named life members by the Australian Hydroponic Farmers Federation (HFF). David Pearson and Tony Spurling received recognition for their contributions to the industry at the 12th Biennial Conference earlier this month in Dandenong. Mr. Pearson, who formerly owned Country Fresh Herbs as well, is leaving the committee so […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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IS THE FUTURE OF FARMING GREENHOUSES?

Inside Tatura’s brand-new, multimillion-dollar glasshouse, the winter jackets are off. 28 degrees Celsius and the aroma of 150,000 tomato truss plants permeate the air. 60 new jobs will be created at the site and 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes will be produced annually by the new six-hectare glasshouse. According to Mike Nichol, chief executive of Flavorrite, […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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HEATED DEBATE RAGES ON ABOUT SOLAR PANEL FARMS

As the number of solar farms in Australia grows, so does the controversy over heavy metals in solar panels and the difficulty of recycling them. Lynette LaBlack, a farmer in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, has been questioning everyone who will listen with uncomfortable questions. She questioned Metka EGN regarding its solar […]

June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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Solar 3

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June 14, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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Solar 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic […]

June 13, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4

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