Hort Americas sponsors Indoor Agriculture Conference

The 2nd Annual Indoor Agriculture Conference will take place May 14-15, 2014, at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. The conference will bring together farmers, entrepreneurs, suppliers, technology geeks, investors, researchers and policy makers to discuss the status and future of hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic farming.

Sponsored by Hort Americas, the conference highlights the accelerating greenhouse, container and vertical farming trends that are gaining ground in urban centers and inclement environment locations worldwide.

Indoor agriculture is changing the farming paradigm. Increased technology and adaptation of hydroponics and aeroponics are enabling indoor agriculture to conserve land, water, energy and distribution costs. The reliability of indoor agriculture becomes even more important when compared with the expense and uncertainty of outdoor agriculture, which can be disrupted by weather or supply chain problems. Growing indoors also promises higher levels of food safety, as fresher produce grown using few to no pesticides is transported shorter distances allowing for the reduction in contamination during production and distribution.

Keynote presentations will focus on the state of the hydroponics industry. Panel discussions will address the future of indoor agriculture, types and sizes of operations, technology, sourcing and distribution, regulations/policy and funding. On the second day, case studies will examine in-depth, real-world examples of the logistics of starting, sustaining and growing indoor agriculture operations.

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