Andrew is LettUs Grow’s Farm Manager, he manages two of our sites across Bristol and has brought a wealth of experience into the company through his previous experience in indoor farming roles across the UK including at Grow Up, Raynor Foods & Root Labs. In this three part interview, we explore what it’s been like to move from animal husbandry to indoor farming, the lessons he’s learned along the way, what it’s like working at LettUs Grow and his advice for those new to growing.
Read MoreAeroponics is a method of growing that doesn’t use soil. Instead, plant roots are irrigated with a nutrient-dense mist. This allows for access to greater oxygen levels and prevents water logging - resulting in higher yields and faster growth rates. There are many different types of crop you can grow in an aeroponic system and many of these make a good business case, as well as boasting impressive environmental benefits. Here are some of the crops you can grow in an aeroponic system…
Read MoreIn 2019 Dr Antony Dodd was awarded a Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship to support the development of a collaboration with LettUs Grow. The collaborative team combines expertise in biological science with engineering, with Dr Dodd’s research group providing expertise on optimal circadian rhythms, light quality and plant physiology to inform developments in light provision for crop plants in vertical farming systems.
Read MoreThe University of York are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated PhD student for a BBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Programme in Mechanistic Biology. The PhD studentship will involve work on the genetic improvement of amaranths - genotying and phenotyping a MAGIC population & working with vertical farming technology supplier, LettUs Grow.
Read MoreWe invite applications to a PhD studentship at the John Innes Centre investigating the impact of the circadian regulation of plant metabolism upon vertical farming. The project will use fundamental science to investigate the role of circadian regulation in the molecules that are exuded by crops into the irrigation systems. This is a BBSRC NRPDTP-funded CASE studentship, based in the laboratory of Antony Dodd and co-supervised by Anne Osbourn, in collaboration with vertical agriculture R&D company LettUs Grow.
Read MoreHow can we use indoor farming to supplement outdoor growing? Most different types of indoor growing can generally be referred to as controlled environment agriculture, or CEA. All forms of CEA attempt to mimic, or in many cases improve on, the outdoor conditions needed for growing specific crops.
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