Success Stories

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  June

  Access to lower-cost aquaculture feed improves profitability for aquaponic farmers

  Intensive aquaculture and aquaponic farms are currently hindered by high investment and operational costs. These challenges are more pronounced in small-scale farming, creating not only a barrier of e...

  
  

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• 30

  June

  Interest in Prison Aquaponics Program Continues to Rise

  Interest in aquaponics is increasing across the country. In recent years, federal and state prison systems are increasingly interested in using aquaponics to reduce the recidivism rates of inmates by ...

  
  

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  June

  Taking Research to the Farm

  Aquaponic farms that decide to grow entirely indoors with no natural sunlight have a large list of lighting technologies to choose from. Over the last decade, research led by Dr. Jim Tidwell at Kentuc...

  
  

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  October

  Reduction in thrips for aquaponic farmer

  An aquaponic farmer contacted me about a thrip outbreak in their greenhouse. Approximately 15% of their crops were not able to be sold due to insect damage. Due to the nature of aquaponic systems, tra...

  
  

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