Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder.
Businesses turn to technology to survive the heat amid hottest San Antonio summer on record
San Antonio has seen triple-degree temperatures for more than 60 days this year. So businesses are turning to technology to survive the heat amid the hottest San Antonio summer on record.
Urban farms find success amid ongoing drought, extreme heat in San Antonio
Urban farming is growing and distributing food within a city or town. Across the country, this style of farming has grown by more than 30% in the last three decades.
โSeasons donโt matterโ: How hydroponic farmers are cultivating crops Texas normally wouldnโt see in the summer
Hydroponic farming is a type of farming that doesn't use soil. It's said to be more sustainable, using less soil and pesticides.
Years of drought forcing farmers to make changes to water crops in Gillespie County
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Fighting food deserts: urban farming a solution for lack of fresh food
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Pleasanton man donates blood one year after farming accident nearly took his life
A year after he nearly died in a farming accident, Scott Mussey was able to donate blood using a new machine by the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.
Community fridges offer free food for those who need help
Youโve probably seen a community library pop up, as theyโre often spotted in different neighborhoods. Theyโre typically filled with used books that people in the neighborhood can take, as well as drop off books they are finished with.
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Produce distributor โcautiously optimisticโ as farmers across Texas count losses following winter storm
POTEET, Texas โ The area farmers who grew crops were unable to completely protect them against the record cold and are finding their prized harvest ruined after last weekโs winter storm. โThey got really cold, to the point where they just got brittle and theyโre falling apart right now,โ said Donovan Garcia Jr., who grows some of Poteetโs prized strawberries. Texas A&M AgriLife extension agents will be throughout affected areas assessing the damage and the economic impacts. Fernando Gonzalez, a major produce distributor, said he is โcautiously optimisticโ because the supply is good. โThereโs so much product that comes into Texas from all over the United States,โ Gonzalez said.
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Texas ranchers, activists and local officials are bracing for megadroughts brought by climate change
This century, Texas could face the driest conditions it has seen in the last 1,000 years, according to a new study from a team of Texas A&M University and University of Texas at Austin researchers. The study highlighted a slew of looming problems for the stateโs water supply. This problem will be particularly pronounced for Dallas, which relies entirely on surface water for its water supply, the study says. โAnd if there is a shortage, then the very next step is they have to determine how they are going to meet their water supply needs for that growing population,โ she said. So the state is well-prepared and is looking at future populations and water supply needs for municipalities.โBut the warnings are alarming to water conservation advocates and ranchers alike.
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Hemp farm just outside Boerne sees growth in first crop
SAN ANTONIO โ Hemp farming has begun in Texas this year and one set of farmers outside Boerne says they have some of the first crops in the state. The Texas Department of Agriculture began licensing farmers and businesses early this year to grow hemp after the state legislature greenlit farming of the plant. Pur IsoLabs in Bergheim, 10 miles east of Boerne off Highway 46, is one of the first to be licensed. Ruple and his wife Jennifer own Pur IsoLabs and have sold hemp products for the past five years, now they are expanding their business by starting to grow hemp right next to their store. This is just the beginning for the hemp farm industry, the future looks very promising for a plant that can be used in many ways.