The present invention relates to a system and method for farming. In particular, there is a system for indoor farming comprising at least one growth rack, the at least one growth rack comprises a plurality of cells; a plurality of farming modules, each farming module configured to be stored in a cell, each farming module configured to grow at least one type of plant; a machine arranged to move each of the plurality of farming modules in/from each of the corresponding cell; wherein each of the plurality of farming module comprises one or more self-contained nutrient tray portion specific to the type of plant, and wherein each farming module is independent with respect to other farming modules.

A method for the automated operation of a greenhouse which has at least one first plant growth room which is operated without artificial lighting and which has at least one second plant growth room which is different from the first plant growth room and which is equipped with artificial light sources for generating artificial light. An associated supply device and an associated greenhouse can be operated automatically.

An automated plant cultivation system is provided having multi-tiered vertically arranged horizontal magazine structures each employing seed or plant capsules with a fluid circulation and illumination and communication network controlled by an on-board processor. Particularly, the system includes a magazine structure having seed/plant capsules within seed/plant reservoirs alternately arranged between at least one of a light source substantially concealed from direct viewing. A fluid channel extends across a long axis of the magazine structure, wherein the magazine structure is adapted for use of seed/plant capsules with nutrient composite plant growth cultivation, hydroponic plant growth cultivation, aeroponic plant growth cultivation methods or combinations thereof.

Devices, systems, and methods for providing and operating a pump control module and pumps in an assembly line grow pod are provided herein. Some embodiments include an assembly line grow pod having a plurality of fluid lines fluidly coupled between a fluid source and a fluid destination within the assembly line grow pod, a plurality of pumps, each coupled to a fluid line such that fluid is moved within the fluid line by the pump, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the pumps. The master controller is programmed to receive information relating to fluid delivery within the assembly line grow pod, determine one or more pumps to deliver the fluid, determine pump parameters for each of the pumps that achieve the fluid delivery, and transmit one or more control signals to the pumps for delivering the fluid within the assembly line grow pod.

[Object] To achieve indoor cultivation using a simple facility at low operating cost and achieve excellent interior design.

[Solving Means] A cultivation mechanism 101 is installed to cultivate crops, the cultivation mechanism 101 having cultivation regions that are for cultivating crops and are disposed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, having a structure in which cultivation surfaces 3 as the cultivation regions of the respective stages are entirely exposed to natural light of an amount necessary for growth of the crops, being powered by electricity to be capable of supplying and circulating water to the crops, and having two-sided designability that enables the cultivation mechanism 101 to serve as interior decoration even when viewed in a direction from a back side of the cultivation mechanism relative to a light source for causing the crops to photosynthesize, in a state in which the cultivation surfaces 3 are directed to the light source, in a vicinity of a window 103 in an indoor space in which temperature is routinely controlled by an air conditioning device such that the cultivation surfaces 3 of the respective stages are exposed to natural light through the window 103.

A horticulture facility, including a grow area, a water loop, a nutrient dosing unit configured to dose nutrients to the feed water for the growth area, a hydrogen peroxide dosing unit, configured to introduce a hydrogen peroxide solution into the water loop; a hydrogen peroxide measurement system configured to determine a hydrogen peroxide concentration in the water loop, the hydrogen peroxide measurement system including a sampling unit having a sampling point downstream of the hydrogen peroxide dosing unit, which hydrogen peroxide measurement system is configured to withdraw discrete liquid samples from liquid in the water loop at the sampling point configured to take samples from the water loop and configured to determine a hydrogen peroxide content of a liquid in the water loop; and wherein the horticulture facility includes a controller unit configured to control the hydrogen peroxide content.

Apparatus and methods for a hydroponics system with enhanced heat transfer are presented herein. By arranging the flow hydroponics system to have a series flow pattern via tubes and hydroponic pans, heat may be transferred from heat producing elements. The heat producing elements, including light emitting diodes (LEDs), may be thermally attached to the pans. The recycled heat can be transferred to the series circulating water supply for providing nutrient rich minerals at the roots of plants. Additionally, the heat can be transferred via the pans and without the need for costly fans or specialized heat sinks. In this way more space can be availed for the production of plants while recycling energy in the form of transferred heat.

Disclosed is an environment forming apparatus suitable for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space. The apparatus includes a shell and a biological cabin configured in an upper space of the shell. A light management system for importing light of biological growth from external world is configured in the upper space, a thermal management system for at least balancing a temperature of the upper space and a water supplying system and configured for providing water for creatures growth are both configured on the shell. The biological cabin and the like are set at the appropriate part of the shell, an environment which is relatively suitable for biological growth or cultivation can be created and simulated on an extraterrestrial star, a condition is provided for ecological cultivation of the extraterrestrial space, an ecosystem of the extraterrestrial space can be formed, and a smooth extraterrestrial space biological experiment process is guaranteed.

An automated plant cultivation system operating seed or plant capsule(s) and/or capsule(s) retaining casing(s) capable of controlling the growing environment of each plant capsule throughout the plant life cycle wherein the capsule(s) can be adapted to operate under any irrigation method.

An agricultural photovoltaic structure (1) is described comprising at least one support structure (2), photovoltaic panels (3) and glass (4) supported by the support structure (2), irrigation means (7) for an underlying agricultural land (6), lighting means (5) of the underlying agricultural land (6), and control means. The support structure (2) comprises at least one frame (23) able to support, side by side, both the photovoltaic panels (3) and the glasses (4), implementing a cover over the agricultural land (6) partly suitable for diffusing light over the underlying agricultural land (6) by the glass (4), The irrigation means (7) include nozzles able to wet the lower part of the photovoltaic panels (3) thus cooling them, the water then falling by gravity onto the agricultural land (6). The control means are able to activate the irrigation means (7) and the lighting means (5) on the basis of sensors.