04/13/08
Michelle Felter
| |  BELL CITY — When Steve Hamra was looking for a way to justify farming full- time, he turned to new technology.
The former teacher and Sikeston resident looked into hydroponics — growing plants without soil. For the past five years, he and other staff at Hamra Farms have dabbled in the process and this year, took the operation up in quantity. “We wanted to do something with the farm to retain cash flow in the offseason,” said Hamra, owner of Hamra Farms. The farm’s greenhouses are located near Bell City.
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Skills Grant Helps Mansfield Company Create 28 Jobs |
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From Australia via (Media-Newswire.com) A $90,000 Brumby Government grant will help Mansfield's R & J Murphy Hydroponics create 28 new jobs as part of a $3.8 million investment into the region. In Mansfield Shire, Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan said the grant was being provided under the Community Regional Industry Skills Program (CRISP). |
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Are organic and hydroponics a good fit? |
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Atlantic Organic News-OACC
Farm Focus
By RUPERT JANNASCH
The permissibility of hydroponics in organic agriculture is a source of on-going debate in Canada. Under current standards, soil-less culture appears not to be permitted, but some intriguing questions need answers in order to bring clarity to the issue. |
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