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Theindustrialrevolutiongavewayforaformofagriculturethatspedupproductioninawaythathadnever
previouslybeenconceivedpossible.Traditionalfarmingwasacceleratedthankstofossilfuelsandthediscoveryof
eluviallandwhichcouldthenbeutilizedtoestablishplotsoflandusedtogrowatmaximumefficiency.
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Overtimeindustrialagriculturecontinuedtoinnovateandcreateneweconomicopportunities.Biologicalresearch
ledtoamazingdiscoveriesinplantgeneticsthatcreateddiseaseresistantbreedsofplantsthatwouldultimately
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maximizeyieldsandasaresult,feedmorepeople.
Theoverfarmingofthesamelandyearafteryearledtotheincreasedneedforfertilizerandofcoursethenecessity
toprotectcropsfrompests,weeds,andtheelements.Agrichemicalsweredevelopedandsoldtofarmersasavital
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componentoftheirbusiness.ThesechemicalsbecameahugeoverheadcostforfarmoperationsacrossNorth
America.Thesecompoundingcostscombinedwiththeeffectsofdroughtandclimatechangehavenegatively
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impactedtheindustrializedagricultureindustrywhichisnowfacedwithmorechallengesthaneverbefore.
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anywhereasitisntdependentonlandspaceandfertility.Soillessagricultureaddressesmanyoftheconcernswe
nowhaveabouttraditionalorindustrialagriculture.Thisiswhysoillessagricultureisthewayoffuturegrowinginso
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Oneofthebiggestsetbackstotraditionalandindustrializedagricultureisthatitsatthemercyoftheelements.
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Inlandbasedfarming,waterisabsorbedintothegroundandasignificantportionofthewaterconsumedisnt
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actuallybenefitingtheplantdirectly.Inacontrolledandsoillessgrowingenvironment,theamountofwater
consumedcanbenotonlymonitoredbutcontrolledtoefficientlyutilizeonlywhatsneeded.
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Theuseofagrichemicalsinindustrializedagricultureisamajorconcerntoconsumerstoday.Theuncertaintyofthe
sideeffectsofconsumingthesechemicalshaspeoplearoundtheworldlookingtowardsalternatefoodchoices.In
soillessagriculturethereislessornoneedforpotentiallytoxicpesticidesandchemicalsbecausethecropsare
protectedindoors.Beinggrownindoorsreducestheriskofaplantsexposuretopests.
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producedtoo.Inlandbasedandindustrializedagriculture,therehasbeenalackoftransparencyintheproduction
processaswellasthedistributionandsupplychainofthefood.Consumerstodayareskepticaloftheactual
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nutritionalvaluecontainedintheirfoodduetoboththeproductionandtransportationmethodsoffood.Soilless
strivetoensurethatourcontentistimely,well
agricultureprovidesconsumerswithafoodoptionthatisthoughttocontainhighernutritionalvalueintermsof
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inordertoprotecthumanhealthandoursurroundingecosystems.Thankstoadvancementsinsoillessagriculture
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technology,consumersnowhavemoreoptionsandtheawarenessoftheimpactoftheirchoicesisthatmuch
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