Virginia Tech: Sandponics Offers More Affordable Path for Farming in Water scarce Regions
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Sandponics offers more affordable path for farming in water scarce regions
Hydroponics is costly, but researchers think a new substrate might be the key to making controlled environment agriculture cost-accessible.
By Briana Bittner
How do you solve the growing gap between agricultural demand and decreasing land availability? According to new research fr . . .
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Sandponics offers more affordable path for farming in water scarce regions
Hydroponics is costly, but researchers think a new substrate might be the key to making controlled environment agriculture cost-accessible.
By Briana Bittner
How do you solve the growing gap between agricultural demand and decreasing land availability? According to new research fr . . .