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If it is your dream to become a successful hydroponic grower or farmer, the AmHydro Pro™ Research Station is the place to come to learn about our commercial systems and much about soilless growing in general. 

The Research Station features extensive data and information that will help you make informed decisions on equipment, crops and techniques.  You can discover more about existing growers and their successes, as well as see photos and maybe even a video. 

Here at the Research Station, you will find the following links:

  • A Note from the President -- Michael Christian has been successfully growing and teaching others for as long as he can remember.  Lots of things drive Michael, especially leading a balanced life featuring plenty of friends, awesome veggies and abundant fishing.   Learn more about how hydroponics drives us and him, and the future according to Michael.
  • Pics from around the Globe -- With successful hydroponic operations in numerous countries and continents, we love to feature our growers and talk about their good fortunes.  Visit their farms and see for yourself what a successful hydroponic farm looks like.
  • Meet Some Growers -- AmHydro would be nothing without our successful growers.  From New Zealand to Israel and California to Pennsylvania,  our growers span the globe purveying their superior products.  Take a peek inside and learn more about them.
  • Cost Projections -- These simple, easy-to-understand cost projections will help you understand the financial variables you might wish to consider before purchasing any large hydroponic system.
  • Information Downloads -- In-depth information, costings, and helpful forms in .PDF format.

 

 

Article Excerpts

Article excerpted from
Growing Edge
Growing Edge Growing Notes -- New Zealand Hydroponics: Simplicity in Design
by Michael Christian

"New Zealand is an amazing place: very clean, no nukes, and you can still drink the water. Down under, the north tip of the North Island has a climate like Los Angeles; the southern tip of the South Island has a climate like Portland, Oregon; and in-between are hundreds of micro-climates, even an active glacier in the middle of a subtropical rainforest that moves a meter a day. The people are charming (tea is at 11 a.m.), and there are more hydroponic NFT farms per capita than anywhere else in the world. It’s a plumber’s paradise.

"As guests of Grenville and Joyce Stocker of Stocker Horticulture, my wife Donvieve and I had carte-blanche access to some of the most innovative and advanced NFT farms we had ever seen. Grenville Stocker is an analytical chemist and hydroponic expert. For 25 years, he has been consulting for hundreds of hydroponic installations, from New Zealand to Asia. Working together with Lon Dalton and Rob Smith of New Zealand Hydroponics, they were the first to apply the work of Allen Cooper to commercial NFT crop production in New Zealand.”

For the complete version of this article, see The Growing Edge, Volume 11, Number 1, September/October 1999, page 17.

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