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IGrow PreOwned 7/26/21 IGrow PreOwned 7/26/21

Step Away From That Screen And On To Our Expanded Expo Floor

There's nothing like an in-person event for getting a first-hand look at the latest product innovations. So step away from that computer screen, step onto our expo floor and see live product demonstrations...Touch new products...Ask questions and gather feedback from company execs and peers in the booth

IGrow PreOwned 7/23/21 IGrow PreOwned 7/23/21

How To Maximize Resource Efficiency In Controlled Environment Ag Operations

Join Meena Sankara, KETOS CEO, and Tinia Pina, Re-Nuble CEO, for a discussion about the most significant challenges and opportunities facing Controlled Environment Agriculture operations

IGrow PreOwned 7/3/21 IGrow PreOwned 7/3/21

CEA Producers Join To Support Data-Driven USDA Project

AppHarvest (Ky.) and Revol Greens (Texas) are vanguards of modern greenhouse cultivation, while Elevate Farms (N.J.) and Fifth Season (Penn.) are pioneers in vertical farming

IGrow PreOwned 7/2/21 IGrow PreOwned 7/2/21

Can Vertical Farms Be Profitable?

Basically, we’re skeptical of both the economics and the save-the-world ethos that many companies preach. We enlisted an industry insider to help us separate the wheat from the chaff

IGrow PreOwned 7/1/21 IGrow PreOwned 7/1/21

What Is Driving The UK’s CEA boom?

The main findings of the panel were that the UK has been lucky with its well-established greenhouse industry which offers a great foundation for vertical farmers to understand the CEA space

IGrow PreOwned 6/20/21 IGrow PreOwned 6/20/21

Pure Harvest Aims To Change The Face of Fresh Food

Having secured $60 million in funding, Pure Harvest Smart Farms is looking to expand its operations into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, using advanced technology to bring food security to the arid Middle Eastern climate.

IGrow PreOwned 6/19/21 IGrow PreOwned 6/19/21

OptimIA Program Analyzes Fruitfulness of US Vertical Farms

In a research fact sheet, a USDA Specialty Crop Initiative team outlines results with a model for calculating profitability potential against various factors that impact the return on investment of CEA operations

IGrow PreOwned 6/9/21 IGrow PreOwned 6/9/21

USDA Funds Composition of New CEA Market Characterization Report

. “This is the first such supply chain assessment in CEA. We appreciate these leaders for stepping forward to support this important effort.”

IGrow PreOwned 6/1/21 IGrow PreOwned 6/1/21

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) 4.0 - Conference & Exhibition Day 2 - Friday 4th June - Attendee Tickets Still Available - 522 Attendees Registered

By purchasing a ticket for Conference Day 2 you will receive access and instructions on how you can view recording of the below presentations from Conference Day 1

IGrow PreOwned 5/30/21 IGrow PreOwned 5/30/21

Polygreens Podcast Episode 28 Jake Emling

Beginning in July 2018 he joined CropKing, Inc. based out of Lodi, Ohio. His experience with hydroponics, aquaculture, and aquaponics was instrumental to his desire to start Root 42 Harvests with his wife Katie

IGrow PreOwned 5/27/21 IGrow PreOwned 5/27/21

Vertical Farming: Disrupting Agriculture

IGrow PreOwned 5/19/21 IGrow PreOwned 5/19/21

Widespread Investment In CEA Is An Important Piece of The Food Security Puzzle

It has become increasingly clear that traditional agriculture is simply not meeting the food demands of the future

IGrow PreOwned 5/10/21 IGrow PreOwned 5/10/21

AeroFarms CEO Rosenberg Kicks Off Indoor Ag-Con 2021 Keynote Address

“We are thrilled to have an industry leader like David Rosenberg join us as we kick off our return to the live event format,” says Brian Sullivan, co-owner, Indoor Ag-Con LLC

IGrow PreOwned 5/9/21 IGrow PreOwned 5/9/21

Robotic Warehouse Farms Will Save The World

CEA technology is just getting started. Like the Tesla Cybertruck, we have a working concept that promises a more-than-Jetson’s-level future many of us can see the benefits of and actively want―it’s just not quite available to the masses yet

IGrow PreOwned 4/28/21 IGrow PreOwned 4/28/21

10 New Trends In CEA In 2021 And Beyond

The world of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is continuing to develop at an accelerated rate. In line with Agritecture’s mission “to accelerate climate-smart agriculture strategies,” we’ve decided to share our top predictions for the future of CEA for 2021 and beyond

IGrow PreOwned 4/18/21 IGrow PreOwned 4/18/21

MALAYSIA: Turn Empty Spaces Into Urban Farms To Grow Food

WITH the Covid-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of food self-sufficiency, it is probably time for Malaysians to turn empty urban spaces into farms. Urban farming is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas

IGrow PreOwned 4/18/21 IGrow PreOwned 4/18/21

May 18th, 9 am EST - Webinar On How To Invest In CEA With Confidence

Agritecture is hosting a series of webinars, starting with How to invest in CEA with confidence

IGrow PreOwned 4/12/21 IGrow PreOwned 4/12/21

Oishii Sees Itself As ‘The Tesla of Vertical Farming.’ Here’s How It’s Cracking CEA Strawberries

“Strawberries are the hardest crop to grow in a vertical system and it’s been every vertical farmer’s dream to grow them. Conquering strawberries allows us to grow into other crops very quickly.”

IGrow PreOwned 4/8/21 IGrow PreOwned 4/8/21

Expanding Controlled Environment Agriculture Beyond 'The Big 4'

Greenhouses, vertical farms, and hybrid systems (collectively known as controlled environment agriculture or CEA) continue to attract investment at a much greater scale than in previous decades

IGrow PreOwned 3/26/21 IGrow PreOwned 3/26/21

Evaluating Real Estate For Indoor Agriculture

Several factors need to be evaluated before purchasing or leasing a piece of real estate for CEA. Will you build new construction or rehabilitate a vacant building? Are you building a large-scale greenhouse or a small, urban vertical farm?