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Roto-Gro Set To Blast Into Space With Food Production System
Roto-Gro is capitalizing on the space exploration boom, as it applies to a NASA challenge developing novel food production technologies to feed astronauts on long-term missions
What’s Real And What’s Hype With Controlled Environment Agriculture?
The flourishing development of Controlled Environment Agriculture and how retailers and consumers view this emerging segment of fresh produce production will be the topic of an educational session at Organic Produce Summit 2021.
iUNU Meets U.S. House Agriculture Committee & Highlights Importance of CEA To U.S. Food Supply
Chairman David Scott (GA) held a Congressional Hearing Thursday morning to increase public awareness of the critical importance of the CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) industry to promote food safety, nutritious produce, and food security for the American people
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
Optimizing Resource Use Efficiency In CEA System
An important factor affecting the profitability of vertical farming is a grower’s ability to consistently deliver a predictable product
Contain Inc Announces Finance Arrangement With Edible Beats For FarmBox Foods Container Farm
The container farm is being built and customized for Edible Beats, and will produce ingredients for all of the EB concepts, Linger, Root Down, Vital Root, El Five, and Ophelais
Vertical Farming World To Meet In September
With the theme of ‘Raising Expectations’, the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress will host industry members, from global leaders to new start-ups, on 20-22 September at a hybrid event online as well as in-person
No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water And Technology
A New Breed of Hydroponic Farm, Huge And High-tech, is Popping Up in Indoor Spaces All Over America, Drawing Celebrity Investors And Critics
Sweden: Opening of New In-Store Vertical Farm At ICA Maxi
The opening event of the in-store vertical farm, a service provided and managed by Swedish technology company Swegreen, gained lots of traction from surprised and sometimes confused shoppers.
Certhon Wraps Up 7th Raspberry Trial Successfully
After successfully growing strawberries in the Certhon Innovation Centre (CIC), the company has decided to take on another trial of growing fruits indoors.
CEA Food Safety Coalition Details First Indoor-Farming Standards
Inspired by rising food safety concerns after the 2018 Thanksgiving romaine recalls, the CEA Food Safety Coalition is launching the first-ever food safety certification program specifically designed for indoor-grown leafy greens.
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
Raleigh Shipping Container Farm Using Hydroponic Technology
The technology that Nanue’s Farm uses was created by Boston-based company, Freight Farms. Each container has thousands of LED grow lights, temperature controls and uses between five and ten gallons of water each day
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
2020 Sustainability Report Highlights AppHarvest’s Impact
“Resiliency is at the core of our beliefs at AppHarvest because farming as we’ve known it is broken and not sustainable for the planet,” said Founder & CEO Jonathan Webb
“I’m Opting For Localized Franchised Farming”
Natalie, an 18-year-old engineering student, is determined to run her own farm in the future. It all started with finding a research project . . .
USA: New Farm Brings Sustainable Farming To Northern Michigan
There's a new farm in northern Michigan that provides fresh and local produce all-year-round using environmentally friendly practices and high-tech resources. The container is home to Pine Hill Farms, a farm that uses a controlled environment agriculture system to grow produce
Entrepreneurs See Hydroponics As Farming Solution In Libya
Conventional Agriculture Struggles In Mostly-Desert North African Country
Can Vertical Farming Be A Viable Method Of Controlled Environment Production?
Fifth Season is using its fully integrated, automated operating system to crack the economics code for vertical farming with the potential to integrate with greenhouse operations.
CHINA: $500 Billion To Bring All World Crop Farming Indoors
China will build 2 Million hectares (20 billion square meters) of controlled environment greenhouses by 2025 and this will produce half of their vegetables and crop needs

