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Little Leaf Farms’ CEO Paul Sellew Advances Hydroponics As Company Expands
As agriculture strives for sustainability, growers need to tackle the duel problem of food waste and the inefficiency of transporting fresh produce thousands of miles across the country
Elevate Farms Inc.: Tech-Based Vertical Farming Company Completes Capital Funding to Scale Operations and Secure IP
A tech-based vertical farming company focused on cost-effectively growing leafy green vegetables at mass scale, Elevate Farms Inc. (“Elevate Farms”) is pleased to announce the closing of a $1.8M funding led by Brightspark Ventures
Dissertation On Indoor Vertical Farming - Survey
I looked into several aspects of vertical farming including its advantages and disadvantages over conventional farming, energy requirements, perceptions of the industry and the challenges and opportunities that are currently facing the industry
Framlab Proposes Modular Vertical Farms For Brooklyn Neighbourhoods
Creative agency Framlab has proposed building modular vertical farms in Brooklyn to provide low-income neighborhoods with access to fresh produce
How Madar Farms Is Changing Agriculture
Countries such as the United Arab Emirates are increasingly facing problems growing food due to limited space, growing demand and decreasing resources.
KyleTalksAgTech: Small Scale Indoor Farming Systems - The Future of How And Where We Grow w/ Alexander Olesen
On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett sits down with Alexander Olesen of Babylon Micro-Farms, to understand the ins and outs of small scale indoor farming systems
Why Growing Leafy Greens Indoors Is Trending
A group of horticulturists, engineers, and agricultural economists have been given the green light to study indoor production of leafy greens, thanks to a four-year, $2.7 million grant from USDA. But wait, there’s more
CANADA: Let-Us Grow Hydroponics One Year in Hudson Bay’s Former School
Fresh produce in Hudson Bay
INDIA: Top 5 Agritech Startup That Helps You Set Up Soil-Less Indoor Farming
Hydroponics or growing plants in water or sand, rather than soil, is done using mineral nutrient solutions in a water flush. Moreover, this indoor farming technique induces plant growth, making the process 50 percent faster than growth in soil and the method is cost-effective
The Ups And Downs of Vertical Farming
Vertical farming can offer a practical solution in places where space is limited or land value is high, such as in cities, or where conventional greenhouses would not be viable, perhaps due to space or climate
Brick Street Farms Will Open A Pop-Up Market In A St.Pete Warehouse Next Month
Brick Street Farms, a St. Pete-based urban farming and produce company, comes into 2020 ablaze in change now its “cultivation hub” is set to debut at the end of this year
Top 7 Vertical Farming Companies
Vertical farming refers to the practice of producing fruits and vegetables or cannabis vertically, in stacked layers, perhaps on many floors inside a building, using artificial lights instead of the sun, and a whole range of relatively new technologies
Scottish Response To Global Food Security Profiled At UAE Summit
REPRESENTING IGS, the Scottish-based agritech business, CEO David Farquhar traveled to Abu Dhabi this week to attend the prestigious invitation-only 2020 Milken Institute Middle East and Africa (MEA) Summit
Walmart's Victor Verlage Joins Keynote, Panel Line-Up
You won’t want to miss Victor’s presentations! And, learn more about our other keynotes too, including David Rosenberg, CEO, AeroFarms; Mike Zelkind, CEO, 80 Acres Farms and Sonia Lo, CEO, Crop One Holdings
February Indoor Science Cafe - February 18th 11:00 am EST - 'Managing Water Quality and Biofilm in Indoor Production' Presented by Paul Fisher (University of Florida)
Indoor Ag Science Cafe is an open discussion forum, organized by Chieri Kubota (OSU), Erik Runkle (MSU), and Cary Mitchell (Purdue U.) supported by USDA SCRI grants
US: Georgia State University - Freight Farms - Leafy Green Machine
Just yards behind Piedmont North, the Leafy Green Machine is a fully functional hydroponic farm built inside a shipping container. Configured for the immediate growth of a variety of crops such as lettuce, kale, spinach and other herbs, its innovative climate technology and growing equipment allow for the perfect environment 365 days a year
Container Farms Bring Fresh Vegetables To Remote Canadian Community
Over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife sit two steel shipping containers that are changing how we understand and respond to food production challenges in Canada’s North, and in other harsh and isolated locations
Improving The Profitability and Sustainability of Indoor Leafy-greens Production
A multi-university team of horticulturists, engineers and agricultural economists led by Michigan State University (MSU) has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study indoor production of leafy greens. Industry partners have matched funding, bringing the project total to $5.4 million
US: CHARLESTON, SC - Lowcountry-Based Hydroponic Lettuce Farm Going Mobile
A growing trend in produce farming has some of the Lowcountry's leafy greens growing indoors
Indoor Farming Companies Rank High On FoodTech 500 List
At No. 3 on the list, Bowery Farming, New York, N.Y., is an automated, indoor vertical farm as well. Ranking No. 125, Crop One Holdings includes the FreshBox Farms brand of leafy greens grown and distributed to retailers from its indoor Massachusetts farm