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UK: Vertical Farm Construction Accelerated To Help Feed Bristol During COVID-19 Crisis
LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider, is fast-tracking the building of two vertical farm modules in the city of Bristol to help feed vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 outbreak
Marcel Koolen, Codema; "Food Safety, Automation And Reliability Are More Critical Than Ever"
“In this changing market, it is crucial that we provide the investor and what we call the 'corporate horticulturist' with the right information, knowledge and the proper perspective
SINGAPORE: Coronavirus Prompts Urban Farming Interest
Millions of people across the globe have been confined to their houses because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and some have turned to urban farming to source their fresh produce, the start of a possible trend
Small Business Administration COVID-19 Resources & Information
The SBA is responding to small business owners impacted by the Coronavirus with several different forms of assistance
Here Are The ‘Dirty Dozen’ Fruit And Vegetables Laced With Legal Pesticides — Even Organics Have Traces
Nearly 70% of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of legal though potentially harmful chemical pesticides even in small amounts, and a popular snack for children is another big offender
Professional Chefs Bring Out The Best of Madar Farms' Microgreens At Emirates Salon Culinaire
As part of the Expo Culinaire event, in collaboration with Emirates Culinary Guild, the chefs put their creative, gastronomic and artistic skills to the test in front of a judging panel
"With Our Concept, Everyone Can Be A City Farmer"
As Sweden is not on a lock-down yet, the virus is nevertheless having a great impact on jobs and the country’s economy
A Journey Through The World Supply Chain With IFCO Systems
Founded in 1992, IFCO was the first pioneer to reintroduce a reusable packaging system for the entire fresh product supply chain, from producer to retailer
COVID-19 Roundtable: Indoor Ag Perspectives On Coronavirus
One of indoor ag’s greatest strengths is its diversity. Under one roof — hopefully, with a rooftop garden — it unites agriculture, tech, business, tradition, and innovation in a way few other industries can match
Unfazed By Covid-19, Infarm Arrives In Japan And In Canada
While centralized facilities have generally dominated the vertical farming venture capital domain, distributed and decentralized business models are gaining pace, according to AgFunder’s 2019 industry report. One in particular—Germany’s Infarm—nabbed $100 million last year to deploy its connected growing cabinets in supermarkets
Engineers Found A Way to Generate Electricity From Thin Air
If it can be scaled up, Air-gen technology could power everything from iPhones to car charging stations
SoftBank-Backed Farming Startup Plenty Is In Talks to Raise Cash
Indoor farming startup Plenty Inc. is in talks to raise $100 million or more in a fresh round of funding, according to people familiar with the matter
Corona-Update: 'US & Europe Already In Recession'
In the US, potatoes are a hot item across the nation. Unfortunately, in other news, the US & Europe already seem to be in recession
"A Few Weeks Ago, We Couldn't Have Imagined This Situation"
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Dutch restaurants and cafes had to shut down two weeks ago
Freight Farms Expands Leadership Team with New CEO and Head of Engineering as Business Scales to Meet Growing Global Interest in Decentralized Food Production
Freight Farms, the global innovation leader of containerized vertical farming with the world’s largest network of IoT-connected farms, announces today that it has hired veteran consumer brand executive Rick Vanzura as CEO who will also join the company’s Board of Directors, while cofounder Brad McNamara will remain as Freight Farms’ President
Betting The Farm: Soil-Free, Indoor Farming Might Be The Future of Healthy, Local food
Unlike companies like Amazon and FedEx that have recently brought the industry back to the grounds of the old Bethlehem Steel Plant with their distribution warehouses in Sparrows Point, Gotham Greens arrived and built a farm. An indoor, soil-free, tech-forward, 100,000-square-foot one
Vertical Farming: How Plant Factories Stack Up Against Field Agriculture
With the world's population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, estimations project that food production must increase by 70 percent to keep up with worldwide demand. This means farmers will be required to grow more foodstuff in the next 35 to 40 years than the last 10,000 years combined
Vertical Field Changes The Kosher Produce Consumption
Today, Vertical Field announces its Star-K certification so that any company or community in cities around the world can benefit from growing and supplying its own fresh kosher greens locally and easily
Farming Plenty Is In The Discussion Of Lifting $100M From Softbank Vision Fund
With the new funding, Plenty is aiming to become more efficient compared with traditional farms, and have to produce more plants in a given space with less water. Moreover, the total funding of Plenty has reached $400 million