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USA VIRGINIA: Regional Board Approves Agreement For AeroFarms To Receive $200,000 Grant
The company plans to build the largest indoor growing facility to date in Cane Creek Centre, a joint industrial park owned by Danville and Pittsylvania County via the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority
AVF Presents Advisory Board For 2021
The Advisory Board will support and advise AVF Board of Directors in all strategic developments, oversee the implementation of annual objectives and create a valuable ecosystem for the members to advance the Vertical Farming industry globally
Nature Fresh Farms Hires New General Manager For Their Mexico Greenhouse
Nature Fresh Farms has expanded operations into Mexico to be close to growing partners and augment their existing North American supply chain. Central Mexico’s favorable climate reinforces their ability to provide fresh produce 365 days of the year
Bottom of Fresh Herbs Bag Becomes Growing Pot
Bottom of Fresh Herbs Bag Becomes Growing Pot
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Indoor Farming
Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman and Akiko Fujita discuss the indoor farming outlook and the plant-based fresh food categories with Viraj Puri, Gotham Greens Co-Founder, and CEO
Fifth Season Named The "Official Greens" of The Pittsburgh Penguins
In addition to feeding our players, this partnership represents another way the Penguins are cultivating strong ties with our local Pittsburgh community
The Farm of The Future Could Be Hiding Inside This Shipping Container
It's called The Cube and could bring farming to urban environments
Sustainable Food Leads £6m Research Project To Transform The UK food System
Food security and sustainability are among the greatest challenges facing the world today, and traditional approaches of intensifying food production are coming under criticism for not looking at the whole picture of how we produce, and supply food to the nation
Biological Innovation Is Key To The Economic & Environmental Sustainability of CEA
As the global population rapidly urbanizes, we need to move our agricultural production to within urban and peri-urban areas
USDA Seeks Members For New Urban/Indoor Ag Committee
The dozen members of the board will advise the agriculture secretary on issues relating to urban/indoor/vertical farms and identify barriers to establishing them
PODCAST: Season 2 Episode 19 - Nate Storey - Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer of Plenty
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founder and Chief Science Officer (CSO) of Plenty, Nate Storey
Rooftop Greenhouse Agrotopia Is Taking Shape
Little by little, the roof greenhouse on the crate shed of the REO Auction in Roeselare is taking shape. Compared to the very first visible work, there is already a real greenhouse on the roof, as greenhouse builder Deforche Construct shared recently
Joint UAE-Israel Food And Water Security Conference Announced
The first-ever UAE-Israel food security summit will take place later this month, bringing together Israeli food and water security companies and investors from the UAE
2020’s Indoor Farm Venture Capital Bonanza
"The industry raised US$565mm in 2020. This figure excludes several notable rounds where the amounts raised were not publicly disclosed," says Nicola Kerslake, CEO of Contain
Tips To Reduce Vertical Farm Costs
Light Science Technologies offers a bespoke solution that helps growers to achieve maximum yield while saving costs and energy
Polygreens Podcast Episode: 008 -CO2 GRO
CO2 from a gas tank and water from the facility source are plugged into the Aqueous CO2 Infusion System, which comes as an in-situ system or can be integrated into booms
Year-Round Under-Glass Herb Cultivation In The Heart of Berlin
ECF Farmsystems uses innovative LED lighting solutions from Fluence for today’s herb cultivation in the heart of Berlin
“There Is Abundant Liquidity But A Lack of Solid Business Cases”
“I come across many vertical farming concepts. There are some very interesting developments going on in the market. Especially for investors, because vertical farming is future-focused”
Agri-Tech Startup Granted £566,000 To Develop Growth Chambers
Driven by the need to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, and to improve the nutritional quality and availability of fresh produce, the vertical farming market is a very exciting place to be for an agri-tech startup-like Grobotic Systems
RSVP - Indoor Ag Science Cafe January 12th 11:00 AM Eastern Time
"Considerations For Marketing Vertical Farm Food Products To Consumers"