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3 Challenges of Vertical Farming And Their Solutions
The world is continuing to grow. By the year 2050, researchers estimate that there will be nearly 10 billion people on the planet. As the population increases, the demand for food and food security also increases
Aquaponics Is Complex: ‘It’s Everything, Anything You Can Really Think Of’
The needs of the fish, bacteria, and plants must be addressed to get and maintain conditions for success
Jungle Aims To Supply 2000 Supermarkets In The EU By 2025
Jungle is a vertical farming company that first began in a 15-square meter container installed near a supermarket in Lisbon, Portugal
VIDEO: California Farmers Leave Fields Fallow As Drought Grows More Dire In West
Northern California reservoirs contain only half the water they normally do in late spring.
Both the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project have announced they intend to deliver only 5% of requested supplies this year
USA: Vertical Harvest Maine And Sodexo
In a partnership announced last week, Sodexo, also one of Maine's largest employers, committed to serving our produce on collegiate campuses from Canadian border-hugging Fort Kent to South Portland
Noor III is The Newest Stage of The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station in Ouarzazate, Morocco
The Noor III CSP tower can produce and then store enough energy to provide continuous power to the surrounding area for ten days
Greta Thunberg Aims To Change How Food Is Produced
The Global Center on Adaptation, which works to accelerate climate resilience, said in January climate change could depress global food production by up to 30%, while rising seas and more intense storms could force hundreds of millions of people in coastal cities out of their homes
USA - WISCONSIN: Planet to Plate To Launch Pilot Food-Tech Incubator, Hundred Acre, In Milwaukee's 30th Street Industrial Corridor
Hundred Acre Farm is creating an entire ecosystem that brings together food businesses, non-profits, educational institutions, and the surrounding Milwaukee community
Indoor Ag Science Cafe’s Latest Video Checks Out How To Turn A Smart Phone Into A Sensor
Dr. Krishna Nemali, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at Purdue University, has developed an easy-to-use, affordable smart sensor that’s proving valuable to indoor farmers for improving farm productivity and crop quality
Indoor Vertical Farming Startup Bowery Farming Raises $300 Million
Vertical farming grows its produce in stacked arrangements in technologically controlled environments, reducing the need for vast expanses of land and bringing mass production right in to urban areas
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Whistler Harvest Corp. Announces Launch of Operations
The Company was founded in March 2021 and began growing its signature microgreens, salad mixes, and gourmet mushrooms in early April. The Company provides its customers with microgreens and mushrooms the same day that they are harvested all year-round
RSVP - Indoor Ag Science Cafe June 1st
Indoor Ag Science Cafe is an open discussion forum, planned and organized by OptimIA project team supported by USDA SCRI grants
A Lot of Promise’: Vertical Farming Takes Root In Virginia
Since its inception at the turn of the millennium, vertical farming — which in its simplest form is any system where plants are grown in vertical stacks — has promised to revolutionize yields by allowing producers to multiply their crop outputs by six to eight or even more times without expanding their footprint
USA - VIRGINIA: Fairfax Hydroponic Farm Expanding, Creating 29 Jobs In Herndon
Beanstalk, an indoor hydroponic farm in Fairfax County, plans to expand its operation, investing $2 million and creating 29 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday
Bowery Farming Unveils Research And Breeding Hub, Farm X
Farm X is one of the largest and most sophisticated vertical farming R&D facilities in the world, and will further accelerate the commercialization of products specifically designed for Bowery’s indoor system
5 Things To Check When Comparing Lighting Designs For LED Grow Lights
As a grower, you invest in supplemental LED grow lights because they power the yield and quality of your crops.
VIDEO: Vertical Farms Could Take Over The World
As the global population continues to increase, vertical farming is becoming a more widely recognized and viable solution to our food production problem