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CubicFarms Announces Closing of $25.3 Million Equity Financing
This financing allows us to fully capitalize on our accelerating sale pipeline growth and market-leading R&D program.”
Sensei Ag CEO Sonia Lo Joins Indoor Ag-Con October '21 Keynote Line-Up
Themed “Growing Your Business,” Indoor Ag-Con will give attendees the opportunity to explore new resources on the expo floor and hear from Lo, other CEOs, thought leaders and industry experts from today’s cutting-edge farms and innovative companies
SpaceFarms Successfully Trialed With Grapes, Now Opts Almonds And Tomatoes
When Tusya first heard about vertical farming, she imagined a new generation of high-tech farming in Georgia. “I was fascinated when I heard about the possibilities of growing crops indoors in urban areas. Unfortunately, there’s little agricultural production in Georgia and lots of produce is imported from other countries.”
It's Harvest Time! Yukon's 1st Off-Grid, No-Dirt, Hydroponics Farming Unit Produces Crops
The unit is 8 by 40 feet and can hold up to 2,800 mature plants and 1,000 seedlings
GERMANY: New 'Supermarket of The Future' Has A Greenhouse On Top
It is the first supermarket with a rooftop greenhouse in Europe and it combines retail with a basil farm and fish farm
USA - MAINE: Vertical Harvest To Begin Westbrook Farm Construction In August 2021
"I believe that we need to be open-sourced to succeed"
Natalie Portman, Other Celebs, Invest In Vertical Farming Startup Bowery
The sustainable agriculture startup, the largest vertical farming firm in the U.S., secured over $300 million from both individuals and investment groups to help expand its operations across the U.S.
A Primer On Vertical Farming As The Industry Gains Steam
The modern concept of vertical farming was put forth in 1999 by Columbia University microbiologist Dickson Despommier, who along with his students, came up with a design of a skyscraper farm that could feed 50,000 people
CANADA: Quebec AI Processing Centers To Heat Gigantic Greenhouse Complex
A Quebec City entrepreneur, well known in the field of technology, is piloting a pharaonic project. Workers are working quietly on a large plot of land in Saint-Nicolas. The value of the total investment is in the billions of dollars
VIDEOS: A Made-In-Canada Clean Energy Solution Wins Multiple Awards For Innovation
The Eavor-Loop is a closed system within which a proprietary working fluid is contained and circulated
When You Plant A Farm In A City, It Tastes Like The Future
“We’ve literally flipped the farm on its end,” smiles Matt Barnard, co-founder and executive chairman of Plenty, “We’ve developed technology to deliver all the things plants need--nutrients, water, climate
VIDEO: World Food Prices Rise At Fastest Pace In A Decade As Inflation Concerns Continue In U.S.
What's driving the increase? Drought in key growing regions including the western U,S. and Brazil, slowing vegetable oil production in Southeast Asia along with increasing costs for livestock producers and soaring Chinese demand
VIDEO: Japanese University Looks Abroad
Researchers hope to promote technologies for things like breeding vegetables that grow well indoors
USA - VIDEO: NYC Students Growing Greens Inside Schools With Hydroponic Farming
Getting access to affordable, nutritious food is difficult for many in New York City who face food insecurity. A grassroots nonprofit organization is changing that with the help of students and hydroponics; CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports
EUROPE: The Sustainable Farming Methods Helping Farmers Earn A Fair Income
Fair market conditions, sustainable farming, and quality standards are also some of the pillars of the EU's new Common Agricultural Policy, known as the CAP. Its future goals are to combine social, economic, and environmental approaches to create a sustainable model of European agriculture
The Vertical Farms of ZERO Democratize Access to Sustainable Agro-Food
“Vertical farms are a frontier of agriculture in terms of production quality and reduced environmental impact: all our work is concentrated on making them sustainable also on an industrial level”
VIDEO: What Is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics is a form of farming that uses a nutrient solution root medium, rather than soil, to grow plants
USA - WISCONSIN: Valor Aquaponic Coming To Hartford Public Market
“They are a commercial aquaponics farm using non-GMO seeds and rainbow trout and koi to grow all natural vegetables,” according to the Hartford Public Market’s post
Squamish Nation Grows Plans For Food Security With Hydroponic Farm
While the outside of this 40-foot container is rather striking, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. 🌱
Home Kits Allows To Grow All Kinds of Plants
If you're the green-fingered type, then Altifarm's latest addition to its indoor garden range—the PicoMax—will be of interest. The brand has just launched its crowdfunding campaign