News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces
USA - MICHIGAN: MSU Research Targets Profitability and Growth in Controlled Environment Agriculture
Michigan State University researchers are developing more financial resources to help controlled environment growers succeed.
Horticulture economics doctoral student Megan Burritt tells Brownfield, “Everybody is considering, as you’re trying to grow your agricultural commodity entity, should I buy a new tractor or should I invest in a new greenhouse?”
Beyond The Box: The Realities of Container Farming in 2025
The recent Indoor Ag-Conversations panel brought together four seasoned voices from the container farming world. The session was moderated by Grant Anderson of Better Fresh Farms, a container farm operator, and featured three manufacturers as panelists: Matt Daniels (AmplifiedAg®), Glenn Behrman (CEA Advisors LLC), and Tripp Williamson (Vertical Crop Consultants).
Their goal? To offer a clear-eyed look at what’s working, what’s not, and where the industry goes from here.
What followed was one of the most honest, detailed discussions the container farming sector has seen in some time.

