To potentially lower lighting costs, a team at the University of Georgia asked a simple question: if the crop receives more light than the required daily light integral (DLI) one day, can we lower the DLI target for the following day?
Read More →
Feeding astronauts isn't as straightforward as you may think, find out why.
Read More →
Even though there is evidence behind vertical farms significantly reducing freshwater withdrawal and the loss of biosphere integrity from pesticides, the main area of concern is greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use.
Read More →
Despite Detroit’s reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new University of Michigan-led analysis found that community and private gardens occupy less than 1% of vacant land.
Read More →
The USDA will utilize AmplifiedAg’s advanced hydroponic container-based vertical farming platform to study crop production, food safety, market quality, and nutrition in CEA.
Read More →
The students of Team Bagua are the winners of the second edition of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge. Their design of an urban greenhouse not only provides crops, but also serves as an education centre.
Read More →
The STLCEA Coalition is seeking Statements of Interest from CEA companies to build, own, and/or operate one or more commercially viable indoor farms in St. Louis, Missouri, USA that will pilot research
Read More →
AgTech leaders Autogrow and Agritecture Consulting have launched their 2nd Annual Global CEA Census, focusing on understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on controlled environment agriculture operations around the world.
Read More →
Moving production to controlled environments, such as greenhouses or vertical farming concepts, has the potential to reduce food waste by minimizing environmental exposure that can create cosmetic imperfections.
Read More →
New gene-edited tomatoes, developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, were designed to be able to be stored and grown in places not usually deemed suitable for plant growth.
Read More →
Agritecture Interviewed the winners of last year’s Urban Greenhouse Challenge. Wageningen University & Research challenged students to step outside their comfort zone. Their task was to develop an urban farming project for a former prison, working in interdisciplinary teams.
Read More →
Agritecture’s Managing Director, Henry Gordon-Smith, recently spoke about vertical farming at the International Baking Industry Exposition during his Fresh Take Talk. Here he discusses how retailers can provide value-added products through vertical farming to enhance customer experience through fres
Read More →
Cornell University & Agritecture Consulting have partnered together to grow the Controlled Environment Agriculture industry’s workforce.
Read More →
After receiving a National Science Foundation grant, Cornell is working to study and bolster the local food system in NYC.
Read More →
