Tech Is Shaping The Future Of Food But Traditional Practices Still Have A Role To Play
While there is a sense of excitement regarding the potential of tech-driven operations, there’s also an argument to be had for going back to basics.
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From Storage Systems To Grow Rack Systems
A fruitful partnership with Agritecture has enabled Montel to make their mark on the indoor farming industry.
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5 Things To Know Before Starting Your Mobile Vertical Farm
Energy-intensive farming requires energy-intensive planning. Here are some things to keep in mind before starting your own farm.
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FFAR Funds Novel Supply-Demand Technology, Connecting Institutional Buyers To Specialty Crop Farmers
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is awarding $2 million to establish a multi-organization collaboration, the Open Market Consortium (OMC), to develop and pilot an open-source, public-access blockchain system to connect small and mid-size farmers to institutional buye
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Hortitecture: The Next Wave Of High-Tech Horticultural Thinking
Hort Innovation announces the formation of a new partnership to advance the state of high-tech urban farming horticulture with partners RMCG, the University of Technology, and Agritecture.
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Vera Vertical Farming Technology Introduced In Finland’s Largest Retail Group
Netled has entered into a significant long-term cooperation agreement with Pirkanmaan Osuuskauppa, a regional operator of S-Group, the largest retail chain in Finland.
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Vertical Farms in Israeli City Parking Lots
Vertical farms subvert the space limitations of cities by allowing for portable, shipping container-esque produce farms that can operate in any urban environment.
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AI-Driven Vertical Farming Project Secures $1M In Funding
Swegreen has secured funding from Vinnova for a project aimed at further developing its platform for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven vertical farming.
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Urban Oasis Secures 10.5 MSEK To Build The Food Production Platform For The 21st Century
Urban Oasis, the Swedish agtech startup building the food production platform for the 21st century, announced today that it has secured 10.5 MSEK from a syndicate of existing and new investors.
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Advancing Vertical Farming with Urban Crop Solutions
Agritecture sat down with Tom Debusschere , CEO & Co-Investor at Urban Crop Solutions , prior to Agritecture Xchange . Tom will be speaking on the panel, Controlled Environment Agriculture: Deep Dive.
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Iron Ox Raises $20M And Announces New Robotic Greenhouse
Iron Ox, a company active in robotics and AI-enabled farming with a mission to solve food insecurity, announced the closing of $20 million in a Series B round.
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Engineering A Circular Food Economy
Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s GHG emissions but is often left out of the climate change conversation. Urban farming shows great potential in reducing the distance food covers in reaching consumers, thus reducing waste and increasing circularity.
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Key Differences Of Growing Vegetables vs. Cannabis Indoors
The similarities and differences between growing cannabis and vegetables indoors.
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AgroUrbana Plans To Supply Farm With 100% Renewable Energy
AgroUrbana has three different approaches to supply their large operation with 100% renewable energy.
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Bayer and Temasek Launch Seed Company For Vertical Farming
Temasek and Bayer to develop vegetable seed varieties for vertical farming.
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Vertical Farming Is Taking Off In Italy Through Education
Indoor and vertical farming can be a great solution to produce high-quality food close to Italy’s markets.
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The Critical Technologies That Sparked The CEA Revolution
This is the second part of a two-part series looking at how CEA has emerged as a viable, contemporary agricultural practice over the past 50 years.
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Feeding The World With Controlled Environments
This is the first part of a two-part series looking at how CEA has emerged as a viable, contemporary agricultural practice over the past 50 years.
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This Robot Uses AI To Pollinate Greenhouse Tomatoes
An Israeli company that has created an autonomous pollinating robot has started its first trials in Australia.
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The Real Values Of Urban Agriculture
Some innovative urban ag technologies such as hydroponic systems, solar greenhouses, and vertical farms aim to solve issues by increasing food production while using less natural resources to do so. What sort of technological and social changes occur when you urbanize farming?
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From Amazon to AgTech: How This Executive Turned Her Side Hustle Into A Career
How does a veteran digital media executive turn her passion for urban farming, impact investing, travel, and experiential learning into a career?
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Revol Greens' New Greenhouse To Grow 10 Million Pounds Of Lettuce A Year
Revol Greens is growing leafy greens In massive, sustainable greenhouses
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Switzerland's First Robotic Vertical Farm
Collaborating with the cooperative retailer Migros Basel, Growcer is currently developing the first Robotic Vertical Farm in Switzerland.
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Why Vertical Farming Is A Fast-Growing Sector In The UK
Being able to produce crops 365 days a year, without the need for pesticides or much human intervention, while being unaffected by the weather appeals to the UK population.
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How Hydroponics Can Help Feed the World While Saving Water
On a traditional farm, it takes more than 15 times that amount of water to grow a head of lettuce. If hydroponics systems were adopted just across the lettuce industry, they could save billions of gallons of water each year in the United States alone.
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Vertical Farm In Liverpool Is Growing Food Underground
Needing no soil or sun, an underground farm in Liverpool challenges traditional methods
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Largest Vegetable Greenhouse In The U.S. Constructed in New York
Havecon Horticultural Projects is nearing completion on the construction of Mastronardi Produce Ltd.’s new Green Empire Farms (GEF), a high-tech greenhouse located in Oneida, NY.
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World's First Floating Dairy Farm Could Help Cities Adapt To Climate Change
Concept allows food to be grown near cities despite flooding, sea level rise, land shortages.
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