Global CEA Census Launched To Help Drive Agriculture Industry Forward
Global automation specialist Autogrow and New York based Agritecture Consulting are appealing to growers to take part in the inaugural Global CEA Census.
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Posts about: Vertical Farming (8)
Automation: The Final Frontier of Vertical Farming
Vertical indoor farming is poised to become a transformational and indispensable part of our food system — and system-wide automation is the key to unlocking its full potential.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'JUNGLE GREENS' Brings Vertical Farming To Portugal
Living greens, microgreens and aromatic herbs farmed inside a store, for the first time in Portugal!
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Vertical Farming Employs Technology To Keep Costs Down
Vertical farming is a key tool to meet the world's food needs at a time when the population is rising and the climate is changing.
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Why New Zealand Needs Vertical Farms
New Zealand has a strong field agriculture industry, but don’t its cities deserve farms too?
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Liberty Produce Leads £1.3m Project To Revolutionize Vertical Farming in the UK
Liberty Produce, a UK-based farming and technology company with expertise in horticultural lighting and fertigation systems will lead a consortium of eleven partners in a £1.3m project to accelerate the development of the UK vertical farming sector.
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Vertical Farming Company 'Bowery' Raises $90 Million In New Funding Round
Bowery plans to use this new funding across three main areas: building out operations, expanding products and partnerships, and growing their team.
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Urban Agriculture in the United Kingdom's Uncertain Future
With Brexit on the horizon, can the UK’s blossoming urban farming industry help to alleviate critical food concerns?
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Islands of Agricultural Innovation: Japan
A journey through the indoor farming landscape of Japan, birthplace of the “Plant Factory”.
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Vertical Farming: From Mars to Toronto
Advances in automated grow systems and LED lighting could one day allow farming on Mars. In the meantime, Canadian agricultural startup We the Roots is using the new technology to grow high-quality salad greens for five Toronto restaurants.
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Why Vertical Farming Isn't a Miracle Solution to Food Security
Vertical farming is great for growing lots of food in a small space, but productivity comes at a cost: high energy use.
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Growing Strawberries in the Desert
French startup, Agricool, just announced the production of their first aeroponically farmed strawberries a few kilometers away from Dubai.
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'80 Acres Farms' Constructing "First Fully-Automated Indoor Farm In the United States"
When completed, the project will comprise over 150,000 square feet of fully-automated indoor farming in Hamilton, Ohio.
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This Hydroponic Farm Supplies Greens at a New Food Hall in Texas
With Doodle Farms, Margot Masinter is ready to give North Texas something homegrown to graze on. First stop: Legacy Hall. Trading acres for square feet, Masinter purchased a refurbished and recycled shipping container from Dallas-based Growtainer to house her chemical-free greens and herbs.
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GreenBelly: Turning City Walls Into Vertical Farms
Vertical Farms are most commonly found inside buildings, but this unique concept takes advantage of the unused space on buildings’ exteriors.
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Intelligent Growth Solutions Unveils Scotland's First Indoor Vertical Farm
The company claims that its technology will revolutionize the global horticulture market by addressing existing industry challenges around labor and energy.
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Cornell Interns Working on Urban Ag in NYC
After receiving a National Science Foundation grant, Cornell is working to study and bolster the local food system in NYC.
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CNN Reports: Vertical Farms On the Rise In the UAE
As vertical farming investment increases in the GCC, media outlets like CNN are starting to pay closer attention.
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Islands of Agricultural Innovation: Indoor Farming in Asia
Introducing Part 1 of Islands of Agricultural Innovation , a new series on Agritecture.com that will share Jacob Eisenberg’s recent agricultural journey through Japan, Singapore and Taiwan with Agritecture readers far and wide.
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How will we feed the world, if we can't even water our crops?
Global aquifer levels are becoming dangerously low, creating serious trouble for the people, farmers and countries that depend on these fresh water sources. Sustainable farming methods that are less water intensive, such as hydroponics, are becoming increasingly necessary to preserve these essential
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New York City: Cradle of Urban Farmers, Laboratory of Urban Agriculture
As urban farming continues to grow across the world, the New York City region continues to be a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. As these different examples of farms demonstrate, there is no lack of creativity around bringing farming back into cities.
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Agriculture Tech And Investing Need A Diversity Overhaul - Here's How
Agriculture is still fighting a stigma of being “behind the times”, and this sentiment remains true for diversity within the ag-tech and ag-investment communities. Steps are being taken to address this issue, including this open-sourced list of female leaders in agtech , but more effort is undoub
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How "Plant" Is Designing The Future Of Food And Education
Now a “reformed capitalist” after many years at Bank of America, Karim Giscombe and his team have launched two new platforms to impact the intersection of food and society. One is Plant, a service provider operating high-tech greenhouses, and the other, Plant4Tomorrow, is a nonprofit research and de
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Urban Farming In Singapore Continues to Expand, Now With Strawberries
Singapore, a global hot-bed for urban farming, now has strawberries too. As the industry continues to grow, the local government is striving to find ways to support new and existing farmers.
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China Wraps Up 1-Year Mock Moon Mission to "Lunar Palace"
Volunteers work inside China's Lunar Palace 1 on Jan. 26, 2018. They were participating in a yearlong experiment designed to see how the bioregenerative life support system, in which animals, plants and microorganisms co-exist, works in a lunar environment, as well as the physical and mental conditi
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The World's Leading Horticulture Technology Fair Just Got Even Brighter With Valoya
Every two years, over 10,000 horticulture professionals gather in Amsterdam for GreenTech. This is without a doubt the most exciting event for all things horticulture + technology. It's all happening June 11-14 and you do not want to miss it! We are particularly excited this year a
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Is this Space Greenhouse the solution to feeding Astronauts on their Journey to Mars?
Mars is a far more difficult challenge to survive. The red planet is an average of 158 million miles away from Earth, with a small window — just once every 26 months— to launch a relatively quick multi-month mission. Any hiccup in an infrequent supply chain of fresh air, food, and water, su
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Dutton Architects Reimagine LA Highways as Lush and Productive Greenways
Los Angeles freeways promised speed and connectivity but delivered congestion and separation. They are at their tipping point- dysfunctional and on the verge of obsolescence. Like many great cities that have reclaimed the ruins of their infrastructure it is time for Los Angeles to
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