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Explore the latest in Controlled Environment Agriculture news, with updates on advancements in indoor farming, vertical farming, greenhouse technologies, and climate-controlled systems. This section offers insights for CEA professionals, researchers, and investors, covering trends in automation, energy efficiency, crop yield optimization, and sustainable practices that are transforming the future of food production.

In February 2025, Harvest London launched a highly visible vertical farming installation at Corner Corner, a mixed-use venue in Canada Water.

Harvest London Secures DEFRA ADOPT Funding for Ani Production Planning Platform

Harvest London and Crate to Plate have been awarded funding through DEFRA's ADOPT programme to deploy Ani, a production planning platform developed by Harvest London that connects confirmed customer orders to crop scheduling in real time. ADOPT, which supports collaborative practice and knowledge-sharing across UK agriculture, backed the project as a model for how smaller

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Edible Garden reported revenue of $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared with $4.3 million in Q2 2024.

Edible Garden Signs Non-Binding LOI for Strategic Commercialization Alliance With Undisclosed Partner

Edible Garden AG Incorporated (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a controlled environment agriculture company focused on locally grown, organic, and sustainable produce and products, has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with an established strategic partner operating in the sustainable food and agriculture sector. The proposed alliance would see the partner draw on Edible Garden's proprietary

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Ask most greenhouse growers how they built out their facility and the answer follows a familiar pattern: one company for construction, a different one for climate control, another for irrigation and water management, a specialist for lighting, and a software provider somewhere in the mix. The result is the opposite of integrated greenhouse growing systems — each vendor delivered their component, but no one was responsible for how the pieces fit together. The grower absorbed that cost themselves: in time, in troubleshooting, and in the gaps between systems that were never designed to speak to each other.

Why Integrated Greenhouse Growing Systems Outperform Standalone Operations

Ask most greenhouse growers how they built out their facility and the answer follows a familiar pattern: one company for construction, a different one for climate control, another for irrigation and water management, a specialist for lighting, and a software provider somewhere in the mix. The result is the opposite of integrated greenhouse growing systems

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UbiQD, a quantum dot technology company founded in Los Alamos in 2014, has acquired a third building adjacent to its existing campus on Eastgate Road in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The 5,000-square-foot high-bay facility will support ongoing manufacturing expansion and create space for additional equipment and operations as the company scales its quantum dot production for food and energy markets.

UbiQD Acquires Third Los Alamos Building as Quantum Dot Production Scales Twelve-Fold

UbiQD, a quantum dot technology company founded in Los Alamos in 2014, has acquired a third building adjacent to its existing campus on Eastgate Road in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The 5,000-square-foot high-bay facility will support ongoing manufacturing expansion and create space for additional equipment and operations as the company scales its quantum dot production

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GreenTech North America will hold its first edition on September 23–24, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

GreenTech North America Reveals Conference Programme Focused on Energy and Human Capital

GreenTech North America has announced the full two-day conference programme running alongside its Expo on September 23 and 24 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The conference brings together greenhouse and CEA industry leaders for high-level sessions covering the innovations and challenges shaping horticulture across the continent, with a particular focus on energy costs,

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Fischer Farms entered a strategic partnership with Seed Group to fast-track its entry into the UAE and wider MENA region.

Fischer Farms Partners with Seed Group to Enter UAE and MENA Vertical Farming Markets

Fischer Farms appoints Chris Kirke, with over 26 years of FMCG experience, as its new CEO to lead day-to-day operations and strategic growth.

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Elite Agro Holding, through its Moroccan subsidiary Elite Harvest Maroc, has inaugurated its seventh farm in Morocco, a 200-hectare facility in Kenitra dedicated to premium blueberry and raspberry production. The farm uses advanced irrigation systems and modern agricultural technologies to support efficient, high-quality, and sustainable farming. The inauguration was attended by Dr Obaid Saif Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development, alongside local officials, partners, and community members.

Elite Agro Holding Opens Seventh Farm in Morocco with 200-Hectare Berry Facility in Kenitra

Elite Agro Holding, through its Moroccan subsidiary Elite Harvest Maroc, has inaugurated its seventh farm in Morocco, a 200-hectare facility in Kenitra dedicated to premium blueberry and raspberry production. The farm uses advanced irrigation systems and modern agricultural technologies to support efficient, high-quality, and sustainable farming. The inauguration was attended by Dr Obaid Saif Al

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Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has announced a contract award from Astrobiome Space S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based biotech company pioneering microbiome solutions for regenerative space agriculture, to grow strawberries and test Astrobiome Space's proprietary soil enhancement product inside Redwire's Greenhouse systems on board the International Space Station. The mission marks the first flight for Redwire's commercial space greenhouse platform, and the first time wild strawberries have been cultivated in orbit.

Redwire Greenhouse to Grow First Wild Strawberries in Orbit in Partnership with Astrobiome Space

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has announced a contract award from Astrobiome Space S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based biotech company pioneering microbiome solutions for regenerative space agriculture, to grow strawberries and test Astrobiome Space's proprietary soil enhancement product inside Redwire's Greenhouse systems on board the International Space Station. The mission marks the first flight for Redwire's commercial

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AI tools are letting individual growers build what CEA farm management software companies charge subscriptions for. Here is what that means.

CEA Farm Management Software Is Changing — AI Is the Reason

Controlled environment agriculture has built an entire software sector on a simple premise: growing indoors generates more data than any farmer can manage manually, so CEA farm management software companies […]

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Delphy and BIOPHI have signed a MOU to establish a long-term collaboration focused on horticultural research and innovation.

Delphy Signs MoU with Silal to Support Agricultural Training and Food Security in the UAE

Delphy has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Silal, an Abu Dhabi-based agrifood company, to strengthen practical cooperation in agriculture and horticulture across the United Arab Emirates. The signing took place in the presence of H.E. Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and marks a

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