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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.

Enza Zaden has signed a strategic agreement to license Pairwise’s Fulcrum® Platform for precision plant breeding.

Enza Zaden Makes Minority Investment in IUNU

Enza Zaden has made a minority investment in IUNU, building on an existing working relationship between the two companies. Under the arrangement, IUNU keeps its independence and continues serving growers and partners across the wider horticulture industry, rather than working exclusively with its new investor.

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Royal Berry has announced it will acquire strawberry company Dutch Berries, based in Zuilichem, effective January 1, 2027.

Royal Berry to Acquire Dutch Berries, Expanding Strawberry Production Scale

Key Takeaways Royal Berry will acquire strawberry grower Dutch Berries, based in Zuilichem, effective January 1, 2027. The companies said the deal is intended to build scale and innovation capacity […]

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KUBO is contributing to a new greenhouse horticulture project in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, with a planned total area of 45 hectares.

KUBO Joins New 45-Hectare Greenhouse Project in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Province

KUBO is contributing to a new large-scale greenhouse horticulture project in the Saudi Arabian desert. Wouter Kuiper and Said El Ouakili traveled to the country last week for the official signing of the contracts, a ceremony attended by several dignitaries including the Dutch ambassador and the Prince of Jazan.

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Groupe Thomas Plants, which also includes Provence Plants, has acquired Tecnosem, owner of the Biosem brand, in a deal advised by Oaklins France. The transaction was structured as a secondary leveraged buyout involving new sponsor Galiena Capital, an investor that becomes the majority shareholder in the combined business.

Groupe Thomas Plants and Tecnosem Merge to Create France’s Leading Vegetable Seedling Producer

Groupe Thomas Plants, which also includes Provence Plants, has acquired Tecnosem, owner of the Biosem brand, in a deal advised by Oaklins France. The transaction was structured as a secondary leveraged buyout involving new sponsor Galiena Capital, an investor that becomes the majority shareholder in the combined business.

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Hippo Harvest Closes $30 Million Series C Led by Cox Farms

Hippo Harvest, a grower, packer, and shipper of packaged salads, has announced the launch of its new USDA-certified organic packaged salad line.

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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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