Rafael Emergui on Grow-tec’s 2025 Strategy: Automation, Fruiting Vegetables, and Pesticide-Free Produce
Rafael Emergui, VP of Business Development at Grow-tec, brings over 25 years of experience, formerly serving as Group CEO of Pelemix Ltd.
Controlled Environment Agriculture
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.
Future Fresh Farms Unveils Rebrand and Website to Support Aquaponic Expansion
- by Sepehr Achard
- 9th June 2025
Future Fresh Farms, formerly Dachnik Aquaponics, announces a rebranding and a new digital platform to scale.
BrightFarms Opens New Greenhouse in Macon, Georgia
- by Sepehr Achard
- 6th June 2025
BrightFarms, an indoor farming company under Cox Farms, marked the official opening of its newest greenhouse in Macon, Georgia.
Bushel Boy Farms Ceases Operations in Minnesota & Iowa, Assets Sold to Best Boy Farms
- by Sepehr Achard
- 5th June 2025
Bushel Boy Farms has shut down operations at both its Owatonna, Minnesota and Mason City, Iowa greenhouses.
Interstellar Lab Partners with Vast to Launch Eden 1.0 Plant Research Capsule Aboard Haven-1
- by Sepehr Achard
- 5th June 2025
Interstellar Lab's Eden 1.0 will launch aboard Vast’s Haven-1 commercial space station, scheduled no earlier than May 2026
Arugga AI Farming Launches First Autonomous Plant Lowering Robots in Europe
- by Sepehr Achard
- 4th June 2025
Arugga AI Farming has announced the commercial launch of its new autonomous plant lowering robot for greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers.
Airlux Technologies Partners with Dutch Lion to Launch Hybrid Farming Platform
- by Sepehr Achard
- 4th June 2025
Airlux Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with Dutch Lion AgTech Solutions to co-develop a new hybrid farming platform.
Lufa Farms & Walmart Canada Partner to Offer Rooftop-Grown Produce in Montreal
- by Sepehr Achard
- 2nd June 2025
Walmart Canada is now selling hyperlocal produce grown by Lufa Farms atop its Marché Central Supercentre in Montreal.
Plenty Emerges from Chapter 11 with Renewed Focus on Vertical Strawberry Farming
- by Sepehr Achard
- 30th May 2025
Plenty Unlimited Inc. has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy following court approval of its reorganization plan.
Saluna Partners with Southeast Missouri State University to Launch Hemp AgTech Expansion
- by Sepehr Achard
- 30th May 2025
Saluna, a St. Louis-based agricultural technology startup specializing in hemp, has chosen Southeast Missouri State University’s Sikeston campus as the site of its first major expansion.