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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.

Freight Farms ceased operations on April 30, 2025, discontinuing services and support after 13 years in container-based vertical farming.

Freight Farms Ceases Operations As Of April 30th

Freight Farms ceased operations on April 30, 2025, discontinuing services and support after 13 years in container-based vertical farming.

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Hexagro entered liquidation after being unable to close a recent funding round, ending an 8Y effort to make urban farming more accessible.

Hexagro Enters Liquidation Following Eight-Year Journey in Urban Agriculture

Hexagro entered liquidation after being unable to close a recent funding round, ending an 8Y effort to make urban farming more accessible.

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Pure Harvest Smart Farms has introduced its first line of Strawberry Preserves, featuring four flavour variants including three inspired by regional culinary traditions.

Pure Harvest Launches Strawberry Preserves with Regional Flavours & Food Waste Focus

Pure Harvest Smart Farms has introduced its first line of Strawberry Preserves, featuring four flavour variants including three inspired by regional culinary traditions.

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U of T Scarborough enhances sustainability research with the installation of 4 Harvest Walls, donated by Harvest Today, in its greenhouses.

U of T Scarborough Advances Urban Farming with Harvest Wall Technology

U of T Scarborough enhances sustainability research with the installation of 4 Harvest Walls, donated by Harvest Today, in its greenhouses.

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Jones Food Company (JFC) ceased operations at its Lydney, Gloucestershire site on 7 April 2025 and entered administration.

Jones Food Company Enters Administration, Seeking Buyer

Jones Food Company (JFC) ceased operations at its Lydney, Gloucestershire site on 7 April 2025 and entered administration.

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Heritable Agriculture, CIV & Paul J. Mastronardi partnered to develop new strawberry varieties optimized for greenhouse farming.

Heritable Agriculture Partners with CIV and Paul J. Mastronardi to Launch AI-Driven Strawberry Breeding Program

Heritable Agriculture, CIV & Paul J. Mastronardi partnered to develop new strawberry varieties optimized for greenhouse farming.

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IGS has shipped the first major consignment of Growth Trays with Lights (GTLs) to ReFarm, a core component of its vertical farming towers.

ReFarm Global & IGS Progress Dubai GigaFarm with First Shipment of VF Technology

IGS has shipped the first major consignment of Growth Trays with Lights (GTLs) to ReFarm, a core component of its vertical farming towers.

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Indoor strawberry farming is technically feasible but economically challenging, requiring high input costs and careful market positioning.

Is Indoor Strawberry Farming Economically Viable?

Indoor strawberry farming is technically feasible but economically challenging, requiring high input costs and careful market positioning.

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Innophyte Consulting is coordinating a consortium with FlexFarming and Niab to evaluate strategies for Totally Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA) strawberry production.

Innophyte Consulting Leads Project to Explore Indoor Strawberry Production Efficiencies

Innophyte Consulting is coordinating a consortium with FlexFarming and Niab to evaluate strategies for Totally Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA) strawberry production.

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Prospiant, a leading U.S. provider of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) greenhouse solutions, has named Burk Metzger as its new President.

Prospiant Appoints Burk Metzger as New President

Prospiant, a leading U.S. provider of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) greenhouse solutions, has named Burk Metzger as its new President.

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