Controlled Environment Agriculture

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.

Leafy Green Farms Nominated To Board of Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas

Brad Fourby, the founder of Leafy Green Farms, has been nominated to the Board of Directors for the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas. The Farmer Veteran Coalition is a non-profit […]

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Japan’s first vertical farming sustainability-linked loan signed

Spread Co., Ltd. has secured a sustainability-linked loan for $4.6 million, becoming the first vertical farming company in Japan to do so. The loan incentivizes improvement in sustainability performance by […]

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Leveraging Climate Battery Greenhouse To Save On Energy

Climate change is a global phenomenon that has increased the need for sustainable agricultural practices. Using greenhouses to grow vegetables and other crops has been popular for many small and […]

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Futura Gaïa Nets An 11M Euro Funding Round

Futura Gaïa is a company that specializes in designing and selling turnkey vertical farms. They have developed a unique solution called rotary geoponics, which involves growing plants in soil. The […]

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The Increasing Influence Of Robotics & AI in CEA

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been transforming the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector, significantly improving efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness. The integration of these technologies has resulted in a new […]

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Exploring the Benefits of Concentrated Solar Power

At Agrihub, their mission is to help farming partners build and live their visions and dreams. Agrihub provides tailored concept-through-production solutions for all sectors of agriculture. At Agrihub, regenerative agriculture […]

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REGACE Project Aims Cost-Effective Agrivoltaic Technology

REGACE Partners is a consortium of 12 organizations from 5 countries dedicated to developing cost-effective agrivoltaic technology. The consortium gathered recently at the greenhouses of Trisolar to kick off the […]

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Beyond Leafy Greens: The Expansion of Crops in Vertical Farming

Vertical Farming, which involves controlled-environment agriculture, has often been touted as the future of agriculture and urban Farming as a solution to feeding cities. However, the reality is that these […]

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The Rapid Growth of the Indoor Farming Industry: Investment Trends and Developments

Authored by Association for Vertical Farming‘s Thea-Isabella Otto, this report covers some of the historical highlights that have contributed to the advancement of the CEA industry and provides insights on […]

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Making the Switch: The Benefits of Replacing HPS Lighting with LED Grow Lights

Light Science Technologies (LST) encourages glasshouse growers to switch from high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting to LED lighting to save energy costs and improve the environment. But what are the benefits […]

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