Aquaponic Company, Springworks Raises $22M For Expansion
Springworks Farm, an aquaponic company based in Maine, has announced a $22M equity and debt funding round that will help the company expand its operations by 120,000 square feet and […]
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.
La Trinidad Promotes Elevated Farming to Fight Land Conversion
- by admin1
- 17th February 2023
The municipal government of La Trinidad in Benguet’s capital, urges farmers to adopt elevated strawberry farming to increase their yield and battle the effects of land conversion. With limited space […]
Leafy Green Farms Nominated To Board of Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas
- by Sepehr Achard
- 16th February 2023
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 […]
Japan’s first vertical farming sustainability-linked loan signed
- by admin1
- 15th February 2023
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 […]
Futura Gaïa Nets An 11M Euro Funding Round
- by Sepehr Achard
- 13th February 2023
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 […]
The Increasing Influence Of Robotics & AI in CEA
- by Sepehr Achard
- 13th February 2023
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 […]
Exploring the Benefits of Concentrated Solar Power
- by admin1
- 13th February 2023
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 […]
REGACE Project Aims Cost-Effective Agrivoltaic Technology
- by Sepehr Achard
- 13th February 2023
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 […]
Making the Switch: The Benefits of Replacing HPS Lighting with LED Grow Lights
- by Sepehr Achard
- 9th February 2023
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 […]
African Agriculture and the Future of Food Systems: The Promise of Vertical Farming
- by Sepehr Achard
- 7th February 2023
African agriculture is facing significant challenges as it strives to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population to overcome these challenges and support the development of future food systems […]