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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.

Leading vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto.

20 Vertical Farming Companies Ink Industry Manifesto

Leading vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto. An unprecedented industry momentum to contribute jointly to a sustainable transformation of global food systems. […]

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Virginia-based company Beanstalk is repurposing a data center in Herndon into a vertical farm using its proprietary technology.

Repurposing Virginia Data Center in Vertical Farms

Virginia-based company Beanstalk is repurposing a data center in Herndon into a vertical farm using its proprietary technology to produce a variety of greens and vegetables currently sold to supermarket […]

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Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Agriplay vows to re-purpose underutilized commercial real-estate into productive vertical farms.

Transforming Calgary’s Commercial Real-Estate Into Vertical Farms

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Agriplay vows to re-purpose underutilized commercial real-estate into productive vertical farms.

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Climate change, including extreme droughts and heatwaves, is driving interest in hydroponic fodder as an alternative livestock feed.

Is Hydroponic Fodder Farming the Future of Livestock Feed?

Climate change, including extreme droughts and heatwaves, is driving interest in hydroponic fodder as an alternative livestock feed.

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Sunway XFarms is now expanding to 1 million square feet of decentralized urban farms across Malaysia to meet demand.

Sunway XFarms Expands Footprint Across Malaysia

Sunway XFarms is now expanding to 1 million square feet of decentralized urban farms across Malaysia to meet demand.

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Redwire Shares Down 16% Despite ISS Greenhouse

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced it will be developing the only commercially owned and operated spaceflight-qualified plant growth platform capable of growing plants from seed to maturity in space. Redwire […]

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Explore the Vertical Farming Hub Wales and its commitment to innovation in hydroponics and local food supply.

New Vertical Farming Hub in Wales

Explore the Vertical Farming Hub Wales and its commitment to innovation in hydroponics and local food supply.

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Among the NASA experiment astronauts will conduct the XROOTS experiment which could pave the way to cultivation enhancement in CEA

XROOTS Project Explores Soil-Free Crop Cultivation Aboard the International Space Station

Among the NASA experiment astronauts will conduct the XROOTS experiment which could pave the way to cultivation enhancement in CEA

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Fieldless Farms announced a $17.5 million Series Funding Round to expand their Cornwall (Ontario) Facility.

Cornwall Ontario, a Future Vertical Farming Hub?

Fieldless Farms announced a $17.5 million Series Funding Round to expand their Cornwall (Ontario) Facility.

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DIC Corporation has completed an investment in Back of the Yards Algae Science Inc. (BYAS), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

DIC Invests in Back of the Yards Algae Sciences

Tokyo, Japan—DIC Corporation has completed an investment in Back of the Yards Algae Science Inc. (BYAS), a sustainable food technology startup focused on developing innovative extracts and alternative proteins, headquartered […]

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