Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S., opened its largest, most technologically advanced and sustainable commercial smart farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Transforming a former Bethlehem brownfield from a non-arable industrial site into modern farmland, the company’s newest commercial farm lays the groundwork for the next chapter in climate-smart agriculture. The Bethlehem Farm features industry-leading […]
Down on the farm presents how vertical farming will change our food supply chains and how far it is going to go. Watch the video below to discover more: Sign-Up to our newsletter to get the latest information:
With the opening of this farm, Oishii delivers on its mission to make its popular Omakase Berries available to more consumers ahead of the brand’s debut in Whole Foods Market. The strawberries will now sell for $20 a pack at retailers and on their website, the company also further the development of Strawberries in the […]
What started in 2011 as a dream to deliver fresh, nutritious produce to Canadians year-round has become reality. As Canada’s first and largest commercial vertical farming operation, GoodLeaf Farms began supplying microgreens and baby greens to retail locations and restaurants throughout Ontario in 2019. Indoor Ag-Con kicks off its long awaited Indoor Ag-Conversations webinar series on June 1, […]
Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers. It often incorporates controlled-environment agriculture, which aims to optimize plant growth, and soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics. Some common choices of structures to house vertical farming systems include buildings, shipping containers, tunnels, and abandoned mine shafts. As of 2020, […]
Yesterday’s ‘Spring Showcase’ was the occasion for all the most exciting and inoovative tech businessess across the United Kingdom to showcase their solution for the UK food and agriculture industry. Intelligent Growth Solutions, which manufactures vertical farming solutions, was one of three technology businesses invited to participate in this years’ event, which was attended by […]
Vertical farming is the future. It will ensure access to healthy food for optimum nutrition, while protecting environmental factors that will put safeguards in place so that there is no compromise to land, air, and water. This approach to farming will help alleviate food contamination, pollutants, spoilage, protect natural resources and reduce the ability to […]
The Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bideau, announced an announcement of over $860,000 in six businesses under the Innovative Solutions Canada program. Marie-Claude Bideau, the Canadian minister of agriculture and agri-food. Credit: Redio-canada.ca A total of six small businesses are receiving up to $150,000 to advance automation and robotic technologies for solving […]
Over the past months, we’ve seen a trend of vertical farming facilities moving from greens to strawberry production, Bowery Farming, Plenty, OnePointOne and Jones Food Company have all started producing strawberries in a span of a few weeks and now, a Japanese company, MD-Farm Co entered into a capital and business partnership with Farming to […]
With less than a month to go before France’s presidential campaign where the current president Emmanuel Macron, eyes for a second mandate, agriculture is perhaps the one sector that the candidate wants to shake up. Indeed, in recent campaign meetings and interviews, the president has emphasized his desire to transform current French farms into tech […]
