“Our first farm was profitable within a few months of opening, so we realized we might be onto something big,” says Gotham Greens founder and CEO.
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The environment today is more realistic and therefore investments in the sector have a much better chance for long-term sustained success.
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of indoor agriculture’s future, but there are many more to be optimistic.
As artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics continue to evolve, smart farms will become even smarter.
The company has also hired food and ag vet Molly Montgomery as acting CEO as it focuses all efforts on its Danville, Virginia farm.
The proposed SPAC merger with Agrinam Acquisition Corp. values indoor farming tech company Freight Farms at $147 million.
The novel farming systems category has raised $826 million so far in 2023, according to preliminary data from AgFunder.
Longtime AppHarvest backer Equilibrium submitted the lone bid for the former’s 60-acre greenhouse facilities.
EY’s Rob Dongoski dives into the macro factors impacting controlled environment agriculture — and what startups should do.
The vertical farming company’s newly appointed chief commercial officer Rita Hudetz says one of her goals is to make Oishii a household name.
Cibus Fund II has acquired greenhouse grower Duijvestijn Tomaten and launched a new platform for growing food indoors with renewable energy.
AppHarvest says the filing, which comes on the heels of one from AeroFarms, will aid in a “financial and operational” transition.
Former Amazon executive Anna Fabrega discusses her transition to indoor agriculture and what’s next for Local Bounti.
AppHarvest says it needs to raise additional funds to continue operating and that it is pursuing “additional financing alternatives.”
Erika Summers explains mechanical side of vertical farming and why you can’t build a vertical farm just anywhere, despite what the hype says.
Copenhagen is one of several markets impacted economic headwinds and Infarm’s decision to focus on markets headed towards profitability.
Singrow will expand availability of its genomics-based indoor farming system that produces climate-resilient produce to bolster food security.
‘Jaundiced’ investors that jumped into indoor ag hoping to make a fast buck have got their fingers burned, says Revol Greens CEO Michael Wainscott. “Agriculture is slow, biology is slow, and capital has to reflect that.”
