Pennsylvania-based Four Growers just released its second-generation automatic harvester for greenhouse-grown tomatoes.
From insects to indoor greens, Australian startups demonstrate the potential for novel farming systems at home and abroad.
AppHarvest says it needs to raise additional funds to continue operating and that it is pursuing “additional financing alternatives.”
New agritech innovations in vertical farming and indoor ag need to be integrated into existing agricultural operations, establishing a hybrid system.
Speakers at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con offered the indoor farming industry insights, predictions and some major reality checks about the future.
With the help of pollination tech, AI and several other tools, the company plans to make its “ultra-premium” berries more affordable in the future.
Source.ag’s AI-based system creates “extreme efficiencies” in greenhouse production and improve food security and transparency, says Astanor.
Berlin, Germany-based Infarm cites skyrocketing energy prices and the wider downturn as reasons for these latest cuts for indoor farming.
The company says it can grow leafy greens and herbs indoors via its soil-based vertical farming system for 30% less than it costs to grow outdoors.
As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.
The indoor farming company aims to make its greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs available to 90% of US consumers in the near future.
There is one area where indoor farming lags behind traditional agriculture: energy consumption. A few simple measures could change the game.
The Abu Dhabi-based startup said it will use the funding to expand its presence in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.
The Swiss startup will use the proceeds to “deploy pilot units with our prospective clients” in the commercial greenhouse space, CEO Henri Lalande tells AFN.
The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.
Seattle-based IUNU will use the new funds to expand its platform, which provides computer vision and data analytics to CEA growers.
The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
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