Berlin, Germany-based Infarm cites skyrocketing energy prices and the wider downturn as reasons for these latest cuts for indoor farming.
War and supply chain issues make indoor wheat an attractive concept. Can the vertical farming industry manage to grow that crop at scale?
The trough of disillusionment for vertical farming startups is upon us; now comes the time for depression and correction.
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.
New York is the most diversified investment landscape with a greater mix of upstream and downstream agrifoodtech startups.
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
There is one area where indoor farming lags behind traditional agriculture: energy consumption. A few simple measures could change the game.
The Lithuania-based startup is partnering with YesHealth Group to build and operate a network of farms across its home country and the wider Baltic region.
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
Future Crops vertically farms its produce in a soil-based substrate which “sticks with what Mother Nature tells us,” Grinspan tells AFN. Plus it’s kosher.
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.
Square Roots will leverage URB-E’s fleet of last-mile, small electric vehicles to deliver vertically-grown greens faster and cheaper than traditional vans.
Seattle-based IUNU will use the new funds to expand its platform, which provides computer vision and data analytics to CEA growers.
Bowery has started selling strawberries, while Plenty and Driscoll’s plan to commence production of the fruit for the Northeastern US.
Future Crops stands to benefit from Tencent’s deep domain expertise in AI and automation – as well as its massive footprint in the Asian tech ecosystem.
Jackie Jones and Rachel Downing are two of the major forces behind CEA company Amplified Ag and its mission to evolve container farming.
Bowery announced its acquisition of robotics startup Traptic last week. Here, AFN analyzes the deal and what it means for the wider indoor ag space.
The deal with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Agrico Acquisition Corp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.
A strategic partnership with Walmart includes putting Plenty’s vertically-grown greens on Californian store shelves this year.
