Vertical farm GoodLeaf Farms plots Canadian expansion with McCain-led $150m raise
December 7, 2022
Vertical farms in Calgary and Montreal will enable GoodLeaf Farms to serve Canadian customers coast to coast starting in 2023.
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Brief: Vertical farm network InFarm to lay off ‘more than half’ of workforce, downsize operations
November 29, 2022
Berlin, Germany-based Infarm cites skyrocketing energy prices and the wider downturn as reasons for these latest cuts for indoor farming.
Infarm’s indoor wheat suggests we re-examine the realities of vertically-farmed commodities
November 15, 2022
War and supply chain issues make indoor wheat an attractive concept. Can the vertical farming industry manage to grow that crop at scale?
Vertical farming startup Fifth Season shuts down
November 2, 2022
The trough of disillusionment for vertical farming startups is upon us; now comes the time for depression and correction.
BREAKING: Soli Organic secures $125m to expand soil-based vertical farming across the US
October 12, 2022
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.
Data Snapshot: California agrifoodtech investment still outpaces the rest of US by billions
August 10, 2022
New York is the most diversified investment landscape with a greater mix of upstream and downstream agrifoodtech startups.
Data Snapshot: Novel farming leads sustainable farming investments in Europe in 2021
July 27, 2022
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
Why indoor farming needs to seize the energy efficiency opportunity
July 12, 2022
There is one area where indoor farming lags behind traditional agriculture: energy consumption. A few simple measures could change the game.
EXCLUSIVE: Leafood raises $6.75m to develop a vertical farming network for the Baltics
June 13, 2022
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.
Vertical farming faces several challenges. Zoning law is one of them.
May 20, 2022
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
Meet the founder: Future Crops CEO Gary Grinspan makes the case for soil-based vertical ag
April 25, 2022
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.
Lessons learned: weighing the costs and benefits of vertical farms
April 15, 2022
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
Q&A: Scaling CEA’s future farms with IUNU’s Allison Kopf
March 29, 2022
The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.
Brief: Square Roots taps URB-E’s last-mile fleet to deliver CEA grown greens
March 28, 2022
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.
IUNU raises $24m Series B funding to bring ‘true autonomy’ to CEA
March 16, 2022
Seattle-based IUNU will use the new funds to expand its platform, which provides computer vision and data analytics to CEA growers.
Bowery, Plenty announce strawberry plans on same day as competition heats up
March 15, 2022
Bowery has started selling strawberries, while Plenty and Driscoll’s plan to commence production of the fruit for the Northeastern US.
Chinese tech giant Tencent leads funding for Future Crops’ soil-based vertical farms
March 14, 2022
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.
Q&A: Amplified Ag’s female leaders discuss the future of CEA & container farming
March 11, 2022
Jackie Jones and Rachel Downing are two of the major forces behind CEA company Amplified Ag and its mission to evolve container farming.
Bowery’s strawberry bot buyout
February 24, 2022
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.
Vertical farming operator Kalera pursues SPAC listing at $375m valuation
February 1, 2022
The deal with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Agrico Acquisition Corp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.
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