The biggest challenge faced by the vertical farming industry is, without doubt, running costs. And it’s this that has led many, including Agricool and Glowfarms, to shutter. “One of the most commonly ...

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), a leading vertical farm technology provider, has secured £22.5m (€26.3m) in Series C funding to support significant global expansion. The announcement comes after ...

Beyond drip irrigation, Israel has become a world leader in recycling water. They treat almost all their wastewater and use it for farming. Plus, they’ve built massive desalination plants that turn ...

The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. In this ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Think about the lettuce on your plate. Chances are, it traveled about 1,500 miles to reach your fork. In the US, lettuce travels about 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to get from farm to fork. That journey ...