Investment Trends in Indoor Farming: A Tale of Two Periods
Our recent edition of The Indoor Farmer examined how indoor farming faced significant challenges during 2022-2023, marked by a sharp decline in venture capital (VC) investments. According to a May 2023 Pitchbook report, VC investments in indoor farms plummeted by over 90% year-over-year.
The Reality Check: Glenn Behrman on the Myths and Realities of Indoor Farming
I recently had a candid interview with Glenn Behrman, President of CEA Advisors and the mastermind behind The Growtainer®. We discussed the intricacies of indoor and vertical farming, which is an industry often exaggerated by hype and idealism.
We should be conscious that these increasing investments will demand payback
Being close to retail channels makes a lot of sense, but does Plenty have a good understanding of their unit production costs? This Monday, Plenty announced another funding round which comprised $400 million dollars.
US (TX): CEA Advisors partners with celebrity chef to build hybrid facility
Dallas Celebrity Chef Franchesca Nor, owner of Dive Coastal Cuisine, has partnered with CEA Advisors, farm developers, to design and build a new indoor farm and greenhouse complex to supply her restaurant and catering business with hyper-local gourmet produce.
France: New BioTech facility built in Strasbourg, researching cell treatment
Founded by Dr. Chouaib Meziadi and Alexandre Reeber in May 2020, Core Biogenesis produces key molecules for cell therapy that accelerate the development of cells involved in the treatment of neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers.
Fenland salad grower explores indoor agriculture and ‘vertical farming’
A major Fenland salad grower is investigating how “vertical farming” and controlled-environment indoor agriculture could help the business meet year-round consumer demand.
On-site growth of produce benefits enterprising grocers
Grocery stores on the cutting edge of providing local produce are nurturing on-site growing spaces to answer consumer demand for locally grown produce. Retailers involved in growing their own hyperlocal produce see benefits.
Growtainers Expands with Central Market, Looks to New Crops
For just about a year now, Central Market in Dallas has tested out offering produce that was grown on-site in a Growtainer. Evidently, that partnership has gone so well that Central Market is making the relationship more permanent and expanding it with the addition of another Growtainer.
Fresh starts on the perimeter
Whether in a rural area or an urban hub, grocery retailers today are leveraging their fresh departments to differentiate their overall brand and their individual private brands from the competition.
Q&A with an urban farming industry leader: Glenn Behrman
Industry News reached out to vertical farming authority Glenn Behrman to gain a clearer understanding of exactly what sort of evolutions the US urban agriculture industry is undergoing.
Grocer uses LED lighting for Store-Grown produce
Maury Wright explores how a health-conscious Texas grocery store is using vertical farming and SSL in a recycled shipping container to offer customers the freshest possible herbs, lettuce, and other greens..
With Vertical Farms, Food Banks are Growing their Own Produce to Fight Hunger
When temperatures dip below zero, it’s too cold for farmers to grow fresh produce in Tulsa.Until spring, almost all of the fresh fruits and vegetables distributed through the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma are imported from warmer climes like Mexico and California.
Qatar could export vegetables in future: US agriculture expert
Qatar could become an exporter of several agricultural products at some point in the future, an expert from the US told Gulf Times.
Always growing: Students at SWTC grow experiences with GrowTainer
During the winter months when temperatures linger near or below freezing, something interesting is growing inside a modified shipping container at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Inside the cushy growing environment, free from disease and pests, with ample water and light available every day of the year, several varieties of plants are growing, along with a new crop of agronomy students.
Product quality and resource efficiency in plant production in indoor farming systems
The production of plants in pure artificial light systems is becoming increasingly important in connection with various applications in indoor farming in public discussion and in horticultural practice.