Announcements
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -yesterday
- AUS: Vertical farm seeks $10 million as it breaks new ground in Queensland
- $5 million investment added to the portfolio:
- "Light is the most important growth factor in a vertical farm"
- “We want to make technology as simple, efficient and convenient as possible”
- Enabling the vertical farming sector to grow
Top 5 -last week
- "Cheap sensors for smarter farmers" help farmers make better decisions
- Modernization as a service, for new builds and retrofits alike
- "There are four drivers needed for successful ROI"
- Vertically cultivated mushrooms are blossoming in Brussels’ cellars
- US (SC): Installing cultivation systems for high-tech indoor farm
Top 5 -last month
- Study on environmental and cultivation factors affecting root systems in soilless grown plants
- Sweden: Instead of supplying microgreens, supplying self-made cultivation systems
- "Cheap sensors for smarter farmers" help farmers make better decisions
- What is the difference between hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics?
- Transition from hydroponics to gelponics
urban-gro
Microclimate and drainage solutions in vertical cultivation systems
Vertical farming, utilizing racking systems to increase available canopy area, has taken a foothold in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry for both cannabis and food crops. While this unique solution to space constraints delivers numerous benefits, it also comes with unique issues. One…
Grow-RI
Providing low-cost, high-functionality automation systems
“Grow-RI came together to help the vertical farming space by putting the grower first and finding pain points to develop industrial controls,” says Brian Rajotte, vice president of engineering at Grow-RI. Grow-RI is an agtech company providing affordable automation systems for greenhouses and indoor…
Atrium Agri acquires exclusivity on BaOpt climate system
"This is the ideal combination of technical knowledge and commercial strength"
Recently Atrium Agri signed an agreement with Advanced Climate Systems (ACS) for exclusive distribution of the BaOpt climate system in the horticultural sector. The ACS climate system, which uses diffuse ventilation, is used successfully in various industries. Because Atrium Agri and ACS join forces, the…
Grov technologies
Grōv Technologies signs agreement with Superior FarmsProducing 60,000 pounds of wheatgrass a day
Grōv Technologies, today announced a definitive agreement with California-based Superior Farms for the purchase of 10 Olympus Tower Farms that will produce fresh year-round feed for Superior’s upcoming Sheep Discovery Center™ in Central Utah. Grōv is part of Superior Farms’ efforts to dramatically…
US (NJ): Recently opened farm to breathe new life in historical building
Westfield residents Michele Modestino and Greg Redington announced the start of their new business venture, Redi-farms, LLC, an indoor, vertical, hydroponic farm, providing a locally grown food source to the community. REDI-farms will be located at 610 North Avenue East, in the 100-year-old brick industrial building. Michele & Greg…
