Sector | Grower in the Spotlight
Vivek Raj on why indoor farms for medicinal crops must be designed for repeatability not yield
“Predictability matters more than volume"
US: University of Illinois' new controlled environment research facility advances indoor farming
Japan: Taking a look inside a moving hydroponic greenhouse
US (MA): Mushroom grower receives $13,000 grant to improve food access
Growcer CEO speaks on their strategy to make indoor growing profitable
US (PA): Reducing nutrient pollution in the "mushroom capital of the world"
Stability in uncertain times for Moldovan grower
US (FL): Growing a million heads of lettuce a year aquaponically
South Africa: Bioshroom pure mushroom startup re-established for global success
US (FL): Microgreens business expands through restaurant partnerships
Growing greens and chasing dreams in Sweden
Nigeria: Growing for food security and sustainability
"Our mission has always been to elevate the lives of the people who grow our food"
Wamhiba Hydroponic Farms' Patrick Bouchebel:
“We maintain the efficiency of CEA while staying adapted to Lebanon’s climatic and economic constraints"
Tristan Fischer on cost, scale and the Model T mindset
Fischer Farms: “Our obsession is how to make the system cheaper, cheaper, cheaper"
A look into the future of food in Australia
"Our goal is to become the largest vegetable propagation nursery in Suriname"
US (CO): Growing microgreens to aid the community
US (NM): Middle School students learn value of agriculture in hydroponic class
Podcast: Looking into the future of Middle Eastern food security
Australia: In suburban Sydney, a vertical farm with a twist
California student awarded $240,000 grant to improve farm-to-market pathways for smaller growers
US (PA): Biologist uncovers new data on juvenile to adult transition in plants
US: Urban farms tackle food deserts in Washington, D.C.
Ljusgårda boosts yield by 34% using Gardin's real-time plant insights
India: IoT-enabled vertical farming brings steady income to grower in Kangra
Sproutstanding announces new freeze-dried microgreens powder and salt blends
Why good ideas shouldn't (and don't have to) be left lying around
Australia: Abandoned train tunnel being used as mushroom cultivation facility
US (MT): $195,000 grant enables off-grid aeroponics for Billings education program
US (FL): Exploring the hydroponic program at EPCOT Theme Park
Urban Farm-It looks back on 2025:
"We're rethinking how fresh food is grown"
US: Auburn High School students celebrate success of first hydroponic harvest
Nigeria: Foundation trains Kaduna women in vertical sack farming, vocational skills
US (OH): Southern Local students donate hydroponic lettuce to community pantry
Philippines: Smart hydroponics tops Best Business Concept competition
US (TX): Revitalizing a growing legacy with hydroponics
US (WI): An unconventional success story grows in Milwaukee
Indoor Vertical.Farm and Food Security Capital:
“We are hands-on, in the country, training and teaching people how to use our equipment"
AgroUrbana founders Pablo Bunster and Cristián Sjögrens:
"If you pair vertical farming with low-cost renewables, the model is viable and sustainable"
Indian Horticulture Department inspects impact of hydroponic systems on cucumber growth
Italy: Boosting local products through a mark of quality
Engineer-turned-agripreneur brings scalable hydroponics to Indian farmers
UK: A surfer's journey to building a thriving mushroom farm
US (MI): Food initiatives supply university pantry with fresh produce
Dutch growers push saffron propagation indoors
Australia: Gold Coast vertical farm wins 2025 Food & Agritech Award
Gillette student earns top NASA ranking, presents space agriculture research at Spacepoint
San Marino MMJ grower hits perpetual cycle, gets ready to hit EU market
Jamaica: Reclaiming cops lost to Hurricane Melissa through hydroponic growing
CAN: Calgary Senior Citizens Organization learn vertical farming
US (MO): Trump budget cuts hurting small scale growers
UK: Bringing aquaponics to a mainstream restaurant
UK: Hampshire growers turn fascination into fungi feast
UAE: Growing mushrooms and promoting sustainable agriculture in Dubai
Upcoming survey to focus on experiences of vertical growers in Canada
Kenya: Using vertical farming to fight malnutrition, create sustainability
Argentina: Transforming livestock care with hydroponic fodder growing
Brazil: 'The first commercial vertical farm in Latin America' produces two tons of greens monthly
Ecopromt and Crea-Tech build innovation on two decades of partnership
“Part of the success in our operational flow and crop growth comes from the CreaSpacer"
Rowers turned boat into floating farm to fuel Pacific crossing
Taking a peak inside the world's tallest vertical farming system
US (NJ): Two River Mushrooms scales organic supply as specialty sales surge
CAN: Brantford looks to vertical farming as tool to fight food crisis
NASA celebrates a decade of student contributions to space crop production
Australia’s largest glasshouse, 43ha Two Wells, gets sold to capital group
US: Food science graduate student awarded Pennsylvania Space Grant fellowship
Vertical Harvest's Nona Yehia:
"I found that food was the strongest connection to human and environmental health"
CAN: AI-powered vertical farming system being tested to solve food insecurity in Manitoba
Young Indian growers drive soilless revolution in Guwahati
Singapore school recognized for hydroponics, upcycling efforts
South Korean grower gets big attention at school festival
CAN: Diamond Valley students enjoy learning at vertical farm
New Zealand: Waverley lettuce farm team set to sell farm
US (WI): University students bring hydroponic harvest to community for Thanksgiving
Edible Garden recognized for sustainability leadership in NRG’s 6th Annual Excellence in Energy Awards
Unused Chicago warehouse transformed into aeroponic facility
A game changer for Canadian produce:
"I noticed a massive economic imbalance in leafy greens as a category"
Does soil really need added nutrition? A key question for aeroponic saffron growers
US: Growing niche with 'tiny but mighty’ nutrient-packed microgreens
"Climate action is, at its core, human action"
CAN: Tackling food insecurity with rooftop greenhouses
India: Kerala grower turns bedroom mushroom trial into 1,000-bed business
US (CN): Students at New Haven's High School in the Community grow and sell mushrooms
US (NY): High school teacher using hydroponics lab to grow future agtech leaders
US (TX): Students use high-tech farm to feed classmates
US (WY): Grant used to aid students in year-round growing
US: Veteran-owned vertical farm carries on family ag tradition
Greeneration partners with Arcadia British School
"It was inspiring to see our students so engaged"
Indian startup develops affordable automation systems for vertical farms
Microgreens and in vitro cultivation pioneer reaches for the skies with its vertical farm
Qatar Foundation launches country's first sustainability hub with vertical farms and recycling labs
Malaysia: Hydroponic farming brings new skills and independence to persons with disabilities
Singapore: Chasing a brighter future through vertical farming
Australia: Turning cotton waste into mushroom substrate
Algerian vertical farm wins Mediterranean award for young entrepreneurs
tomato grower Lans embraces AI-driven smart pest monitoring
Using automation to safeguard 88 hectares of premium crops
US (NJ): Eco-Yotta plan pairs AI research with hydroponic farming, sparking zoning debate
China: Holding up an umbrella of prosperity through mushroom growing
US (NY): Edible Garden teams up with Chef JJ Johnson to combat government SNAP cuts
Growy reflects on Singapore closure:
“Early-generation systems with high labour and energy intensity struggle in high-cost environments”
Growy Singapore enters provisional liquidation after one year of operation
US: Roanoke classrooms grow fresh lettuce with Virginia Western’s hydroponics program
US (CA): Orange Coast Campus alumni opens growing facility to public
Punjab farmer achieves success with indoor saffron cultivation
Floriade glass greenhouse gets new life at children's home in Suriname
"The children learn how to sow, weed, and harvest"
Vietnam: Opening ceremony held for completed strawberry facility
Nepal: Making a better life with mushroom growing
Italy: Inside the rebirth of Villa Pamphili’s historic greenhouses
Siemens drives automation at Italy’s Kilometro Verde vertical farm
"Our customers love that our produce isn't traveling thousands of miles from California"
New Zealand: Creating a family formula for health and happiness through growing
Facing up to the new agricultural revolution
US (VA): Growing high school students hydroponic skills
"Strange, beautiful environments where nature and technology are negotiating with each other"
Casting a cinematic lens on high-tech food landscapes
South Africa: Making the transition from security guard to hydroponic grower and educator
US: Virginia dignitaries tour aquaponics facility
UAE: Ministry of Climate Change representatives visit UNS Farms
Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture visits growing facility
US: Using indoor growing to create a new take on coffee
Lettuce with a purpose: Campus farm cultivates inclusion and sustainability
South Africa: Turning a 35m² yard into an aquaponics hub
US (CT): New Haven students launch mushroom growing enterprise
India: Examining how aeroponic growth is fueling potato market
US: Vertical grower named 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Colorado
Vertiberry CEO, Olivier Paulus, on expanding into the Canadian market
“Shoppers really appreciate knowing that the berries they’re enjoying are grown locally”
