Announcements
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -last week
- Making strawberry production more profitable by implementing automation
- Singapore: Mega-farm and research center to open by Dec 2021
- Increasing awareness of growing local among Dutch consumers
- "Now, it’s time for the genetics and seeds to catch up"
- Three Japanese companies join forces to construct vertical farm producing 10 tons daily
Top 5 -last month
Schneider Electric
Industry outsiders enter the indoor agriculture space
As the indoor agriculture industry continues to grow, we’re beginning to see more and more well-known industry outsiders enter the market. But why are these companies venturing into this unknown terrain? In addition to rapid growth potential, the CEA industry offers companies an opportunity to apply their…
How to successfully invest in indoor farming
Indoor vertical farms are the new kid on the block, with commercial production farms being less than 15 years old. One vertical farm's startup has raised over $250 million, and another has a valuation of over $1 billion. Are vertical farms hype, urban legend, or a good investment? Here are a few points…
'Agtech investment keeps on rolling'
The pandemic has caused a fair share of financial woes across the country, but there's at least one bright spot: ag and food technology. While many thought the lockdowns and…
Affinor Growers to accommodate private placement with cryptocurrency
Affinor is pleased to announce it will be supporting the cryptocurrency markets and accepting payments for licensing and building facilities globally at deposit date prices in…
Infarm hires Goldman to root out blank check
German vertical farming start-up Infarm has hired Goldman Sachs to help with talks on the possibility of going public through a merger with a so-called blank check company as…
Software platform Swarm raises $2.7 million in seed funding
Swarm Engineering announced today it has closed funding for a $2.7 million seed round. Swarm Engineering is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically for the food…
