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US: Edible Garden acquires $12M of assets to expand R&D
US: Hydrofarm Holdings announces results of first quarter of 2025
CleanGreens Solutions SA Announces interim CEO
G is for Greens:
Gotham Greens partners with Sesame Street to inspire families to eat more plants
From seed to store in 15 days
US (AZ): Fully automated Opollo Farm supplies robot-grown greens to Whole Foods
India: Brio Hydroponics to scale commercial hydroponics parks
VFarms grows record-breaking lettuce in Qatar using solar power and atmospheric water
Direct Carbon's compact Wunderpumpe-2 to debut at GreenTech Amsterdam
US: Celebrating five years of impact at Greens Do Good
"We successfully achieved a 22% energy efficiency gain using our light recipe"
UK: Planet Farms becomes first vertically farmed product stocked by Waitrose
Looking at practical testing of the new Growcoon dispenser
US: New Technical Sales Representative for Biosafe Systems
CEA Alliance unveils its new board
New ICL acquisition aims to strengthen microbial ag solutions
Malaysia: Saturn Agtech gets Nasdaq listing
KETOS announces environmental lab platform tests for PFAS in water
Cultivating 33,600 saplings per cycle for year-round planting
Carbon Less Future makes reforestation visible with vertical farming
Freight Farms' bankruptcy filing reveals $7M in liabilities, and how the industry is responding
Freight Farms files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, leaving growers disconnected
UNS Farms on scaling high-efficiency vertical farming to strengthen the UAE’s food future
“The future of farming in the Gulf won’t come from importing more food”
Planet Farms and Swiss Life Asset Managers join forces
New €200M partnership to scale tech-powered vertical farms across EMEA
US: Edible Garden expands herb distribution across New York
Collaboration between C-Led and Green Has
Specific lighting for an experimental fruit and vegetable centre
US (CA): Nature's Miracle to create EV-based mobile vertical farms
Croatian vertical grower launches Tukan Greens, selling microgreens and edible flowers
Record-breaking cucumber farm in Sweden was built in just three months
"This project rewrites the blueprint for scalable food production in northern climates"
UAE: Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed witnesses inauguration of Innovation Oasis and Advance AgriTech Academy
US (AL): Aquality Farms celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting in Anniston
Denso, Delphy sign MOU to promote smart horticulture
Canada-based hydroponics company Pinnacle Food prices US IPO at the $4 low end
US: Edible Garden and JJ Johnson organizing Earth Day giveaway
US: New Southeast territory sales manager for Oasis Grower Solutions
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US (CO): Bird & Squirrel Hydroponics accepted into Rural Jump-Start Program
US (AL): Brewery using urban farming technology to expand
Phytech launches AI Advisor for growers
"We envision a future where every farm, regardless of size, operates with plant-driven intelligence"
Prior to entering administration, JFC had begun supplying major UK retailers
Jones Food Company business and assets now on the market, administrators seek buyer
Third varietal marks a milestone in Oishii’s scale-up journey
Oishii introduces the Nikko Berry: “Our most affordable berry yet”
US: Edible Garden signs exclusive deal to take its products to the Midwest
UK companies partner to advance vertical farming adoption
Seedleaves & Micro Acres Wales: "This is about creating a new model of hyperlocal food production"
CAN: Village Farms International amends credit agreement with FCC
US: Nature's Miracle receives funding of $2M
AeroFarms brings new varietal to U.S. retail shelves:
“Micro Bok Choy was a natural next step”
Exporter of horticultural water technology seeks new markets after US uncertainty
Trial operation phase starts for Chinese research and breeding facility
Zayndu launches S-Prime ahead of GreenTech 2025
Initial industry reactions:
Jones Food Company administration prompts reflection, not retreat
US (OH): Scotts Miracle-Gro announces transfer of subsidiary
US (NJ): Edible Garden regains compliance with Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement
New seed processing and storage facility doubles as multi-purpose meeting space
"Rijk Zwaan makes largest-ever investment with new Seed Connect Centre"
Jones Food Company enters administration, halts operations at UK vertical farms
China: World Vegetable Center restarts operations
US: California leafy greens farmers assure consumers that food safety practices are taken seriously
Intelligent Growth Solutions and ReFarm Global:
First consignment of GigaFarm tech shipped from UK to UAE
Qatar's Al Khor Farm boosting yields and shelf life with Biota Nutri:
"From pesticides to fertilizers, everything we use now is 100% organic"
US (CO): Grow Generation launches new B2B portal for expanded digital capabilities
CAN: Affinor joins Canadian Hydroponics Association
Waste recycling companies begin to collect waste from greenhouses, produce wholesaler
CAN: New Director of Commercialization at Vineland Research
From restructuring to renewal: What’s next for Plenty after Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Growy’s journey in vertical farming
Six years of growing
US: Edible Garden reports strong increase in profit for 2024
Lviv agrarians launch "Daughter greenhouses" program to solve vegetable sales issues
Growracks now made in the USA
Norway: Grønt Fra Nord announces new supply agreement with Kelpinor
Beyond Plenty’s bankruptcy filing: Industry reactions signal a reality check for CEA
Fresh Salad Co recalls spinach and rocket products over E. coli risk
SweGreen launches its largest in-store farm to date
From billion-dollar backing to bankruptcy: Plenty restructures for a leaner, focused future
Cravo announces appointment of Andrew Brooks
Oishii announces acquisition of Tortuga’s key IP and assets
US company Plenty enters into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
UK: Forest Fungi taken over by Frank H Mann Group
US: New board member for CEA Alliance
US: Resource Innovation Institute announces six new board members
New General Manager for Biobest's Dutch operations
US (NJ): Edible Garden named in top 50 of FoodTech 500 list
Wouter De Bruycker joins Dynamax
Getting non-invasive plant monitoring sensors into the hands of European growers
Canadian hydroponic systems provider sets terms for $6M IPO deal
South Korea: Smart farm company gets over $10M in funding
Green Simplicity:
"Scaling smartly is more important than starting big"
New Horticulture Innovation Center to be established in Saudi Arabia
UK: Fischer Farms secures Traditional Specialty Guarantee to expand watercress production
US (IL): Good for Youth Farm project to move to Deep River Waterpark in Chicago
LettUs Grow Ltd and KG Systems:
New global partnership agreement signed at Indoor Ag-Con
"Deferred projects not lost, still to come"
Atrium Agri's direction: investing in innovation and entering new markets
US: Edible Garden herbs now available at Freshtown Marketplace
US: Lawsuit filed against Plenty Unlimited for unpaid work
Emirati seeds arrive at "Doomsday Vault"
US (UT): Castle Valley Center looking to purchase hydroponic garden for its students
New managing director in charge of PECO's substrate companies
US: BrightFarms begins shipping from Georgia facility
US: New partnership aims to develop tailored seed varieties for vertical farming
US: Vertical farming company expands by acquiring three farms
Merger company TTA-ISO continues with two CEOs: 'We were both working on techniques for harvesting'
CAN: Lufa Farms expanding to Ottawa
Canada: Mushroom farm receives automation funding
US: Indoor farming operation set to open up in Virginia
