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MechaTronix prepares for growth with additional production capacity in Europe
Initial industry reactions to AeroFarms' closure
“We should grieve this loss. We should learn from it. But we should not walk away from the work”
US: New ag biologicals plant to be built in St. Louis
UK grower secures £22,500 grant to help double its production capacity
Japanese company to begin rollout of nationwide aquaponics model
CAN: AFSC & Olds College re-sign MOU to advance smart agriculture
PlantLab to stop Dutch R&D site, continues marketing IP
UK operator burned through £140m in investment
GrowUp Farms rescued by former CEO in pre-pack administration deal
Malaysian university signs MOU with Korean company to aid in smart farm construction
AeroFarms to close Virginia facility, terminates all 173 employees, including CEO and CFO
Plantsauna premiere at ExpoSE trade fair: "This is the best marketing there is."
Vivek Raj on why indoor farms for medicinal crops must be designed for repeatability not yield
“Predictability matters more than volume"
India: Howrah KVK rolls out low-cost hydroponics and mushroom spawn to aid agri-entrepreneurship
New leafy green sorter announced
"It delivers accurate and reliable FM removal in a user-friendly, cost-effective solution"
"Our mission has always been to elevate the lives of the people who grow our food"
Kimbal Musk, Executive Chairman of Square Roots:
"Our partnership reflects a shared commitment to redefining the future of agriculture in arid environments"
New CEO for San Diego Farms
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"
South Africa: Using hydroponics to upskill at-risk youth
California student awarded $240,000 grant to improve farm-to-market pathways for smaller growers
"The State of CEA Finance": Indoor Ag-Con announces Day 2 keynote speakers
A General Group, Aerospring Hydroponics collaborate to bring vertical systems to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey
Leading the way with perseverance and patience
South Africa's largest producer of hydroponic iceberg and specialty lettuce
Sproutstanding announces new freeze-dried microgreens powder and salt blends
New MoU aims to boost digital ag tools and precision farm management in Thailand
Urban Farm-It looks back on 2025:
"We're rethinking how fresh food is grown"
Helping Canada’s First Nations communities build resilient local food systems
“Vertical farming is one input in a complete food-sovereignty strategy”
Purple Farms expanding fogponics footprint in India and abroad
"We can grow whatever the customer wants, as long as the economics make sense"
Walker S will automate seeding, monitoring, harvesting and crop automation
Newly launched humanoid robot to work in Malaysian vertical farm
US (TX): Hill College offers scholarship opportunities for employees of Eden Green Technology
Canobi AgTech's Robin Vincent:
“If you think about the farm as the body, we’re the nervous system”
Fork Farms and Green Our Planet partner to scale indoor agriculture in schools
"We're creating opportunities for every child to grow something that nourishes their community"
New slimline luminaires deliver space-saving, high-efficiency lighting for vertical farms
University of Toronto ranked 2nd worldwide in latest QS sustainability rankings
New controller adds temperature-based dimming safeguards
South Korean startup gets $6M Series A funding to scale AI-powered urban farm network
Due Diligence Horticulture (DDH) launches Quantum Clear
Using plasma to kill airborne pathogens
Kelpinor's Hakon Hagen:
"Growers have reported improved plant resilience and higher yields within the first week"
Peru: Camposol inaugurates high-tech blueberry biofactory
US: Edible Garden expands retail presence in New York
US (WI): Clinic, hydroponic grower partner to grow year round
Peter Klapwijk, 2Harvest:
"The quality of your people matters even more than the quality of your seeds or substrates"
NL: Three new Area Sales Managers announced by Erfgoed
Finland: The challenge of feeding the planet without costing the earth
New partnership to bring aeroponic farms to Eton Academy
Big agtech scale-up tied to quantum-dot greenhouse films
UK: Midlands business renews partnership with global lighting supplier
Edible Garden recognized for sustainability leadership in NRG’s 6th Annual Excellence in Energy Awards
Malaysia: Agroz announces release of executive informational report
"We always believe in the power of collaboration"
Unused Chicago warehouse transformed into aeroponic facility
Agtira CEO suddenly passes away
India: Hydroponics Master Workshop announced for the end of November
Innovative Pflanzentheke at expoSE 2025:
Soilless cultivation system now available horizontally
New deep-float system: Lower costs, higher returns
UAE: Building a smarter, data-driven catering operation
GoodLeaf Farms raises $52 million for Canadian capacity expansion, new Agricultural Centre of Excellence
Red Light Holland expands Safeway partnership to 123 stores
Hydrofarm Holdings announces CEO transition, Q3 results
Box4Grow's Greg Payne:
“We design modular grow rooms that can be up and running in under 12 weeks”
New CFO announced by NatureSweet
€10 million investment for inverted greenhouse automation model
"Rent to Buy" program launched for agricultural nano-bubble machines
Rijk Zwaan achieves worldwide growth in centenary year
CAN: Charity launches urban hydroponic farm
Argentina: Four Seasons Buenos Aires adds hydroponic garden
Bowery Farming – Locust Grove, GA | $70M+ Vertical Farm Liquidation
CEA facility liquidation featuring never-used automation, lighting, irrigation, and packaging systems
Agroz expanding services to Southeast Asia, Gulf Cooperation Council
US (NY): Edible Garden teams up with Chef JJ Johnson to combat government SNAP cuts
Swiss aeroponic developer CleanGreens files for bankruptcy, lays of all staff
Growy reflects on Singapore closure:
“Early-generation systems with high labour and energy intensity struggle in high-cost environments”
US: Grow-NY Summit to award $3M to global startups involved with food, agriculture and sustainability
Japan: Lettuce harvesting robot introduced into plant factory
Growy Singapore enters provisional liquidation after one year of operation
Israeli mushroom company preparing IPO for early 2026
US: Edible Garden begins shipping to The Fresh Market
5G in the greenhouse: When robots and bumblebees share the same signal
Geerlofs joins Syclef to expand presence in the Netherlands
“For many, it's a way to take a piece of Suriname with them”
Trustee awaits management response as investigation continues
Future Crops' cause of bankruptcy still unclear
Israeli startup wins Bernard Blum Award for Innovation in Biocontrol
“We can extend natural pest control effectiveness"
Oishii partners with Michelin-starred Chef Yuu Shimano
"As our first-ever jam collection, this launch opens up so many exciting possibilities"
Indoor Vertical.Farm takes root in Barbados through Dutch-Caribbean partnership
"We are training local farmers and schools, bringing vertical farming technology into education”
Van Vugt Kruiden introduces new topseal packaging and box for edible flowers
Edible flowers in sustainable, transparent, and product-focused packaging
Vietnam: Opening ceremony held for completed strawberry facility
NL: Contemporary recognition system for vegetable seeds established
Siemens drives automation at Italy’s Kilometro Verde vertical farm
"Our customers love that our produce isn't traveling thousands of miles from California"
US: Virginia dignitaries tour aquaponics facility
UAE: Ministry of Climate Change representatives visit UNS Farms
German cafe installs vertical farming technology
Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture visits growing facility
Ljusgarda represents Sweden at UNECE in Geneva
“We are building ecosystems where technology and biology work in harmony”
Chile tackles farm labor gap with migrant programs
Open-source, one-square-meter vertical farming system using Eurobox containers
EU works to expand approved microorganisms for biostimulants
UK University to install vertical farming installation at research centre
Creating greenhouse automation with a human touch
Real-time plant intelligence now live in Priva One thanks to new partnership
to supply Agrolux LED range in the UK & Eire
Light Science Technologies renews partnership with Gavita International
Greeneration highlights vertical farming’s fine-dining potential at AgraME 2025
"We are focused on addressing the import-reliance challenge of the region, one restaurant at a time”
Edible Garden joins the CEA Alliance
Agroz and Harvest Today integrate AI and vertical farming to build agriculture as investable infrastructure
Building a unified knowledge base
SaffroSystems and Veles Farming collaborate on new book and online course for saffron growers
UK agri-tech consortium unveils energy-efficient lighting breakthrough for CEA
Nature's Miracle opens office in Taiwan
Inside AGRIS Horticulture’s winter cucumber propagation in Crete
"We’ve now reached a grafting capacity of one million plants per week”
Guests may pay with fruits and vegetables at Denver café
Ljusgarda and Axfood introduce locally grown lettuce available year-round
"We want to offer our customers more sustainable, Swedish-produced alternatives"
Hydroponic Systems wins DHL Atlas Award for Sustainable Export 2025
US: Edible Garden brings full product line to Associated Supermarket and Brooklyn Harvest Market
Signify earns EcoVadis Platinum sustainability rating
US: Edible Garden enters into warrant exercise transaction for $4.2 million in gross proceeds
Álvaro González-Escalada, Managing Director of Logista Freight:
"There is currently a shortage of around 500,000 professional drivers in Europe"
Eden Green attributes closure to limited investor support and constrained capital access
Eden Green Technology announces closure, marking another major exit in U.S. vertical farming
British spinout Wild Bioscience raises €51 million to improve crop variety
Delivering 35x higher nutrient density per ounce through microgreens
Workforce partnership connects recovery programs to vertical farming careers
Verdia Diagnostics develops AI-driven sensor to detect plant disease before symptoms appear
France: L'Oreal using vertical growing to achieve environmental goals
US: Edible Garden products coming to Kroger
US: Mushroom growers announce partnership
NL: Jan Vellekoop celebrates 40 years with PDI
World Container Index - 09 Oct:
World Container Index decreased 1% to $1,651 per 40ft container
