Announcements
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -yesterday
- “We can handle every product in any shape, size, and weight from automotive parts to salad and insects"
- Abu Dhabi to gain two farms worth $71 mln
- High-density vertical farm will supply enough leafy greens for all of British Columbia come fall
- US Foods partners with Kalera to expand its local and sustainable fresh produce portfolio
- Researchers develop new plant wearable device to monitor water stress in crops
Top 5 -last week
- What does the vertical farming industry need to be more successful?
- “We are building a technology that allows the grower to quickly see the return on their investment"
- What areas to address when scaling your vertical farm
- “Vertically farmed strawberries aren’t easy, but automation is set to solve the economics issue”
- "One container can get a yield of 324 kg of lettuce on the first round"
Top 5 -last month
- Cultivating coveted morel mushrooms year-round and indoors
- Learn from the icons of indoor farming
- “Vertically farmed strawberries aren’t easy, but automation is set to solve the economics issue”
- "By 2030 we want to have a turnover of 1 billion and we are fully working towards that"
- Japan: Seasonality gap of strawberries offers huge market potential for vertical farmers
Improving growers' understanding of their irrigation water
Water certainly is one of the most precious resources, not only because it’s crucially important but also because it can be rather scarce. That’s why it’s essential for growers to understand how to use it more efficiently. On the one hand, this would reduce water consumption and thus operational costs;…
Intellias helps farmers to be more cost-efficient in growing
Too much software available that can hardly integrate with other products
“We help agribusinesses develop software for automating manual measurements and controlling the effectiveness of farms. Agtech solution providers can ensure enough scalability for large farmlands or extra facilities. With the software we build, farmers can control resource consumption and reduce…
Bringing “big-picture thinking” to vertical farming through supply chain modeling and simulation
“People in vertical farming tend to be very smart and educated but can sometimes miss the bigger picture. The supply chain is the overall framework that makes everything work or not, and we model the whole thing so that people can see how all the parts fit together,” says Michael Hugos, co-founder, and…
AgEye Tech:
Improving the efficiency of farming operations through smart data
“CEA growers have access to more information than ever. They can poll environmental data every minute, get notifications about the slightest drift in nutrient levels, and instantly adjust light, temperature, and CO2. But the only time the plant is measured - is when it’s harvested," says Nick Genty,…
Navus Ventures, ECG & Oost NL invest in Corvus
"Investment in autonomous drones contributes to the digitization of greenhouses"
Corvus Drones from Ede, the Netherlands, develops and produces drones that can fly fully autonomously in greenhouses. The drones collect valuable data for crop monitoring. With this information, growers can produce food more efficiently and sustainably. For the further development of the drone and…
