Vertical farming has boomed and busted within a decade. We explore why many pioneers failed, why 80 Acres Farms survived, and ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

It’s peak strawberry season in Massachusetts. But after mid-July, you won’t be able to find any fresh, locally-grown ones in the Bay State. Unless you’re buying berries that were vertically farmed.

The biggest challenge faced by the vertical farming industry is, without doubt, running costs. And it’s this that has led many, including Agricool and Glowfarms, to shutter. “One of the most commonly ...

For decades, moldboard plows, disks and field cultivators, all horizontal tillage tools, have been the go-tos for fieldwork. That’s changing as fears about climate change come into focus. Sooner or ...

The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Could vertical farming change what local food means? Person looking up at shelves in a vertical farm. Many Americans have become accustomed to plentifully stocked grocery stores, with uninterrupted ...

Imagine walking through your local grocery store where fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and herbs grow right before your eyes in towering glass structures. This isn’t science fiction – it’s vertical farming, ...

The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial space station. Currently ...

A rising global population means that maintaining viable agricultural space is one of the most pressing farming issues of 2023 and beyond. Vertical farming is growing crops indoors in stacked layers, ...