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Researchers achieve world-first indoor cultivation breakthrough for edamame
A joint research team from Hosei University and the University of Tokyo has successfully grown edamame in an artificial-light plant factory for the first time, producing stable, high-quality yields using hydroponic cultivation.

Rafaela Sousa
14 hours ago2 min read


GoodLeaf Farms raises CAD 52m to expand vertical farming capacity in Canada
GoodLeaf Farms has completed a CAD 52 million (approx. $37 million) equity financing round to scale production at its facilities in Alberta and Quebec and to build a new research and development centre in Ontario.

Rafaela Sousa
5 days ago1 min read


30 Speakers Announced for Vertical Farming World Congress 2025 in Amsterdam
FoodBev Events has officially announced the first 30 expert speakers for the sixth edition of the Vertical Farming World Congress , set...

New Tech Foods
Sep 12 min read


80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic merge to form national indoor farming powerhouse
80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic have announced a strategic merger aimed at establishing one of the largest and most advanced indoor farming networks globally.

Siân Yates
Aug 202 min read


Area 2 Farms to open sustainable urban farm in Fairfax City
Area 2 Farms, a US start-up specialising in soil-based, hyper-local farming, will open a new sustainable urban farm in Fairfax City, Northern Virginia, by the end of 2025.

Rafaela Sousa
Aug 152 min read


AeroFarms secures funding for expansion amid growing demand for microgreens
AeroFarms, a vertical farming company and microgreens supplier in the US retail market, has announced major financial moves to strengthen its operations and support future expansion.

Siân Yates
Aug 82 min read


GrowUp Farms appoints former Little Moons CEO to propel growth in vertical farming
Vertical farming company GrowUp Farms has appointed Mike Hedges as its new chief executive officer. The move comes as the company seeks...

Siân Yates
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Plenty opens ‘world’s first’ vertical berry farm
Plenty has opened its vertical farm in Richmond, Virginia, US, to grow berries at scale. The indoor farm, first announced in September...

Phoebe Fraser
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Research: Environmental case for vertical farming strengthens as study shows potential benefits for agriculture
A new study from the University of Surrey, UK, and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, has revealed that vertical farming could...

Siân Yates
Aug 25, 20243 min read


Plenty and Mawarid to invest $130m in Abu Dhabi vertical farm
Plenty and Mawarid Holding Investment have announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to bring locally grown fresh produce to the Gulf...

Rafaela Sousa
Jul 18, 20242 min read


Soli Organic opens new soil-based vertical farm in Texas
Indoor agriculture company Soli Organic has unveiled what it claims to be its ‘most technologically advanced facility yet’ in San...

Melissa Bradshaw
Jun 6, 20242 min read


Oishii opens high-tech solar-powered vertical strawberry farm
US-based vertical farming company Oishii has opened its new 237,000-square-foot vertical strawberry farm in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The...

Siân Yates
Jun 3, 20242 min read


Suntado opens vertically integrated dairy processing plant in Idaho, US
Suntado, a US-based contract manufacturer of dairy and other beverages, has opened a 190,000-square-foot production facility in Burley,...

Siân Yates
Jun 2, 20242 min read


High Liner Foods invests $5m in sustainable aquaculture firm Norcod
North American frozen seafood company High Liner Foods has committed to making a $5 million investment in Norcod. Norcod is a Trondheim,...

Siân Yates
Mar 1, 20241 min read


GoodLeaf Farms to open climate-controlled indoor farm in Québec
Canadian vertical farming company, GoodLeaf Farms, has announced that it will open a climate-controlled indoor farm in the Montréal...

Gwen Jones
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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