UK’s Largest Vertical Farm that Uses Only Sunlight Begins First Harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes While hydroponic farms, also known as “vertical farms,” swap land use for electricity use one project is trying to achieve the best of both worlds.
Reading Time: 2 minutes While hydroponic farms, also known as “vertical farms,” swap land use for electricity use one project is trying to achieve the best of both worlds.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A former mushroom farmer, now said to be Ireland’s first commercial vertical farmer, has signed a contract with foodservice provider, Compass Group Ireland. The foodservice
Reading Time: 2 minutes A food firm is planning what it says will be the world’s largest ‘vertical farm’ near Bristol as it seeks to supply some of the
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and arm the industry in terms
Reading Time: 3 minutes A next generation “vertical farming” system is being developed which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing methods to produce high quantities of
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), in conjunction with the University of Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), will present two exciting, new events for the
Reading Time: 1 minute Harper Adams University partnered with horticulture lighting firm Vertically Urban, to work on vertical farming technology. As part of a Defra funded project, the institution
Reading Time: 3 minutes Modern farming relies heavily on agritech. From using technologies like blockchain to measure the food supply chain, to having IoT sensors placed in the ground to test
Reading Time: 4 minutes What is vertical farming and does it have a role in the future of UK agriculture? With the pandemic having increased the focus on the
Reading Time: 3 minutes In its latest launch of new tractor models New Holland firmly committed itself to Agriculture 4.0, a term that has started creeping into the public consciousness without
Reading Time: < 1 minute With the much-loved FPC Fresh Awards returning this year, celebrity presenter, Chris Bavin, joined Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce Industry (FPC) Nigel Jenney to
Reading Time: 2 minutes Infarm has announced plans to open a new 9,760-square-metre vertical farm in Bedford, UK. The new facility – which Infarm claims will be one of
Reading Time: 3 minutes FPC Future, taking place on 4 November at the Lincolnshire Showground, is proud to announce one of its special features, the Dutch Pavilion, is filling
Reading Time: 4 minutes World leaders – including President Biden and Pope Francis – could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at the global climate change summit in Glasgow later
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the theme of ‘Raising Expectations’, the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress will host industry members, from global leaders to new start-ups, on 20-22 September
Reading Time: 3 minutes For a long time, creating the perfect plant recipe has been a mere pipe dream for indoor growers as they look to achieve optimal crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes The future of farming may not be neat rows of crops stretching out toward the horizon, but trays of plants stacked high to the ceilings
Reading Time: 2 minutes The strawberries are produced in vertically stacked beds under fully controlled conditions, with plants watered using a hydroponic feed instead of in the soil. Strawberries
Reading Time: 3 minutes For as long as traditional outdoor crops are exposed to ever-volatile climates around the globe there will always be variations in agricultural yields. However, agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aerofarms, a leader in indoor vertical farming has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary in the UAE, AeroFrarms AgX LTD has commenced the construction of
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