How far can vertical farming go?
10 minute read Vertical farming promises a future in which our food is grown in pockets of spaces in our cities and beneath …
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The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture
8 minute read The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st …
Wageningen University partners with LettUs Grow for aeroponic research trials
2 minute read Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and …
Vertical Future successfully completes Innovate UK funded research aimed at cutting agrichemical use
3 minute read Vertical Future has successfully completed research to develop a new way to deliver sustainable fresh produce with zero agrichemical inputs. …
Scottish vertical farming pioneer to create 114 jobs in US expansion
2 minute read A Scottish vertical farming pioneer has unveiled plans to further expand into the US, creating more than 100 jobs. Intelligent …
Is vertical farming profitable?
5 minute read One of the most frequently asked questions is whether vertical farming is profitable. The simple answer is that it depends …
£25m project to build world’s biggest ‘vertical farm’ nears completion
2 minute read Construction work has been completed on the world’s largest “vertical farm” outside Norwich – a £25m agri-science project which is bringing 27 …
‘A growing machine’: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks
4 minute read Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors. It is a long …
New Study Reveals How Crucial Urban Farming Is To Food Security
2 minute read When most of us think of farming, we tend to picture wide-open fields of swaying wheat, or neat rows of …
Are indoor vertical farms really ‘future-proofing agriculture’?
7 minute read Heralded as the next step in food production, this practice is gaining ground in the US. But are they really …
UK innovation centre to help boost produce grown on Europe’s largest vertical farm
3 minute read As the increasing cost of living affects more households across Britain, people are paying more attention to where they get their basic …
Taste of the future? Vertical farming is finally growing up in the UK
3 minute read Vertical farms promise to boost food security, reduce emissions and do away with fertilisers – and they are springing up …
Innovation Agri-Tech Group & University of Essex Secure Funding to Create £3.5 million Facility
3 minute read The major funding boost will be used to create a state-of-the-art indoor crop growth facility to explore how to future-proof …
Innovation Agri-Tech Group Appoints Global Sales Team To Transition Business To Revenue
2 minute read Agricultural technology company, Innovation Agri-Tech Group (‘IAG’), has appointed an experienced sales team as the business heads out of R&D phase and …
Robotics, artificial intelligence and advanced agriculture are changing the way we produce food!
4 minute read From commonsense sustainable practices to idiocentric genome-specific personalisations, to robotic kitchens, to cellular agriculture, food systems in the future will …
Could vertical farms be the answer to ending soft fruit and herb imports to UK?
3 minute read ‘It won’t be long in the future that it will become unacceptable to air-freight fresh herbs into the country,’ said …
£11.4m innovation centre aims to fire Norfolk up the food rankings
3 minute read An £11.4m project is taking shape outside Norwich which aims to fulfil the potential of East Anglia’s food and drink …
OneFarm unveils plans for its first UK vertical farm installation
3 minute read Sustainable food producer OneFarm has announced its plans to deliver a 6,400m2 vertical farm in Newmarket, Suffolk, capable of growing up to 415 …