Kent vertical farm gets the green light for expansion plans which will see salad production quadruple
2 minute read A pioneering vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by …
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Developing VIP Leaf, an alternative plant protein
3 minute read Vertical Future is leading the Innovate UK-funded Vertical Indoor Protein from Leaf (VIP Leaf) research project within the farming innovation …
How to control the microbiome in soilless cultivation?
3 minute read Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In …
Aberdeenshire farm grows upwards
3 minute read A farm in the north-east of Scotland is experimenting with growing alternative crops, including nutrient-dense microgreens and vanilla, as part …
Inside Europe’s largest vertical farm, growing a tenth of Lithuania’s salad
4 minute read A couple of years ago Valentinas Civinskas was just another investment banker. Today he’s growing baby kale, rocket and coriander …
Renewably powered aeroponic farms can significantly reduce the environmental impact of fresh produce compared to imports, new study finds
2 minute read A new research paper titled “The role of aeroponic container farms in sustainable food systems – The environmental credentials” has …
Harvest London secures funding for its 13,000m2 vertical farm in South London
2 minute read Foresight Group, the listed sustainability-led alternative investment manager, is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Harvest London, …
The future of food? Pioneers hail advances in vertical farming
7 minute read Empty shelves have become as common as tomatoes are rare but, according to experts, Scotland’s depleted supermarkets expose the fragility …
New Directions: Embracing Innovation for a Brighter Food Future!
4 minute read Our food system is at a major turning point. Now, more than ever before, we need to embrace innovation and …
BerryWorld partnering with vertical farm to secure year-round supply
< 1 minute read Global berry supplier BerryWorld has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch agtech enterprise SMARTKAS. SMARTKAS is currently the largest vertical farm in the UK, and …
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 …
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 …