British strawberry season could be year round with vertical farming
2 minute read Berry Gardens, the UK’s largest supplier of berries and cherries, and Jones Food Company, owner of Europe’s largest indoor vertical …
Vertical Farming
Nottingham Trent University to address global food challenges
2 minute read A next-generation vertical farming system is being developed in Southwell, which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing …
World’s largest vertical farm to deliver leafy greens to UK supermarkets
2 minute read Four acre site set to produce as much veg as 1,000 acres of traditional British farmland, after Fischer Farms secures …
Discolls and Plenty to develop exclusive strawberry indoor vertical farm
2 minute read One year after announcing their joint research and development work to grow strawberries indoors, Driscoll’s, the leading consumer brand in fresh …
One of the UK’s largest vertical farms to be created in Suffolk warehouse
2 minute read OneFarm plans to create one of the largest vertical farms in the UK at Newmarket Business Park. The first phase …
Start-up to launch one of UK’s biggest vertical farms in London next year
2 minute read One of the UK’s largest vertical farms could be launched in London next year by a business which supplies basil grown in a Leyton warehouse. …
£500k boost for indoor crop tech that could help UK become more self-sufficient in food
2 minute read A Derbyshire firm which makes technology to improve indoor crop yields has received £500,000 to develop a new type of …
New sustainable salad is being grown in urban shipping containers by a member of the Sainsbury’s dynasty
4 minute read Each batch of 600 lettuces needs only the equivalent of a household dishwasher’s worth of water. round the corner from …
Ocado at forefront of vertical farming revolution
2 minute read Vertical farming is forecast to grow by 20% per year through to 2030, with Credit Suisse pinpointing UK’s Ocado as …
Universities unite to improve farm research and innovation
2 minute read Sixteen UK universities have come together to agree research and innovation priorities for agriculture. The aim is to help farmers …
Using the Power of Light to Increase UK Crop Production
3 minute read Yield, taste, and time to harvest can all be impacted by light. Photosynthesis (the process by which plants convert sunlight …
2021: A blazing year for Agritech
3 minute read Over the past 12 months, the potential promised by Agritech has finally established itself, reflects Simon Deacon, CEO and founder …
Growing Agritech in the Fields of North Yorkshire
3 minute read A unique proposal, combining the modern farming technique of hydroponics with a bespoke holiday chalet development, could see farmers from around …
UK’s Largest Vertical Farm that Uses Only Sunlight Begins First Harvest
2 minute read While hydroponic farms, also known as “vertical farms,” swap land use for electricity use one project is trying to achieve …
Meet the Mushroom Producer Turned Vertical Farmer
3 minute read A former mushroom farmer, now said to be Ireland’s first commercial vertical farmer, has signed a contract with foodservice provider, …
World’s largest vertical farm to be built near Bristol
2 minute read A food firm is planning what it says will be the world’s largest ‘vertical farm’ near Bristol as it seeks …
“Now’s the time the industry must come together for change,” says Jenney
3 minute read Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and …
New vertical farms will tackle global food challenges, and are set to be used by retailers, caterers and schools
3 minute read A next generation “vertical farming” system is being developed which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing methods …