The biggest challenge faced by the vertical farming industry is, without doubt, running costs. And it’s this that has led many, including Agricool and Glowfarms, to shutter. “One of the most commonly ...

However, soil layers left by horizontal, full-width tillage systems could cause those vertical systems to fail.” No one argues horizontal farming doesn’t have advantages. “Horizontal spring ...

Gail Taylor has received funding for research on vertical farming from the John B. Orr Endowment from the University of California, Davis and gift funding from the company, Plenty. Between 2021 ...

Vertical farming could be the Segway of agriculture, falling way short of the hype. Some of the obstacles are obvious – energy use being top of the list. While LED cost and efficiency triggered ...

Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Marche in Italy have proposed to combine vertical farming with solar power generation from PV greenhouses in an effort to increase land utilization.

Vertical farming is pivotal to helping feed the world as arable land decreases. Companies like Local Bounti use hybrid farming technologies to grow food more sustainably. Investing in vertical ...

Although aware there is opposition to the idea of vertical farming, Farquhar says he believes people hold this view only because they don’t realise its potential or capability. “We can create ...

On the latest episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast, Irving Fain, founder and CEO of the vertical farming company Bowery, explains how being an outsider to agriculture has helped him ...

Some consider vertical farming to be the farming of the future. It’s exactly what it sounds like; instead of being grown in fields, plants are grown indoors in vertical stacks. If you’re the ...

The Planet Earth III team started filming the day after Plenty opened its first commercial-scale farm! Set in the heart of Compton, Los Angeles, this was not a usual destination for a wildlife ...

There are few human activities that have changed the world’s landscapes and environment more than farming. Fields of crops and pastures for animals occupy an extraordinary 40% of available ...

Growth Drivers and Trends – Vertical Farming and Hydroponics As per IMARC Group, US hydroponics market size touched US$3.3 billion in 2024. Moving forward, the market is expected to reach US$6.5 ...