Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With over 20 years of experience, Biernacki has a wealth of knowledge on growing and vertical farming. Now, Kevin uses his expertise to help other growers in his new role with vertical farming solutions provider Montel. The Grove focuses on providing natural, vertically farmed cannabis products. Why Montel?

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 31, 2023

As I pondered the topic for this round, I felt drawn to delve into a significant hurdle frequently encountered by vertical farming companies. However, in light of the recent and rather alarming trend of vertical farming ventures failing almost weekly, I believe it's a topic worthy of revisiting.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Credit: Sky Greens Farm. Written by: Dorothy Braun May 23, 2022 Hybrid farms offer a sustainable and innovative approach to agriculture that can help meet the growing demand for food while reducing the environmental impact of farming. Credit: Hudson Valley Fisheries.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Let’s take a look at what this means for agriculture. The increased globalization of the food system over the past 50 years has spread the false narrative to many governments and businesses that a one-size-fits-all conventional approach to agriculture is the solution to food insecurity. Let’s look at some examples.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Editor’s Note: Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is one of the various solutions available to deal with the harmful effects of climate change and ensure food security for future generations. Contact david@agritecture.com for more information on how you can get a hold of our farm-planning software for your students.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith March 14, 2023 In February, I visited the new AeroFarms R&D facility, intended to bring the latest in vertical farming and indoor farming research and development to the UAE. Urban agriculture is often a successful solution to addressing issues of food insecurity. Credit: AeroFarms. #2:

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Editor’s Note: One main draw of Controlled Environment Agriculture, or CEA, is the ability to grow produce closer to urban centers where it will be consumed, thus shortening the supply chain for inhabitants of cities globally. Rural greenhouses can produce a wider selection of local fresh vegetables than urban vertical farms.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market. For many reasons, a greenhouse can be a great way to break into the market.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The popularity of the products has meant that Ebbs has been able to cover the continuing operating costs of the vertical farm without it having an impact on store profits. For Puri, though, this isn’t the biggest impact being made by the farm. Whole Foods acts as the landlord, but Gotham Greens owns the greenhouses.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

After finishing college seven years ago, the “video gam- playing, beer-drinking kid” dusted off a section of his parents’ Long Island cellar to launch his micro farm. Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market.

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Much like investors and policy stakeholders want to see the ROI or money flows for a business, policy or program, consumers want to be ensured that agricultural products they are buying are “clean”, “fresh” and of “quality”. Furthermore, a certification specifically for indoor farms does not exist.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Credit: Farm One. “I I thought, wouldn’t it be great to use this new technology of vertical farming to bring these kinds of interesting products to the market and grow them locally? Vertical farming allows you to grow right next to where people consume the product, and allows you to grow very fresh crops year round.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Written by: Isabelle Dom Across the world of ESG investing, SDG impact, and climate change mitigation, a consistent omission has been bothering us at Agritecture: few events - if any - cover the full breadth of agriculture-related solutions. Alternative Proteins Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Global unrest, unpredictable markets, rising inflation, expensive transportation, and extreme weather are all impacting how food is grown, but how are farmers reacting? For many, the answer is an increased focus on emerging agricultural technologies, such as controlled-environment agriculture.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

By Gabriella Soto-Velez, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Tiny but mighty, microgreens are sprouting up on plates everywhere, adding a burst of flavor, vibrant color, and a hefty dose of nutrition to every dish. Marketing Microgreens Once you’ve mastered growing microgreens, the next step is to effectively market them.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

million acres of corn and 10 million acres of soybeans, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. The UCS study further suggested that small to mid-sized farms—of about 50 to 1,000 acres according to the U.S. Corn and soybeans dominate the Hawkeye State’s rural landscapes.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Edited by: Sarah Jordan February 24, 2023 The global indoor farming market has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade. However, a portion of the operating indoor farming installations worldwide are not as efficient as they could be. Is an indoor vertical farm right for you?

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Current Culture H2O For the last 15 years, Current Culture H2O ® (CCH2O) has been a market leader and innovator in hydroponic cultivation solutions for professional growers worldwide. These solutions are used in a wide variety of modern agricultural applications in both greenhouses and controlled environments. Credit: HRVST Limited.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith , Isabelle Dom , & Dorothy Braun April 4, 2023 The vertical farming sector is relatively new, with just over ten years of innovation. Montel provided the Grove with an electrically powered, mobile vertical rack system, the first of its kind in a vertical farm in North America.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Rather than taking a top-down design approach that fails to account for community needs and cultural knowledge, agricultural leaders argue that “focusing on creating food sovereignty through community-driven solutions and systemic change” is the path forward. Rendering of the outdoor weekend market. Graphic sourced from LettUs Design.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 4, 2023 Agritecture is announcing the upcoming launch of Agritecture Designer, a first-of-its-kind online platform focused on controlled environment agriculture (CEA). But with proper planning led by experts, controlled environment agriculture can still generate strong returns, both financially and environmentally.”

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

David shares that one of the highlights of his career was leading an international consulting team in Beijing, China where his team created a 1,500 acre wholesale produce market and village masterplan. David hopes to see more innovation in urban agriculture in coming years. Credit: Arch Daily.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the help of the Agri-Tech Centres, this groundbreaking technology is currently under trial, which if successful could allow Debye to undertake small-scale pilot projects on a farm setting within three years, subject to funding. s machine and to determine its commercial viability.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I spent a lot of time in India and became very familiar with the agriculture crisis that was going on there as well as the larger global climate crisis. In 2015, I started exploring different types of indoor farming, and it just clicked. We built a software platform, control system, and then a fully operating farm.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Written by: Nadim Atalla January 6, 2023 After two years of beta-testing with nearly 5,000 users from more than 100 countries, Agritecture is excited to expand our offerings with the official launch of Agritecture Designer, a data-driven solution to the economic uncertainty of the controlled environment agriculture industry.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

My previous post was focused on the carbon footprint of crop transportation from the lettuce production regions on the West Coast of the US to East Coast Markets. lbs of CO2 to account for getting that product to a distant market, we see a total carbon footprint of 0.78 When we add another 0.31

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

With an influx of new farms entering the market annually, many lack awareness of the financial and logistical intricacies involved in farming. Their main focus lies in the production of leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens using indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) methods. Herbs grown by Mojan Farms.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Credit: Vertical Farming Planet. For millions of Africans, decades of reliance on traditional farming techniques and poor policymaking have created vulnerabilities that are only worsened by the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. This startup funding could be valuable in creating a viable CEA market in the region.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

“My concern is that climate change is impacting agriculture and could well disrupt supply chains,” wrote Modern Farmer reader Taera Shuldberg. You can also zone for urban agriculture, because in some cities, it’s a little bit hard with the zoning—it’s not really made for someone to do farming in the middle of the city.”

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 10, 2023

Written by: Sarah Jordan May 10, 2023 Recently, we relaunched Agritecture Designer ’s Advisor Bundle to help our users plan successful and resilient controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facilities. From there, Shokair and the team began building models of potential farm designs.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Everything from the number of farms, to the types of crops, to how they get to market, have all become more consolidated in recent decades. In the US, large-scale agriculture is dominated by a small handful of companies, which are consolidating even further due to recent mega-mergers. Governments are taking notice, and action.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Joey Caldwell, senior vice president of retail at GreenPoint Ag, with the ARA Excellence in Advocacy Award in front of more than 600 ag retail industry professionals during the 2024 ARA Conference & Expo. soybean farmers.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Urban Crop Solutions’s container farms are a great option for a newbie to vertical farming. Editor’s Note: This article is the second part in a series on container farming with Agritecture Designer. Credit: Urban Crop Solutions. You can read the first article here.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Written by: Sarah Jordan , Isabelle Dom , and Ricky Stephens December 12, 2022 If you pay attention to what’s happening in the indoor farming sector, you may have seen the USDA’s recent investments in urban and controlled environment agriculture through its new CEA Center of Excellence. Credit: AmplifiedAg. Credit: AmplifiedAg.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Written by: Sarah Jordan May 16, 2023 Saltwater farming, also known as ocean farming or mariculture, is a revolutionary approach to sustainable agriculture that harnesses the power of the ocean to grow crops and produce seafood. Kleperis founded Tekmara , an innovative agricultural startup, in 2022. Credit: UpLink.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

The slime is used in various beauty products that the farm markets and sells in their own cosmetics product line. I studied Economics and Marketing in the Agro-industrial System at my Alma Mater University of Bologna, and, during that period, I realized that breeding snails was the right activity for me.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It’s a far cry from the idyllic, pastoral imagery often associated with farm life, but it is a picture becoming ever closer to reality. With the correct deployment of technology, we will be able to maintain our business-as-usual focus on increasing production and creating new markets. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.

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