Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Agritecture Designer ’s urban and vertical farming courses can be a great help to universities looking to incorporate CEA into their curricula without the expense of added staff. 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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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. Those cows are just one part of the closed-loop system the college aims to highlight in its new farm-to-fork program that is rolling out this school year.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Growing Microgreens Now that we’ve covered the differences between microgreens and sprouts, let’s explore how microgreens can be a lucrative addition to your farm income and the innovative methods for producing them. This high margin makes microgreens a lucrative crop, especially when grown efficiently.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The term is meant to capture the nuance between different agricultural methods that are often promoted as competing against each other, [such as vertical farms and greenhouses,] when in fact, they overlap, and various combinations of them can reap greater environmental, economic, and social benefits than any one solution alone.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control. 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.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Bather’s microgreens are grown vertically to maximize yields. Credit: Bather Smart Farm. Written by: Sarah Jordan March 29, 2023 In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Khalid Shokair and his family have established Bather Smart Farm , a 2500-square-meter facility that grows microgreens, edible flowers, salad greens, and herbs.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Vertical farming for indoor architecture projects Vertical farming is an innovative approach to indoor agriculture using hydroponics and LEDs. Architects can consider incorporating vertical farming systems into their projects, either as standalone structures or as part of a larger building.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

In other words, bigger is better and yield is king. Various technologies and methodologies have begun to crop up over the last decade, presenting themselves as “silver bullets” to this food system problem. Vertical farms too could cost upwards of $350 per square foot, and require even more energy.

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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 6, 2023

Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. is a Canadian based international leader in indoor, vertical farming technology. Credit: HRVST Limited. ZipGrow ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc.

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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. At an industry-average field-farming yield rate of 22,175 pounds per acre (for the more boutique varieties that are grown in CEA settings), that's a lot of lettuce!

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

However, in the face of these limitations, Singapore has and will embrace more urban and vertical farming. This approach maximizes growing conditions, carefully selects seeds, and embraces clean and green cultivation practices, resulting in high-quality, nutrient-rich crops.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Topics include sustainability best practices, ESG reporting, yield predictions, and HVAC design considerations. 3: Get farm model results faster with our new “basic” modeling input form Want to model an indoor farm but not quite sure how to fill out certain inputs?

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The other quarter produces crops from alfalfa and apples to watermelon and wheat. In Iowa, unconventional farming—growing crops aside from industrial grain—ranges from soybeans grown and made into tofu near Iowa City to an environmentally-minded O’Brien County farmer who went organic decades ago.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Anyone familiar with the CEA industry is aware of the critical importance of energy in running an indoor vertical farm. Without consistent and reliable power, these farms can endure lower yields or even suffer a loss of crops, which translates to a loss of revenue. Could Microgrids be the Solution?

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Through their culinary experiences and the pursuit of quality ingredients, they made a startling realization—there was a scarcity of locally grown produce beyond the realm of traditional crops. Today, Mojan Farms proudly supplies a fresh blend of products to over 100 supermarket branches across Saudi Arabia. Credit: Greener Crop Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As there are numerous suppliers around the world that specialize in automation for indoor farms, this list is not exhaustive but rather meant to illustrate the variety of ways in which suppliers are creatively meeting the needs of their customers. Automation is one way to cut costs and increase efficiency in a vertical farm.

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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. One of Africa's most prominent and perhaps persistent challenges is food security.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture and Nature-Based Solutions Coffee crops grow alongside other plants in what is known as an Agroforestry approach to farming. More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Editor’s Note: Based on the unit economics laid out in this article, saffron has 8-10x revenue potential per given cultivation area compared to leafy greens and vine crops grown in CEA systems. Vertical farms could be utilized as specialized tools to grow high-value crops for medicinal and cosmetic purposes rather than commodity leafy greens.

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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. Because of the political and scientific focus on staple grain production, just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) make up almost half of global calorie consumption.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Kiersten Stead, DCVC BIO Kiersten Stead, Managing Partner, DCVC BIO: “The supervillain is misleading, unhelpful, marketing of food as “natural”, “non-GMO”, “clean”, or suggesting “processed foods are bad” , higher GHG emitting farming methods-“organic” “biodynamic”. Crops take time to grow. anyone who eats!)

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

He founded his vertical farm startup in 2016, where the enclosed New Jersey farm is weather-resistant, simulating Japanese climate conditions, says Koga. The next Rubyglow harvest will only yield between 100 and 150 fruits, he adds. Koga moved to the US from Japan in 2015. box sells for about $40. Royal Riviera Pears.

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