Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Surna Cultivation Technologies is an industry-leading CEA facility design expert that has been supporting growers in setting up successful farming operations for over 16 years. A farm will come to us for help on a design they received elsewhere. How can vertical farming developers avoid costly delays and re-engineering?

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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. One such innovation is vertical farming, which offers a sustainable and scalable ways to produce fresh food in urban areas.

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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

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. iFarm's offering includes iFarm Growtune, a SaaS platform to manage vertical farms; vertical farm equipment and iFarm Cropper, a standalone module for growing greens.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

“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? New York is one of the best food cities, but chefs often bring in produce from other states across the US, which tends to be less fresh than locally grown produce.

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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 20, 2023

Controlled environment agriculture has unboxed our imaginations, creating limitless possibilities for food production in urban environments. With farms transcending all defined boundaries of food cultivation, what’s in store for the industry next? Rendering sourced from 3DELUXE …How about growing food on a yacht?

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Credit: Mojan Farms. Written by: Niko Simos May 26, 2023 Climate change presents a significant threat to global water and food security. So how can these countries ensure food security, save water, and mitigate climate change while working with limited arable land? Everything required for cultivation needs to be imported.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

One of the key advantages of saltwater farming is its ability to address the growing global demand for food while minimizing the strain on land and freshwater resources. Since over 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans, saltwater farming presents untapped potential for increasing food production.

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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. Additional Resources • Microgreens: How to Grow and Use • What is Farm to School?

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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. They are a full-service operation.”

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Food apartheids are making it increasingly apparent that a history of racialized segregation continues to divide our societies and threaten livelihoods. Access to fresh produce, grocery stores, and affordable healthy food options is limited and made to be inconvenient only for specific communities. Graphic sourced from LettUs Design.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The competition took place over three days and tasked contestants with creating working intellectual structures for the cultivation of ornamental, edible and medicinal plants that benefit people and the environment. He has also begun envisioning “green-settlements” in which sustainable energy, water, and food innovations are considered.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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. The pandemic and subsequent higher food prices have boosted interest in farming differently, several ag experts said.

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