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

Third-party validation of the system or underlying technology is also factored in. Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. iFarm iFarm creates solutions for city farming. Credit: iFarm.

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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. By maximizing its limited land resources and leveraging cutting-edge technology, Singapore is harnessing the potential of controlled environment agriculture to cultivate a sustainable and self-sufficient future.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

LED lighting is an important aspect of indoor farming operations, but it consumes energy, contributing to a farm’s overall costs. The 2021 Global CEA Census Report revealed that at least 38% of greenhouses and vertical farms don't track their energy use. CubicFarms CubicFarms growing technology with LED lighting.

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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

JUNE 15, 2023

While standard energy sources typically come at a lower cost, the reliability of the cost of renewable energy is helpful (and necessary) for farms to plan and make strategic decisions to balance their operational costs in the long term. YASAI is a vertical farm in Zürich, Switzerland that runs on 100% renewable energy.

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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

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

APRIL 20, 2023

Today, we have farms beyond the imaginable : Rotterdam’s floating dairy farm that houses 40 cows, Peconic Escargot’s greenhouse that raises snails, GreenWave’s 3D ocean farm for regenerative aquaculture, and the first-ever underwater cultivation of terrestrial plants by Nemo’s Garden. Farming is one part of this equation.

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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

MAY 26, 2023

Everything required for cultivation needs to be imported. With an influx of new farms entering the market annually, many lack awareness of the financial and logistical intricacies involved in farming. What sets KRISPR apart is their commitment to incorporating innovative technologies in their operations. Greener Crop Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

He comments, “2017 and 2018 were really the boom period for designers and architects looking at the intersection of technology, agriculture and design. In 2018, Nikita entered the 4th Agrohacaton, a design competition held in Moscow’s modern scientific and technological innovation complex “Skolkovo”.

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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? ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

The interdisciplinary team consists of ten Master’s students from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - 5 architects, 1 strategic designer, 2 water management experts, 1 environmental engineer, and 1 electrical engineer - coming together from 9 countries. Winners of the third Urban Greenhouse Challenge, LettUs Design.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The greenhouses use hydroponic technology—using water and no soil to cultivate plants—and the recycling of water throughout its facilities, including capturing rainwater and snow melt. He describes it as “indoor vertical farming.” You have this balance of grains to special vegetables.

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