ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Microgreens are young vegetables harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed, typically seven and 21 days. In contrast, sprouts are germinated seeds harvested much earlier, usually within two to seven days. This difference in harvesting time is just the beginning of what distinguishes these two nutritious greens.

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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

MARCH 14, 2023

There are many benefits to container farming that make it an attractive alternative to vertical or greenhouse farming. While vertical farms require less space than traditional farms, container farms require even less space. A worker tends to plants in a container farm at Vertical Roots farm.

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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

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

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? We need an ecosystem of tech-enabled agriculture,” he continued, citing huge global opportunities in urban agriculture – an estimated $80 billion 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. is a Canadian based international leader in indoor, vertical farming technology. Credit: HRVST Limited. ZipGrow ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc.

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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

We built a software platform, control system, and then a fully operating farm. From my experience of bringing new technologies to market, I knew we had to demonstrate the technology and also prove the concept working at scale. Now, we’re focusing on enabling the next generation of vertical farming infrastructure for other operators.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Greenhouses and vertical farms, widely known as trusted methods of year-round agricultural production, seem to be context-agnostic solutions to agri-food supply chain disruptions, desertification, and other climate change-related problems. Vertical farms too could cost upwards of $350 per square foot, and require even more energy.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 2022, Iowa farmers harvested 12.4 It also creates a market that allows smaller farms and growers to become economically viable, Bruskewitz said. Pros, cons to farming beyond corn and soybeans Most corn and soybean farmers rely on subsidies, payments and other support from the government.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Vertical farms could be utilized as specialized tools to grow high-value crops for medicinal and cosmetic purposes rather than commodity leafy greens. Of course, the market for saffron has traditionally been niche and characterized by customers that have a higher willingness to pay for a more expensive product. Buyer beware!

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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. With this kind of variety, you can build many different types of farms with different features and configurations.

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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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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Building markets, and key infrastructure, for cover crops such as oats and peas will also help facilitate their wider adoption. And finally, many farmers want to see a guaranteed market to sell their crops into - ideally one that carries a premium for regeneratively-grown products.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest. The slime is used in various beauty products that the farm markets and sells in their own cosmetics product line. Snails live in pens that measure 3m x 40m, as shown here. Pictured here is CAJ - La chiocciola del Tagliamento’s cosmetics line.

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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. by managing those inputs to speed up plant growth.”

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

GreenWave’s founder, Bren Smith, harvests kelp on his farm. 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. Credit: Patagonia/Ron Gautreau.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

The modularity also applies to the agricultural pieces of the operation, which include hydroponic vertical farms, dutch buckets, aquaponic systems, vertical mushroom production, indoor and outdoor community gardens with raised beds, and more. Rendering of the outdoor weekend market. Rendering of the community garden.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With the correct deployment of technology, we will be able to maintain our business-as-usual focus on increasing production and creating new markets. For instance, the ability to repair farm equipment locally or have it serviced by a nearby mechanic was deemed important by several farmers. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.

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Agwired

MARCH 1, 2024

Craig Curry, 70, a Protect The Harvest advisor since 2013, succumbed to a lengthy battle with health issues on Feb. The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) Foundation announced that its building will be named after Bill Northey and simply called “The Northey Building”. A Greenwood, Ind., Saying U.S.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Luxury fruit— a longtime cultural staple in Asian markets —has finally made landfall in the US. Social media influencers are shelling out cash to unbox packages of exclusive produce on TikTok , and high-end retailers such as Whole Foods Market are now displaying expensive fruit on their store shelves. Would you pay $50 for six pears?

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