
Renewable energy could be game-changer for vertical farming
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing the use of renewable energy could power a new generation of vertical farms says a leading expert. Speaking at an event in Angus, Professor
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing the use of renewable energy could power a new generation of vertical farms says a leading expert. Speaking at an event in Angus, Professor
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agri Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) with the Netherlands is a funded offering organized by Innovate
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pioneering UK vertical farm, GrowUp Farms, has launched Unbeleafable®, the first range of ready-to-eat salads grown in a vertical farm to be sold in a
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have found that Scotland’s growing utilisation of renewable energy has the potential to enhance the environmental sustainability
Reading Time: 2 minutes Growers across Wales reached great heights thanks to a revolutionary vertical farming project on Anglesey. Following a successful two-year programme, the Tech Tyfu initiative –
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm in north east Scotland is pioneering research into new ways of growing crops which it says could future-proof Scottish farming. Intelligent Growth Solutions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Small and medium-sized farm businesses will be able to apply for a share of £5 million to fund innovative ideas aimed at boosting sustainable food
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pioneering vertical farm that completed its topping-out ceremony just under a year ago has been granted planning permission by Dover District Council to extend.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vertical Future is leading the Innovate UK-funded Vertical Indoor Protein from Leaf (VIP Leaf) research project within the farming innovation program, aiming to develop a
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although using microbes in traditional soil agriculture is very well established, the same can’t be said for soilless cultivation. “In this space, there’s an understanding
Reading Time: 3 minutes A farm in the north-east of Scotland is experimenting with growing alternative crops, including nutrient-dense microgreens and vanilla, as part of its diversification to fill
Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of years ago Valentinas Civinskas was just another investment banker. Today he’s growing baby kale, rocket and coriander in what’s set to become
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new research paper titled “The role of aeroponic container farms in sustainable food systems – The environmental credentials” has found that wind or solar
Reading Time: 2 minutes Foresight Group, the listed sustainability-led alternative investment manager, is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Harvest London, a UK-based controlled environment agriculture
Reading Time: 7 minutes Empty shelves have become as common as tomatoes are rare but, according to experts, Scotland’s depleted supermarkets expose the fragility of our food supply chain.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our food system is at a major turning point. Now, more than ever before, we need to embrace innovation and creativity to be able to
Reading Time: < 1 minute Global berry supplier BerryWorld has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch agtech enterprise SMARTKAS. SMARTKAS is currently the largest vertical farm in the UK, and is set to provide BerryWorld
Reading Time: 10 minutes Vertical farming promises a future in which our food is grown in pockets of spaces in our cities and beneath our feet. But how far
Reading Time: 8 minutes The issue of how to feed a growing population, and do it sustainably, is a crucial issue for the 21st century and has been brought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Together with aeroponic technology experts LettUs Grow (UK), Wageningen University and Research (NL) are conducting side-by-side trials to evaluate ultrasonic aeroponic and hydroponic irrigation systems. The trials’
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