On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

While so-called urban agriculture has deep historical roots, as I described in a blog on this topic in October 2017, efforts to raise crops without full access to sunlight in a controlled environment, ...

Wander through the labyrinthine tunnels twenty feet beneath downtown Houston, and the past practically oozes from the walls. Office workers walk over pink-and-green speckled tiles. Steve Winwood’s ...

As global food shortages loom, the question isn’t just how to grow more, but where. Enter Vertical Future, a British innovator tackling this challenge with cutting-edge vertical farming solutions and ...

Vertical farms promise to produce climate-resilient crops devoid of pesticides and fertilizers while reducing reliance on natural resources in contrast to traditional agriculture. Yet with the more ...

Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enables crops to be grown year-round in ...

A big bowl of leafy greens is not what pops to mind when you think about farming in Kuwait. In a region facing extreme water scarcity, Kuwait produces only 1% of its crops using traditional ...

Swing by the Summit or Jersey City farmers markets later this month and, in addition to peaches, you’ll find strawberries for sale. Market regulars might raise an eyebrow at this: the choicest local ...

The world may see California largely as home to Silicon Valley and Hollywood, but it’s agriculture technology where we can most clearly outshine our competitors. In a new study, “Nurturing California ...

Agribusiness is a vital industry that hasn’t been known for its sustainable practices. But over the last few decades, this has slowly changed, from discontinuing some harmful pesticides to allowing ...

Cropped In: Brandon Martin inside one of Local Roots Farms’ shipping containers that has been adapted for growing food. Local Roots Farms has been sowing more seeds in Vernon’s industrial landscape in ...