Hydrofarm Holdings focuses on the wholesale market, where it can supply farming equipment to a range of retailers. As vertical farming takes off, this stock may see considerable growth.

“Many vertical farming systems can be adapted to any operation,” Ferrie says. “Implementing one system over every acre keeps things simple, streamlines your equipment inventory and also ...

Vertical farming has come under fire in the past, with opponents blasting its high energy usage and cost. So, will new ...

In a groundbreaking development for sustainable agriculture, the world's first large-scale indoor vertical strawberry farm has opened its doors in Richmond, Virginia. This innovative facility ...

The grow room will be highly controlled to optimize pollination and fruit production To date, plant-based commercial vertical farming has mostly been limited to the production of lettuce crops ...

Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Marche in Italy have proposed to combine vertical farming with solar power generation from PV greenhouses in an effort to increase land utilization.

Crisis, crisis, crisis... and guess what? More crises. Every time we hear that word, it all feels more daunting. But here's the thing: with every challenge comes an opportunity. From the ...

Plenty has opened its vertical farm in Richmond, Virginia, US, to grow berries at scale. The indoor farm, first announced in September 2022, is said to be ‘one of the most technologically advanc ...

But she emphasizes that the work is preliminary, and that dynamic lighting is “not a near-term benefit for vertical farming.” Sophie Hartley is a Fall 2024 science writing intern at Science News.

A research base for vertical farming could end the need to import fruits, herbs and cut flowers, it is claimed. The Jones Food Company runs vertical farms which grow produce in giant warehouses ...