You’re almost ready. You’ve removed dense and compacted soil layers, balanced fertility and pH through the profile and set up your soil for vertical farming. That’s how you’ll need to farm ...

“The world is asking farmers to fight climate change by reducing tillage and planting cover crops,” says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist. “Governments want you to adopt vertical ...

Vertical farming is the practice of growing plants in vertically stacked layers in a building. This makes it possible to grow ...

Some consider vertical farming to be the farming of the future. It’s exactly what it sounds like; instead of being grown in fields, plants are grown indoors in vertical stacks. If you’re the ...

Indoor vertical gardens are gaining popularity among homeowners and restaurants, allowing them to grow microgreens year-round ...

World’s first indoor vertical berry farm opens in Virginia, using AI to produce over 4 million pounds of strawberries ...

New study shows how improved vertical farming techniques that also use fewer resources can help future-proof worldwide food ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...