Cities are getting crowded, and figuring out how to feed everyone is a big deal. Traditional farming needs a lot of land and water, which cities just don’t have much of. Enter the urban vertical farm.

(InvestigateTV) — By 2050, the world will need to produce about 60% more food to feed a global population of more than nine billion people. That’s according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of ...

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 ...

Plenty Richmond Farm in Chesterfield, Va., is getting a lot of attention these days, and for very good reason. It’s doing something that’s never been done in a place you might not expect — an ...

No one would argue that the climate in North Texas is ideal for growing lettuce, a crop that thrives when there’s a chill in the air. But the region’s broiling summers are of no concern to Eddy ...

The industry was a darling of the venture capital world 10 years ago. With many farms out of business, the remaining companies have scaled back. By Kevin Draper Vertical farming businesses blossomed a ...