News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces

7 Reasons Why Shipping Containers Can Be The Best Way To Grow Hemp or Cannabis

Advanced Container Technologies, Inc. (Ticker: ACTX), announced its GrowPods – uniquely designed controlled environment farms built into specially outfitted shipping containers, can help growers achieve better outcomes with more robust harvests

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Could A Container Farm Be The Right Choice For Your CEA Facility?

Agritecture Designer recently introduced a new modeling feature: the ability to design container farms. This method of farming has many advantages for the right farmer and is a great way for smaller operations to get off the ground because of the (typically) lower CapEx involved in opening the farm

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ACTX Releases Forecast on Controlled Environment Agriculture Industry

Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), said the Controlled Environment Agriculture sector, which includes Vertical Farming and the company's own unique, portable indoor farms called GrowPods, have a bright future

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VIDEO: Doug Heldoorn, CEO of ACTX, And Shannon Illingworth, Inventor of GrowPods, Describe Future of Farming

"One GrowPod will grow about an acre of food with a third of the water compared to traditional farming," he stated. "With an automated and controlled environment, GrowPods can reduce or even eliminate most chemicals, pesticides, contaminants, and disease

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Modular Hydroponic Farms Like GrowPods Can Offer Security In Recessions

Small Business Trends News reported that the agriculture industry is one of the most recession-proof sectors due to the fact that everyone still needs food to live. "It is not a luxury that can be put aside during difficult times, so businesses in this sector can continue to do well even during a recession."

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