In early December, a special delivery arrived behind NIU’s Anderson Hall. The 40-foot-by-8-foot box may look like a standard shipping container, but inside you’ll find a complete, self-contained hydroponic farming system

The vertical farm will be housed in two repurposed shipping containers near Masdar City’s Eco-Plaza, the first of which is already up and running, with plans to expand the second in the coming year

The eight shipping container growing unit awardees include: High Ridge Hydroponics, LLC, Norwalk - Thy Neighbors Farm, Torrington - Groton Public Schools, Groton - Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mashantucket - High School in the Community, New Haven - Seacoast Mushrooms, Mystic - Keney Park Sustainability Project, Windsor - DeFrancesco and Son Inc., Northford

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Indoor farms have become one of the latest trends to be gripped by the craze of transforming the humble shipping container for a brand new purpose other than transportation or storage

The sub-arctic community of Churchill, Manitoba, located on the western shores of the Hudson Bay, in northern Canada, often captures media attention for the way locals have learned to coexist with the largest land-based predator on the planet

IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat at the 2024 ICR Conference with Rick Vanzura, CEO of Freight Farms. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed future global trends and prospects for the agricultural technology industry

High school students from Cleveland suburbs Euclid, Wickliffe, and Mentor are growing crops in a unique environment that teaches them about the future of high-tech farming while offering insight into modern agriculture business.

Can vertical farming revolutionize our food system? Yes, says Dr Alana Kluczkovski from the University of York's Centre for Novel Agricultural Products

Square Roots, a CEA startup announces a new program to prove that light can removed from a commercial vertical farming system and is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Greenery’s main growing area features 88 plant panels and 112 LED panels. The LED panels are hyper-directionally focused on the plant canopy to prevent light waste and yield fuller, heavier crops in shorter time-frames

Students in Haltom City are learning a new way to understand the world we live in and how technology is helping us take better care of it

An area the size of a truck has been transformed into a thriving hydroponic farm, a testament to the innovative strides in environmental science education. This endeavor, backed by a generous $180,000 grant, underscores the potential of integrating real-world applications into the learning experience

This new vertical farm is in a 40-foot-long shipping container at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm. The organization said the new vertical farm will grow vegetables and herbs year-round without soil

This article highlights the key differences between hydroponic and aquaponic growing systems, their current applications and future perspectives on their role in sustainable farming

Head over to our YouTube channel for an exclusive behind-the-scenes video! We dive into our detailed Quality Assurance process, covering everything from HVAC to plumbing and electrical systems

FarmBox Foods delivers container farms worldwide and trains customers how to grow in their own farm. The company has delivered the insulated, controlled-climate farms all the way from Alaska and Canada to Jamaica and Tahiti

Agriculture has always been a part of Wendell Scales’ life. While growing up in a small town in Lonoke County, he loaded crop dusters and worked at a grocery store

The farm is one of more than 70 similar projects across Canada supported by Ottawa-based social enterprise Growcer. Founded in 2015 by a group of university students trying to bolster food availability in remote parts of Canada, the company has since helped dozens of Indigenous communities, public institutions like schools and a handful of farmers run hydroponic farms to supply local markets

Have you ever thought about branching out into hydroponics or wondered whether four-season container farming could work on your hobby farm? Most of us don’t have a lot of time during the day to investigate new ideas we may have for our farms. But with ChatGPT all you need to do is ask a few questions