News About Farming in a Shipping Container

Is Controlled Environment Agriculture Investable Today?

In the world of M&A, Freight Farms, the leading seller of container farms in North America, has entered into a merger agreement with Agrinam Acquisition Corp. to go public via SPAC

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Shipping Container Farms: Cultivating The Future of Agriculture

The concept of shipping container farms emerges as a beacon of hope and innovation as conventional farming methods face challenges such as land scarcity, water shortages, and the impact of climate change

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VIDEO: Chicago Farming Company Grows Fresh Produce In Shipping Containers To Help Fight Food Deserts

Ditto Foods is a Chicago-based hydroponic farming company combating food deserts by growing fresh produce in shipping containers — for a fraction of the price of traditional farming! CEO and founder Derek shares how he was inspired to start the company after losing his job during the pandemic

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New Black-Owned Freight Farm In Rural Minnesota To Tackle Food Insecurity, Health Inequities

In February, Route 1 will place its first Freight Farm in the rural community of Loretto, population 650. It will be the first Black-owned freight farm in Minnesota.  “It allows the farmer..to take these farms and really place them wherever the need exists,” Carpenter told the Daily Yonder

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VIDEO: Hear From Rick Vanzura, CEO of Freight Farms Live at ICR Conference 2024

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

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Farm in a Box

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.

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Freight Farms Drives Growth of Container Farm Adoption Across Nonprofit, Healthcare and Education Sectors

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

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Hydroponic Farm: A Revolution In Environmental Education At Haltom City School

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

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Freight Farms, Inc., To Participate In The 26th Annual ICR Conference

Rick Vanzura, Chief Executive Officer of Freight Farms, and Monalisa Shroff, Chief Financial Officer of Freight Farms, will participate in the 26th Annual ICR Conference, to be held January 8-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida

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New Indoor Vertical Farming Facility Opens In Buffalo, N.Y.

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

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ComEd Collaborates With EPRI To Deploy Agricultural Pods For Shipping In Illinois

The pods are modified, climate-controlled shipping containers meant to help keep locally sourced produce healthy year-round. The creation of a microclimate therein is achieved through a mix of high-efficiency HVAC systems, recirculating water pumps, dehumidification systems, and sensors

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ChatGPT May Be Able To Teach An Old Farmer New Tricks  

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

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The Future of Farming: Revolutionizing Agriculture With Intelligent Containers

Freight Farms, a leading provider of intelligent farm containers, has recently upgraded its IoT platform to enhance lighting controls and outlet power management. According to CTO Jake Felser, these improvements have revolutionized farming by allowing even those with limited agricultural experience to become successful farmers

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Small Hydroponic Farm Inside Freight Container Showing Big Results in Lyons Falls

Hidden away in the back of a Center Street parking lot, by a steep bank that falls into the Black River, is a 40-by-8-by-10-foot white metal box that looks like a standard shipping container

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Freight Farms Emerges As Global AgTech Leader With Small-Scale Solutions

Meet Freight Farms, an AgTech startup founded in 2012 that provides hydroponic farming solutions in shipping containers. The company plans to merge with blank-check company Agrinam Acquisition Corp. (TSX: AGRI.U)

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Freight Farming Combines Hydroponics And Shipping Containers

Freight farming is an agricultural method that turns a shipping container into a mobile hydroponic farm. Right now nearly 90% of Hawaiʻi’s food is imported, but Oʻahu resident Sasha Leitner hopes her new business, Hawaii Greens Freight Farms, can help change that

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