News About Farming in a Shipping Container
USA: ILLINOIS - ISU Discusses New Freight Farm Installation On Campus At Water Wednesday
A Freight Farm is a converted shipping container. It is outfitted with LED lights, soilless farming equipment and a small lab area, all housed within a climate-controlled container
USA: Massachusetts - Students Growing Vegetables In Hydroponic Freight Farm
Students in a Haverhill YMCA after-school program are growing their own vegetables and herbs. Only they aren't doing it on a plot of land, but instead hydroponically inside a specially designed shipping container called a Freight Farm
Old MacDonald Has An App: ‘Smart Farming’ Coming To Springfield In A Shipping Container
Each container features a state-of-the-art controlled environment with a hydroponic system running on less than 5 gallons of water per day. Willams says he can grow a thousand pounds of lettuce per month per container
US (FL): USDA Research Laboratory To Add Vertical Farming Labs For CEA Vegetable Research
AmplifiedAg announces the contract award from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Fort Pierce, Florida, to supply vertical farming research labs to the agency's Horticultural Research Laboratory
Celebrate CT Grown For CT Kids Week, October 2-6
This year CT DoAg has up to $1 million to award for projects and an additional $2 million for shipping container farms that are connected to schools through procurement and educational activities. Grant guidance will be announced in the coming weeks
Farm Fresh And Accessible Year-Round: Durham College’s Innovative Indoor Farm Supports Local Food Security
The indoor farm is only the second AODA-compliant farm in Canada and Growcer worked directly with the Rick Hanson Foundation to design the Osiris Access unit
Q&A With Don Taylor, AmplifiedAg Founder, And CEO
Don Taylor, founder and CEO of AmplifiedAg, shares his inspiration, insights and hopes for his company and the CEA industry. “We formed Vertical Roots really with the intention of operating production-scale farms to understand the complexities that the farmers are facing from an operations perspective.”
Freight Farms, Inc., an Agtech Industry Pioneer of Modular CEA, and Agrinam Acquisition Corporation Execute a Business Combination Agreement
Freight Farms, Inc. and Agrinam Acquisition Corporation have signed a definitive agreement for a business combination with a pro forma market cap valuation for the combined entity of approximately US$147 million
Meet The Growers Behind Gowin Valley Farms
Learn more about Gowin Valley Farms and their gourmet mushroom operations
How Container Farming Benefits Correctional Facilities
Hydroponic container farms offer a unique solution by providing inmates with hands-on training in an engaging and therapeutic environment. This blog explores how this sustainable and efficient farming technique can contribute to breaking the cycle of recidivism
VIDEO: The Power And Potential of CEA With Michael Koziol
Indoor Farming and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) releases the cultivation process from numerous environmental factors
Construction Group Donates 'Farm In A Box' To London Food Bank
A shipping container turned into a hydroponic greenhouse will mark a new front in London's battle for food security
Osiris Education
The Growcer Education unit is specifically configured to support the learning goals of youth exploring careers in agriculture, food security, and sustainability
CANADA: Container Farmer Receives Kosher Certificate
Reena, in collaboration with Growcer, an Ottawa-based container farm manufacturer, received a COR (Kashruth Council of Canada) certificate, marking a significant milestone for GReena, Reena's pioneering sustainability initiative. This certification signifies a ground-breaking achievement as it becomes 'the first of its kind' in Canada
AmplifiedAg Unveils Enterprise Farm Health Function For Comprehensive Multi-Location Farm Management
AmplifiedAg introduces the Enterprise Farm Health (EFH) function on its AmpEDGE farm software platform. The EFH function offers a unified view of an entire farming enterprise, including supply chain data
Osiris Farmplex®: The Modular Farm That Grows With Your Business 🌱
Complete modularity means you can add Osiris® farms to your Farmplex® based on your needs and scale production as your business grows
FarmAnywhere Announces Lifetime Warranty On Container Farms
FarmAnywhere, a company offering sustainable and efficient farming solutions, has announced an industry-first lifetime warranty on all its container farms
Oasis Springs Farm: How The Right LED Grow Lights Can Improve Crop Quality And Increase Production Up To 33% In Shipping Containers
Oasis Springs is an urban hydroponic farm built by Sarah and Chris Ward, a marketing/PR professional and an IT company head, who both had an interest in sustainable hydroponic growing
“Container Farms Seemed To Be The Most Predictable”, Pure Farms
Mike said he wanted to start with something that was small-scale and could grow over time, and container farms seemed to be the most predictable. Today, the company operates one AmpVPS and two AmpNFT farms.
What To Grow In A Vertical Farm: R&D Recommended
The vertical farming industry is currently geared towards producing leafy green vegetables, but why? From what makes the most sense financially, to the characteristics of leafy green vegetables themselves, there are a few good reasons why lettuces, herbs, and the like are the gold standard for hydroponic crops