Agritecture

09/17/2024

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09/16/2024

🍅The most tomatoes harvested from a single plant is 32,194
According to the Guinness Book of World Records a single tomato plant achieved an incredible feat, producing a record-breaking 32,194 tomatoes in just under a year.
The record is held by Walt Disney World’s Epcot Science project in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The harvest began on May 24, 2005, and concluded on April 20, 2006, showcasing the remarkable potential of innovative agricultural techniques.
Weighing in at an impressive 522 kg (1,151 lbs), this tomato plant's yield was used to feed tourists in Disney parks.

09/10/2024

Innovative synergies between agrivoltaics and aquaponics are transforming the future of sustainable farming. This groundbreaking project shows how we can maximize energy use, grow more food, and save water – all while producing clean, renewable energy. ⚡🍃

👉 Swipe to see how Singapore is leading the charge in building resilient food systems by integrating solar energy with fish and plant production.

What excites you most about this innovation? Let us know in the comments! 💬⬇️



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📷:V+ Agritech, Singapore

08/02/2024

🌿 Discover how Farm Urban is transforming urban spaces with innovative vertical farming! They're inspiring future leaders through education programs and partnering with foodbanks to donate ‘Greens for Good’ boxes. Farm Urban is making a positive impact on the community and leading the way to a healthier, greener future. 🌱💚

07/19/2024

🚨 Attention all Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) professionals! 🚨

🗓️ The CEA Census has been EXTENDED until August 14th! 🗓️

📊 Why Participate?

Contribute valuable insights to this year's CEA census.
Help shape the future of our industry!
🔗 Fill the Census Here: https://hubs.ly/Q02Hf2S00

🎉 Exciting Rewards Await!

One Lucky Winner:

✈️ 1 free flight to the CEAg World Conference & Expo in North Carolina, sponsored by PRIVA.
🏨 2 nights hotel stay, sponsored by Sollum Technologies.
🎟️ Pass to the event.
Four Additional Winners:

🎟️ 1 pass to the CEAg World Conference & Expo.
All Responders:

🌱 6-month account on Agritecture Designer.
📢 Some results will be announced at the CEAg World Conference & Expo in North Carolina this August!

🤩 What are you waiting for?

Fill the survey, share it with fellow growers, and get a chance to win amazing prizes!
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05/30/2024

Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that focuses on rebuilding and restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and improving water cycles. The goal is to create farming systems that are not just sustainable but actually improve the environment over time.

05/06/2024

Join us at the AgriFundX event:

📅 May 7th - 8th
📍 Hyatt Regency, Dubai

Don't miss our CEO, Gordon Smith! 🌿🌍

He'll be moderating "The Shift towards Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture," and speaking on "How investable is Controlled Environment Agriculture."

More info: https://hubs.ly/Q02w9fSl0

04/30/2024

Meet Orius Vertical farm

➡️Orius utilizes cutting-edge technology tailored to replicate the exact biome of various plants, resulting in a remarkable increase in molecular yield.
➡️With a commitment to minimizing inputs, Orius selects technology that consumes less energy, water, and fertilizer, ensuring environmental friendliness.
➡️By concentrating desired molecules within plants, Orius reduces the cost per ton of products and enables more effective combinations of molecules and plants.
➡️Orius's outcomes are the result of advanced knowledge in agronomy and biology, coupled with precise and rigorous research processes.
➡️Orius translates research projects into industrial realities, ensuring precision and reliability in both laboratory and cultivation settings.

04/19/2024

Meet our Founder & CEO, at AgriFundX, Dubai!

🗓️ 7th & 8th of May
📍Hyatt Regency, Dubai
🔗 Register now at https://hubs.ly/Q02trK270.

04/16/2024

🌾🤖 Did you know that robots are revolutionizing agriculture? From planting seeds to harvesting crops, robots are now playing a crucial role in improving efficiency and productivity on farms around the world. 🚜🤖

🌱🤖 These agricultural robots are equipped with advanced technology like sensors, cameras, and GPS systems to perform various tasks with precision and accuracy. They can work around the clock without getting tired, helping farmers save time and resources. 💪🏼🤖

🚜🌾 Whether it's weeding, spraying pesticides, or even monitoring crop health, robots are transforming the way we grow our food. With their ability to collect and analyze data, they can help farmers make better decisions to optimize crop yields and reduce waste. 📊🤖

🌾🚜 The future of agriculture is here, and robots are leading the way towards a more sustainable and efficient farming industry. Let's embrace this technological advancement and support our farmers in feeding the world! 🌎🤖 🌱🚜🤖

03/20/2024

🌟 Calling all space enthusiasts and agriculture aficionados! 🚀

Don't miss our upcoming webinar, "SpaCEA for the future of farming," where we'll explore the fascinating intersection of space exploration and agriculture.

Join us for a riveting discussion led by experts from NASA, Agritecture, and more, as we delve into the innovative world of Space Farming. Learn how advancements in SpaCEA technology are not only crucial for sustaining life on Mars and the Moon but also hold promise for revolutionizing farming practices right here on Earth.

Plus, be the first to gain access to our new Space Farming 101 (SF101) online course, exclusively available to webinar attendees at a special price!
Secure your spot now—register today! https://hubs.ly/Q02q6mfH0

03/18/2024

Do you have an innovative technology to help the produce and floral industry tackle crucial, global challenges, including food waste, climate change and pests and diseases? Fresh Field Catalyst program empowers start-ups, scale-ups and corporations to introduce technologies into the produce industry that will solve our biggest problems around climate change.

Learn more and apply today!
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03/14/2024

In a world where technology is constantly evolving, industries across the board are finding innovative ways to adapt and thrive. The produce industry, a cornerstone of global agriculture, is no exception. Enter Fresh Field Catalyst, an IFPA Technology Accelerator poised to revolutionize , growing,distribution, and sustainability within the fresh produce sector; both indoor and outdoor grown.

Learn more and apply today!

The Fresh Fields Catalyst Accelerator is a unique opportunity to connect and engage with relevant members of the fresh produce industry and learn directly from them how technology solutions can work best.

03/12/2024

🌾 From revolutionizing education to transforming consumer experiences, Virtual Reality (VR) is reshaping the agrifood landscape in unprecedented ways. 🌍🔍

1️⃣ Immersive VR training programs taking you from seed to harvest, boosting knowledge retention by 75% compared to traditional methods!
2️⃣Captivating virtual farm tours providing a glimpse into the heart of agriculture, breaking boundaries of accessibility.
3️⃣Innovative VR packaging solutions revolutionizing consumer behavior and product launches, led by pioneers like !

Technology meets tradition, reshaping how we farm, educate, and consume. 🌟

02/05/2024

The US greenhouse market stands as a fertile ground for investors seeking a combination of financial returns and environmental stewardship

The convergence of consumer preferences, technological advancements, and government support creates a compelling investment landscape.

As the demand for locally sourced, sustainable produce continues to rise, investing in greenhouse operations not only reaps financial rewards but also contributes to a more resilient, eco-friendly, and socially responsible agricultural future.

As investors navigate the evolving landscape, seizing the opportunity in the US greenhouse market may prove to be a wise and rewarding decision.

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Understand why investing in greenhouses in the USA is not just a profitable venture but also a step towards more sustainable and secure food production.

01/30/2024

When starting a farm, there are many choices to be made, but one of the most important is which type of farm to start.

Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control.

Here are 5 reasons why you might want to start a greenhouse farm:

🌿1. Lower CapEx than other CEA facilities
🌿2. Lower OpEx
🌿3. Greater resilience with fewer points of failure
🌿4. Lower CO2 footprint
🌿5. Easier to integrate and optimize renewable energy sources

Agritecture’s consulting team 👨‍🌾 is a big fan of greenhouses, which have a long history of commercial and private success.

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FYI - On Agritecture Designer 💻, you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market.

Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control. On Agritecture Designer, you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms.

01/25/2024

Trying to figure out how much the cost of doing business will increase year over year is impossible.

That said, it’s critical to account for some margin of cost increase. According to an analysis done by the American Farm Bureau Federation, costs for different aspects of commodity production have increased anywhere from 3 - 59% cumulatively over the last 10 years.

We know that the CEA industry suffered greatly in 2022 and 2023 due to increased energy and fertilizer costs, but other costs are also increasing and it can be hard to keep tabs on how much.

I would like to suggest that all operations ask their accounting team to conduct a analysis of past expenses to determine previous cost increases for your operation and use that information to project cost increases in the future. (Agritecture Designer, our farm planning software, includes annual increases in both opex and crop pricing to make sure your farming proformas are as accurate as possible before you launch your farm.)

If our input costs are going to keep rising, then one solution is to try and do with less. Can we be creative and look for ways to use fewer resources and maintain our current level and quality of production?

✍️ by David Ceaser, Growing Together

01/19/2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of urban development, the symbiotic relationship between smart cities and urban agriculture is emerging as a beacon of sustainability and innovation. As urban populations continue to grow, the need for creative solutions to address challenges such as food security, economic growth, and climate change becomes increasingly urgent. Enter the intersection of smart city technologies and urban agriculture, a realm where ingenuity meets necessity, and where the future of our urban spaces takes root.

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Understand how and why smart city technologies should and could support urban agricultural programs and technologies.

12/19/2023

AmplifiedAg, Inc. has been at the forefront of CEA innovation since its beginnings in 2015. Their modular farm technology and crop monitoring software have revolutionized agricultural production possibilities, especially for independent farmers in areas where environmental factors create significant challenges for growth, like limited growing seasons or high salinity.

In two recent partnerships, AmplifiedAg has implemented its vertical farming technology beyond independent farms to facilitate modular farm infrastructure for other enterprise-scale operators, proving to be impactful on numerous levels.

⭐ South Carolina Department of Corrections and South Carolina Department of Agriculture

This 8-module farm will operate at a commercially relevant scale and present an opportunity for professional growth to the inmates of South Carolina’s Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution with support from Impact Justice.

⭐ Senn Brothers Produce

Senn Brothers Produce aims to build its own vertical farm to better serve the needs of its consumers and push the concept of indoor-grown produce forward on a larger platform. This newfound flexibility enables a more sound supply chain process, from minimizing loss during modular propagation to lowering food waste resulting from expiration and mishandling.

Once appearing to be a tool of the independent operator, AmplifiedAg has shown the vast potential for the value of vertical farming to expand in scale and extend across institutional lines.

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Amplified Ag, a modular container farming company, announces two new projects: Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution and Senn Brothers Produce.

12/14/2023

Join our Founder & CEO Henry Gordon-Smith next week as the featured guest of Musiad TV's Farm Dialog show where they will discuss vertical farming entrepreneurship.

MÜSİAD TV is an intersectional platform that includes rich content, practical information needed by the business world, current news, and interviews and experience sharing that will expand the horizons of entrepreneurs.

12/13/2023

Our Founder & CEO Henry Gordon-Smith recently joined Wythe and Melissa with Heritage Radio Network to discuss the state of indoor farming.

In a previous episode, they reviewed the recent bad news of vertical farming and asked Henry to join this episode as a follow-up to relay his thoughts on recent shifts in commercial indoor and urban agriculture and reflect on some of Agritecture’s experiences and what could happen in the near future.

🎧 Listen here -

Following up on their review of recent bad news in the field of vertical farming, Melissa and Wythe catch up with an expert: Henry Gordon-Smith, founding CEO of the urban and controlled environment agriculture consultancy Agritecture. Henry relates his thoughts on recent shifts in commercial indoor....

12/12/2023

Establishing your urban farm or farming company, whether it be a greenhouse operation, vertical farming business, or shipping container farm involves time-consuming steps. These new indoor farming techniques, particularly beneficial in urban areas and areas with limited arable land, employ advanced techniques for crop production. Achieving a sustainable financial model for such ventures requires meticulous effort and consideration of factors like resource management, technological integration, and strategic planning.

In this article, we are sharing five steps to serve as essential guides for those venturing into controlled environment agriculture with an interest in opening their own indoor farm.

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Planning a vertical farm or greenhouse company demands time, energy, and financial investment. These five steps will help you get started on that journey.

11/16/2023

It is expected that when elements of lighting are adjusted, there will be an impact on plant growth. But we also need to remember that other things we do at our operations will also impact our plants.

The image below is an amazing example of this. This is a screenshot from a video that was released as part of a study called "Green leaf volatile sensory transduction in Arabidopsis." The video shows the increase in Ca2+ accumulation in Arabidopsis leaves, signaling a change in leaf surface potential and a defensive gene expression.

This shows that plants communicate with each other through the release of VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

This is important to consider because when harvesting microgreens or leafy greens, the release of VOCs could be more impactful as it could affect crop quality - many plant defense mechanisms result in the release of chemicals that cause bitterness. For example, if your harvesting area is adjacent to your production area, the release of VOCs could impact the next batch to be harvested.

If you want to avoid or minimize this potential issue (or test for an impact), here are some things that you can do.

🌿 Physically separate your harvest and production areas so that there is minimal airflow between the two areas.

🌿 Exhaust air from your harvest area directly out of your facility.

🌿 Turn off lights and lower temperatures of product that will be harvested at least an hour before moving into the harvest area. Doing this will close stomata prior to harvest, which will minimize the intake of VOCs and also reduce the chance of produce wilt.

✍️ David Ceaser, Growing Together

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11/15/2023

While the federal government continues to flounder, cities are taking the lead in urban agriculture.

The latest city to release a piece of good news is none other than New York City! Last month, the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture (MOUA) released its first inaugural NYC Urban Agriculture Report.

New York City’s MOUA is a leading example of how cities can build the organizational capacity to foster a thriving urban agriculture ecosystem. It bridges together the wide breadth of urban ag, food systems, policy, and climate justice stakeholders seeking to build an equitable and resilient food system. As New York City sets an example, the report underscores the vital role of city leadership, effective communication, and targeted initiatives in fostering positive change within the urban agriculture realm, showcasing the potential for cities to lead the charge toward a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Cities must prioritize urban agriculture.

✍️ Jeffrey Landau, City/Ag

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The report outlines priorities, initiatives, and highlights early achievements of the Office to advance urban agriculture and equity in the city.

11/08/2023

In a few weeks time, we will be back in Abu Dhabi to host AgritectureXchange at Horti Agri Next.

During this special 2-day event, Agritecture will lead a program on the present and future of agtech. Set on the afternoons of the 20th and 21st of November, this program will focus on People – Planet – Profit, Agritourism, Skilled Labor, regional policies, and game-changing technologies in agriculture and horticulture for the Middle East and North Africa. Join us for interactive panels and open exchanges on the present state of agtech in the region on Day 1 and the exciting future of the sector on Day 2.

AgritectureXchange is an on-stage program provided by Argitecture at Horti Agri Next MEA 2023. Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder of Agritecture, will moderate the sessions over the two days.