Vertical Farming

Plenty Expands Technical Leadership Team with New Hires across Product, Program Management and Mechanical Engineering

September 1, 2021 Plenty

– Plenty, the flavor-first vertical farming company with a mission to improve the lives of people, plants, and the planet, today announced the expansion of its technical leadership team. The team is helping to lead all technical aspects of Plenty’s new Compton facility, set to be the largest output indoor vertical farm in the world. Additions to the team include Jessica McKinley as vice president of product management, Matt McMahon as senior director of technical program management and Roberto Medina as senior director of manufacturing engineering  …

AeroFarms Announces Midwest Expansion with New Farm in St. Louis Region

August 13, 2021 AeroFarms

The greater St. Louis MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was selected as a key market and innovation hub for indoor vertical farming and AgTech development. …

Kalera AS to Acquire &ever GmbH to Form a Global Leader in the Vertical Farming Industry

August 11, 2021 Kalera

&ever is a vertical farm company headquartered in Germany with operations in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The acquisition will transform Kalera into a global vertical farming leader, accelerating its plans for international growth and broadening its product line to include several cut leaf baby greens in high demand. …

AeroFarms and Nokia Unveil Partnership for Next Generation AI-Enabled Plant Vision Technology

August 9, 2021 AeroFarms

AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs today unveiled a groundbreaking multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities in cutting-edge networking, autonomous systems, and integrated machine vision and machine learning technologies to identify and track plant interactions at the most advanced levels. …

Infarm Strengthens Relationship With Sobeys Inc. Through Expansion Deal Across Canada

July 26, 2021 Infarm

 Infarm and Sobeys Inc. have announced a new agreement to accelerate the availability and distribution of fresh produce to an additional 4 of Canada’s 10 provinces by 2023.  The agreement builds on the success of a partnership launched in 2020 – the first of national scope between a Canadian retailer and a vertical farming company – to offer locally grown, Infarm produce to Sobeys Inc. consumers Canada-wide. …