Vertical Farming

AeroFarms and Hortifrut Announce R&D Partnership to Advance the Next Generation of Blueberry and Caneberry Production in Vertical Farms

March 30, 2021 AeroFarms

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in vertical farming, and Hortifrut S.A., a certified B Corporation in Chile and a global business platform leader in berries marketing, distribution and production, today announced a multi-year partnership to jointly research and develop blueberry and caneberry production in fully-controlled indoor environments and vertical farms. …

AeroFarms, the World Leader in Indoor Vertical Farming, to Become Publicly Traded Company through Combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp.

March 26, 2021 AeroFarms

Upon closing of the transaction, AeroFarms will become publicly traded on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “ARFM”. The combined company will be led by David Rosenberg, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of AeroFarms. …

Robots and Bees: High-Tech, Vertical Strawberry Farm in N.J. Raises $50M in Series A Round

March 19, 2021 Robin D. Schatz, Forbes

The New York-based company announced it has raised $50 million in a Series A round, bringing its total funding up to $55 million and positioning it for expansion into new crops and other metropolitan areas. …

Vertical Farming Leader Kalera’s Newest Facility in Atlanta Begins Operations, On Time and On Budget

March 12, 2021 Kalera

Its largest farm to date — and the largest vertical farm in the Southeastern United States — the facility is 77 thousand square-feet and has the capacity to produce over 10 million heads of lettuce per year. …

Plenty Expands Into 17 New Safeway Stores Across Northern California

March 9, 2021 Plenty

The additional Albertsons-owned stores, which include Safeway and Vons, are part of the multi-year agreement between the two companies to expand Plenty produce into over 430 Albertsons-owned stores across the state of California. The new store locations are primarily in smaller communities, making Plenty the first indoor, vertically farmed produce available to these shoppers. …