The World’s Most High Tech Indoor Farm Doesn’t Grow Food or Cannabis

“The real transfection of plants to make biopharmaceuticals was hatched in Palo Alto in a bar called the Sundance Mining … More

Indoor Farmers Are “Way Too Complacent” About Food Safety

“If you mess up indoors, everything is magnified,” says Sarah Taber. Taber is an independent food safety consultant specializing in … More

Why Some Cannabis Investors Welcome Trump Admin Threats, Uncertainty

A close reading of cannabis news so far in 2018 is enough to cause headline whiplash. One headline says that … More

What do Indoor Farming CEOs Think of Hydroponics Organic Approval?

Last week the National Organic Safety Board (NOSB), the body tasked with making recommendations to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) around … More

Beyond the Megafarms: 4 Alternative Models For Indoor Agriculture

Indoor agriculture has grabbed several headlines in the mainstream media recently. Not only does the idea of growing produce indoors, … More

UAE’s Produce Import Ban Shines Light on Food Security Dilemma and Indoor Ag Opportunity

It’s perhaps not news that the Middle East is in a precarious position when it comes to food security. One … More

SoftBank Invests in Largest Ever Agtech Deal, a $200m Series B for Indoor Ag Startup Plenty

Indoor vertical farming company Plenty has raised $200 million in a Series B round of funding, the largest agtech investment to date. Just one month … More