What exactly is vertical farming? In the agricultural world, it refers to growing crops in stacked layers, usually indoors. Rather than piling soil-filled trays on top of each other, most growers ...

By incorporating AI, robotics and vertically stacked crops in controlled environmental conditions, this farming model may change agriculture entirely.

Next2Sun's vertical installation of bifacial solar modules has allowed continued farming on the same land while generating high solar output, transforming India's agrarian economy and advancing ...

Vertical farming companies must prioritize long-term planning, efficient unit economics and operational consistency to succeed as the industry faces challenges in capital allocation and a likely ...

Plant factories are failing, with multiple companies closing or going bankrupt in recent months. This includes the largest vertical farm on the planet, in Compton, Los Angeles.

Vertical farming - growing plants without soil in huge controlled environments - has huge potential to support traditional agriculture but won’t ever replace it.

Finally, vertical farms create stable, green jobs for a wide-ranging group of people due to less seasonality than traditional farming and specialized educational backgrounds being inessential. However ...

Students in ASU’s Indoor Farming Lab learn about vertical farming and have opportunities to be recruited and trained with applicable knowledge the industry is looking for, Chen said. Some students who ...