On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers future tech, sustainability and the social impact of technology. He is co-host of CNET's "What The Future" series and Executive ...

Global demand for food is expected to increase 58–98% by 2050. But can our current agricultural systems support this change? These farms are grown in buildings within or adjacent to urban areas.

Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology. In grocery stores and restaurants, ...

Wander through the labyrinthine tunnels twenty feet beneath downtown Houston, and the past practically oozes from the walls. Office workers walk over pink-and-green speckled tiles. Steve Winwood’s ...

Vertical farming can solve the global food crisis, but traditional funding models fail. Web3 and DePINs offer a lifeline, enabling transparency, traceability and scalable growth for this critical ...

SOIL. LANEY, TELL US ABOUT IT. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, IT’S HARD ENOUGH FOR RIGHT TO START A GARDEN OR TO GROW ANYTHING. AT LEAST IT IS FOR ME. THEY’RE DIFFICULT, BUT RECENTLY I SPENT AN AFTERNOON WITH ...

Aidan Connolly is the President of AgriTech Capital, a food/farm futurologist, and has a new book out soon, The Future of Agriculture. Continued droughts and climate change have elevated consumer and ...

It is the latest casualty in a series of closures and delays plaguing the local farming sector since 2023 or so. Read more at ...