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Food Bank Partners with Vertical Farm

Feed the Need in Durham’s Feed Durham pilot will address community food insecurity through innovation and technology, employing non-traditional modes of food production and supply. Through the partnership with Mighty Harvest and their vertical farming technology, the project will cultivate an internal method of food production that will provide local, sustainable, and environmentally friendly sources of fresh produce to the Market Food Banks, increasing healthy food for more than 700 families per week.

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Aquaponics West Virginia

While the facility has undergone changes in management over the past few years, it has effectively remained operational and relatively successful each of those years and looks as if its future operation could be even more successful.

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Hydroponics Rwanda

This stark projection underscores the urgent need to adopt sustainable and innovative agricultural practices to close the gap between food demand and land availability. Hydroponics not only conserves valuable farmland for essential food production but also addresses key drivers of soil erosion, specifically overgrazing and deforestation for pasture.

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Mobile Vertical Farming EV Trucks

Each unit can yield approximately 3,000 pounds of fresh produce per year—enough to feed up to 40 people. These mobile farms will cut water usage by up to 90% and deliver affordable vegetables to consumers and businesses.

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Forever Green Farms California

With Imperial County’s high unemployment rate hovering near 16%, Cooper hopes to transform the agricultural workforce through training and sustainable practices. He warns of trends of Artificial Intelligence and machinery replacing humans in the sector, stating, ”The current farm industry or the farm worker industry, the way that we know it, is being rapidly eliminated by ag technology and machinery. So the current workforce will be eliminated in the next 15 to 30 years.”

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Future Controlled Environment Agriculture

Scientists reveal futuristic farming technique that may solve two global problems at once: ‘Can revolutionize food production’ Future Controlled Environment Agriculture | Calvin Coffee | IMAGE: Scientists reveal futuristic farming technique that may solve two […]
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Auburn University Vertical Farming

The farms are part of Auburn’s FoodU program, an innovative sustainability program to source hyper-local foods grown by students trained in high-tech production methods. Four of the six containers are used to grow produce using hydroponic technology, while one of the new containers serves as a vertical propagation unit.

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Trade War Vertical Farming

Since Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs were put into place in February, the B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI) has continued to invest millions into agriculture technology projects. “This is something that the government did a really good job in, like, enabling small farmers to actually build something that will be beneficial for them and for the consumers,” said Dhaliwal. 

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Sioux Valley Hydroponics Facility

a hydroponics food production program they’re temporarily calling Sioux Valley Grocer — promises to improve food production on the reserve by addressing food insecurity and providing residents with healthier food options.

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University of Wisconsin Hydroponics Lab

What’s happening inside a lab at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers a resilient alternative to food supply issues, while educating students at the same time. The hydroponics lab, located in Glenview Commons, is a shining example of how new measures can be implemented to meet the need for sustainable, local food production. The student-run facility which opened in 2019, serves as a living classroom where they can explore innovative farming methods and contribute to the future of agriculture.

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