Why Japan Could Become a Vertical Farming Research Hub: The Oishii Case
Oishii's move into Japan follows a logic that CEA companies rarely spell out: research where the expertise is, scale where the capabilities fit, and…
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Oishii’s Plant Factory Strawberry Breeding in Japan: What’s Proven So Far
Most of the money in vertical farming has gone into the room around the plant: LEDs, climate control, robots, software. Oishii Farm is now…
Vertical Farming World Congress 2026: the new economics of indoor agriculture
Vertical farming has spent a decade showing what can be grown indoors. Lettuce, herbs, strawberries and tomatoes have all been produced under LEDs with…
22 Sites in Six Months: 80 Acres Farms’ Founder Explains the Collapse, but Key Questions Remain
Mike Zelkind has given his first substantial public account of why 80 Acres Farms failed: too much growth, too fast, with too little capital…
Oishii Farm Wins Japan’s Agricultural Startup Award. The Ambition Goes Beyond Strawberries.
Oishii Farm has won Japan’s agricultural startup award for its indoor strawberry production. The reason given by the government reaches beyond the fruit: it…
VerticalFarming.blog at J-AGRI Tokyo 2026: Meet Us at Makuhari Messe
VerticalFarming.blog will be on site at J-AGRI Tokyo 2026 as press. The show runs from October 7 to 9, 2026 at Makuhari Messe in…
Canada Opens the Door to Pesticides in Vertical Farms
Since 2022, every compliant vertical farm in Canada has been pesticide-free by law. Growers didn't have a say in it: no pest control product…
Why Does McCain, the Frozen Fries Giant, Keep Funding a Vertical Farm?
McCain Foods, the world's largest maker of frozen potato products, has been the largest shareholder in a Canadian vertical farm since 2018. Eight years,…
If LEDs Need Heat Added Back, Was HPS Really So Inefficient?
LEDs made greenhouse lighting far more efficient. But high-pressure sodium lamps never delivered only light. They also put out a lot of heat, and…
Edible Garden (EDBL) 2026: Going Concern, Debt and Nasdaq Risk
On August 14, 2026, Edible Garden AG told investors that revenue had grown 12.8 percent, losses had narrowed and sales were up 31.2 percent.…
How to Calculate Your Vertical Farm’s Energy Demand (With Benchmarks)
Commercial vertical farm operators rarely publish their electricity bills. They'll talk about facility area, output, water savings, or number of growing layers, not kWh…
Why Vertical Farming Needs More Keiretsu (系列, けいれつ)
Japan spent decades building corporate networks around long-term relationships, shared knowledge and mutual dependence. Vertical farming does not need to copy that system. But…