The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Is Vertical Farming the High Tech Future of Food? With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and diminishing arable land, innovative technologies like robots and AI are being ...

Enough vertical farms have been put into operation that early data can offer a suggestion how that idea is going to work out. Full disclosure: I never thought they made sense on any level other than ...

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 wave ...

The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial space station. Currently ...

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 ...

It’s peak strawberry season in Massachusetts. But after mid-July, you won’t be able to find any fresh, locally-grown ones in the Bay State. Unless you’re buying berries that were vertically farmed.

One of NextFood's instore farms sits in one of Denmark's largest hamburger chains. The store has NextFood's automatic in-store grow system in the restaurants. Crops are harvested after the consumer ...

Some consider vertical farming to be the farming of the future. It’s exactly what it sounds like; instead of being grown in fields, plants are grown indoors in vertical stacks. If you’re the type of ...