Meijer Grocery Chain Fuels Product Expansion of Revolution Farms
GPN, May 19, 2022 Revolution Farms, a controlled-environment-agriculture, hydroponic lettuce farm in Michigan, is partnering with Grand Rapids-based retailer Meijer to expand its offerings year-round across the retailer’s six-state footprint. The products include cut, whole leaf, and whole head lettuce varieties, as well as the cut lettuce for all of the retailer’s fresh, ready-to-eat salads, […]
US (VA): New $17 million hydroponics greenhouse officially opened
Hortidaily, Nov 1, 2021 After planning and developing for several years, Greenswell Growers’ $17 million, 77,000 square feet greenhouse, based in Goochland, Virginia, opened on October 29th. The greenhouse will be producing baby leaf greens hydroponically to supply retailers in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region and support food banks All photo credits: Greenswell Growers’ Facebook By producing […]
Taylor Farms Announces Investment with Pure Green Farms, PR Newswire
PR Newswire, Aug 24, 2021 SALINAS, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Taylor Farms enters the greenhouse growing market with an investment in Pure Green Farms. This expansion into greenhouse grown fresh offerings will complement Taylor Farms’ existing 122,200 crop acre field grown program and 16 salad producing facilities across North America. “We’re excited to venture into […]
Pure Green Farms’ fully automated greenhouse a new way to farm
AgWeb, April 22, 2021 Many farms across the country have struggled with not having enough help lately. The Western Growers, representing farmers across the Southwest and California, has announced a global harvest automation initiative, with a goal of automating 50% of harvest within the next 10 years. The major driver behind that technology is the […]
One – Two – Five – A Million or Cost parity between CEA and field lettuce is within reach
IndoorAgTech Innovation Summit, June 23, 2021 Quality, sustainability, and food safety are huge drivers for the transformation of the lettuce industry. But to make indoor-grown leafy greens mainstream, cost parity with the corresponding field-grown product needs to be achieved. Green Automation believes that the packaged baby leaf segment of the market is absolutely ripe for disruption […]
Green Automation Completes Hands-Free Cultivation Project in Ohio
GPN, April 20, 2020 Green Automation has announced the realization of another project in North America. The installation of Green Automation’s fully automated growing system at Fresh Local Produce in Hudson, Ohio, was completed this winter. Fresh Local product of Ohio started its production of fresh baby lettuce in February and can already be found […]
