BACK TO NEWS “Farm loans outstanding at commercial banks declined in the third quarter and non-performing loans edged slightly higher.” — Kansas City Fed READ MORE AT KANSAS CITY FED
Food waste to indoor farming input: Re-Nuble raises $1.1m seed funding
BACK TO NEWS “Re-Nuble recently closed a $1.1 million seed round led by Global Sustainable Future. She1K, SOSV, SVG Ventures, WOCstar, and others participated in the round as well.” — AgFunder News READ MORE AT AGFUNDERNEWS
Global CEA Census report shows continued positivity despite COVID-19
BACK TO NEWS “Data captured over an 8-week period show 95% of growers have an optimistic outlook for the next 12 months with all types of operations including greenhouses, shipping containers, tunnel and vertical farms showing profitability.” — Global CEA Census READ FULL REPORT
What COVID means for indoor ag lending
BACK TO NEWS “This year has been strange for everyone, and lenders are no different. They live in a world of rules, and stats and data. And there’s almost no way to account for a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic in that world view” — Vertical Farm Daily READ MORE AT VERTICAL FARM …
Rooted’s Urban Farming Microlearning Platform Now Comes With Added ckbk
BACK TO NEWS Reno, London, Singapore (November 30, 2020) – Rooted Global, the first global urban farming platform, helps corporate employees at some of the world’s largest companies learn to grow a little of their own food at home, offering a new dimension to corporate wellness. But what happens after …
They Built Their Own Greenhouses. Did They Reap What They Sowed?
BACK TO NEWS “When the pandemic forced everyone into isolation and threatened food supplies, some people decided to build their own greenhouses. Six months later, the project remains a pleasure and a challenge.” — New York Times READ MORE AT NEW YORK TIMES
Thanksgiving 2020 will be a new experience for a traditional holiday
BACK TO NEWS “Lettuce markets have been volatile all season with disruptions in demand due to COVID and several heat spikes that pushed crops ahead of schedule.” — Wells Fargo READ MORE AT WELLS FARGO
Folium 2.0 hits the market ahead of schedule
BACK TO NEWS “Autogrow has launched the second generation of its Folium Smart Sensor Network, ahead of schedule to meet customer demand for greater access to data in the cloud.” — Autogrow READ MORE AT AUTOGROW
Cannabis Supply Distributor Hydrofarm Files for $100 Million NASDAQ IPO
BACK TO NEWS “California-based cannabis supply distributor Hydrofarm has filed a preliminary prospectus for up to a $100 million IPO. The company intends to list on the NASDAQ with the trading symbol HYFM.” — New Cannabis Ventures READ MORE AT NEW CANNABIS VENTURES
Marshall offering new undergraduate major in specialty agriculture
BACK TO NEWS “The major focuses on the agricultural aspects of greenhouse production, hydroponics, precision farming, urban agriculture, community gardens and specialty crop production.” — Herald Dispatch READ MORE AT HERALD DISPATCH