Inside the World of Indoor Farming, CEA, Financing & Rural Living
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Five Farms Making a Go of Indoor Agriculture

At Contain, we’re always on the hunt for indoor farming innovations to add to our Insights database of more than…

July 23, 2025

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Dyson’s 250% Yield Breakthrough Headlines June AgTech: Vertical Farming Advances, M&A Activity, and Industry Setbacks

June saw the debut of Dyson’s rotating vertical system, along with expansion at Little Leaf Farms and more M&A in…

July 21, 2025

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Indoor Agriculture Pivots to Home Gardens as Vertical Farming Failures Drive Strategic Reevaluation

The indoor agriculture industry is pivoting as high-profile vertical farming failures force tech manufacturers to reevaluate their business strategies. While…

June 19, 2025

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Zordi Series B and May 2025 Indoor Agriculture Developments

May was one of the quietest months since we began tracking the sector, with just two funding events.  One increasing…

June 14, 2025

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Freight Farms Bankruptcy and iUNU’s $20M Raise Highlight April’s Indoor Ag Contrasts

The Freight Farms bankruptcy naturally dominated April’s news. It masked positive funding announcements, with a new round for automation firm…

May 10, 2025

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Freight Farms Resources: Indoor Ag Companies Stepping Up to Support Freight Farmers

The indoor farming world lost a pioneer last week. On April 30, 2025, Freight Farms-the Boston-based company that brought container…

May 5, 2025

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How to Finance Your Hydroponic Project in 2025: Finding Opportunity in a Shifting Market

Hydroponic financing in 2025 is at a crossroads. Over the past two years, high-profile bankruptcies and funding pullbacks have dominated…

May 4, 2025

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Indoor Ag’s New Reality: Practical Advice from Investment Banker Adam Bergman

The past few years have been anything but smooth for the indoor agriculture sector. After a period of rapid investment…

April 17, 2025

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Plenty Unlimited bankruptcy dominates March’s indoor ag news, overshadowing new farm plans

The Plenty Unlimited bankruptcy dominated indoor ag news in March.  Linkedin commentators were quick to condemn the vertical farming industry…

April 5, 2025

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80 Acres Farms secures $115m, Square Roots expands to Japan, and indoor ag sees farm shakeups in February

80 Acres Farms anchored the month with a $115 million raise and acquisition of plant science innovator Plantae Bioscience.  Square…

March 2, 2025