At Contain, we’re often asked for recommendations on setting up a leafy green home grow, even though our primary focus…
Inside the World of Indoor Farming, CEA, Financing & Rural Living
Factory Homes? Modular Housing Against the Housing Crisis
For many Americans, owning a home reflects a key life goal. A 2022 study found that 74% of Americans view…
August 13, 2024
CEA Farm Funding is Back in July 2024
CEA farm funding rebounded in July. The $170m raised was 70% more than that raised in the whole of Q2. …
August 5, 2024
City Lights to Country Nights: Modern Rural Migration
When considering internal population migration, the first thing that comes to mind is usually the rapid trend towards urbanization. Rural…
July 23, 2024
Exploring Rooted Robotics and the Future of Automation in Agriculture
At Contain, automation is consistently one of the most popular categories on our Equipped pre-owned equipment marketplace. It’s popular…
July 19, 2024
A Wave of New Indoor Farms in June 2024
June brought several new indoor farms, with a whopping 377k ft2 of vertical farming capacity. Elsewhere, funding remained slow but…
July 7, 2024
Exploring the Potential of Hydroponic Hops: Benefits, Challenges, and Economics
The hydroponic hops market is gaining traction, driven by rising demand for craft beer and innovative approaches by companies like…
June 15, 2024
New Specialty Crops Highlighted in May 2024
If there was a theme to indoor ag in May, it was new specialty crops moving indoors. We saw moves…
June 9, 2024
USDA funding CEA farms in April 2024
April’s biggest surprise was the USDA funding CEA farms to the tune of $80m. The industry also saw an acquisition…
May 5, 2024
How has food price inflation impacted indoor veggie growers?
Food price inflation reemerged as a topic of conversation in the past few weeks thanks to an unexpectedly high March…