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.

For decades, moldboard plows, disks and field cultivators, all horizontal tillage tools, have been the go-tos for fieldwork. That’s changing as fears about climate change come into focus. Sooner or ...

Nate Storey planted the seeds for Plenty Inc., a new leader in vertical farming. From its start as a student project at the University of Wyomng, Nate Storey's vertical farming enterprise has grown ...

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 ...

Vertical farms have had successes producing fresh greens and herbs, tomatoes and strawberries—all necessary and delicious crops but not the most calorie-dense. That honor falls to cereals and grains, ...

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Many Americans have become accustomed to plentifully stocked grocery stores, with uninterrupted access to their favorite fruits and vegetables year-round. People don't often consider the ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

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 ...

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I answer the question is vertical farming is the future of food? Specifically, the video looks at the problem with vertical farming, the ...