A lot has happened this year in the controlled environment agriculture industry. From new funding and expanding operations to recalls and hurricane recovery, these 12 stories captured our readers' attention. Here are our top 12 articles by pageviews:
1. Rooftop Empire
Gotham Greens’ Viraj Puri and Jenn Frymark share the grower’s formula for successful, calculated expansion.
2. Checking in on CEA
Industry stakeholders discuss the biggest opportunities, challenges and stories in CEA.
3. BrightFarms recalls spinach and salad kits
The voluntary recall was due to possible listeria contamination as a result of supplier Element Farms' recall.
4. Hippo Harvest announces $21 million Series B funding led by Standard Investments
The funding will be used to scale the company's greenhouse operations and to expand its product offerings into new categories of leafy greens.
5. Mucci Farms expands operations with acquisition of Greenhill Produce
Mucci Farms has expanded its greenhouse acreage with the acquisition of the 150-acre Greenhill Produce.
6. Little Leaf Farms announces new greenhouse in Pennsylvania
Little Leaf Farms is now operating the largest leafy greens campus in North America with its new Pennsylvania greenhouse.
7. From farm to pharmacy
Learn about Tufts University’s efforts to integrate food-based nutrition programs into the health care system.
8. DENSO and Certhon introduce Artemy, a fully automated cherry truss tomato harvesting robot
The 1,100-pound (500-kilogram) robot is equipped with advanced vision technology for scanning the crop by its maturity and harvests ripe truss tomatoes.
9. Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada in move that could hurt horticulture
President-elect Trump posted on Truth Social that he would institute tariffs on his first day in office, possibly making imported horticultural goods far more expensive for growers.
10. After the storm
How hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted the horticulture industry this fall.
11. Lighting the path to perfect potted herbs
Optimize your growth strategies for basil, mint, oregano, thyme, sage and rosemary.
12. How the FSMA Food Traceability Final Rule will affect your CEA business
Successful implementation will require collaboration within companies and with their customers and suppliers.
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