Newsletter #20 Vertical Farming

3star restaurant, a new safety standard, a different mind set to VF and .... more.

This week there was some big news in plant based foods that can impact vertical farming and a new food safety standard for indoor AG was announced. Plus is regenerative farming a sustainable alternative for vertical farming? And what is changing on the demand side of vertical farming?

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Most interesting pieces to read:

• Chef Daniel Humm Is Relaunching Eleven Madison Park as an All-Vegan Restaurant. Chef Daniel Humm plans to reopen his celebrated fine-dining restaurant on June 10 with a meatless menu. Link.

• There’s a New ‘Organic’ Food That Fights Global Warming. Regenerative farming is fast becoming the higher standard for consumers seeking to protect their health and the planet. Link.

• "A number of vertical farms will disappear, but the sector as a whole will expand"."We believe that vertical farming producers should focus on higher market segments and that products should be marketed as premium products. There is every reason to do that: lowest water footprint, low food miles, longer shelf life, higher land use efficiency, fresher products and potentially higher food safety." Link.

• The CEA Food Safety Coalition Launches a Food-Safety Standard for Indoor Ag. The CEA Food Safety Coalition announced today what it says is the first-ever food safety certification program designed for leafy greens grown in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) settings. Link.

• Genomic imbalance: an extra chromosome arm can induce severe phenotypic and gene expression changes. Question: We wanted to know how the greater dosage imbalance modulates gene expression from all chromosomes in maize. Link.

• Plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate starts rolling review with Health Canada. Link.

• Fifth Season is using its fully-integrated, automated operating system to crack the economics code for vertical farming with the potential to integrate with greenhouse operations. Webb said negative economics has had a major impact on the vertical farm industry. Link.

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The latests interesting news:

• CubicFarm Systems nets $1.5m for on-site indoor farming setup to feed livestock. Link.

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• Supermarkets are in for the fight of their lives. As nontraditional retailers and upstarts grab a larger share of sales, grocers need to master the entire digital domain, writes Gary Hawkins of the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology. Link.

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The Real Plant team

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