{"id":10475,"date":"2021-05-03T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10475"},"modified":"2021-05-04T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T15:16:29","slug":"aerofarms-builds-worlds-largest-aeroponic-farm-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/iot-library\/news\/connected-industries-news\/aerofarms-builds-worlds-largest-aeroponic-farm-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"AeroFarms builds world\u2019s largest Aeroponic Farm in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aerofarms-886x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10476\" width=\"416\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aerofarms-886x620.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aerofarms-640x448.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aerofarms.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vertical farming specialist AeroFarms has broken ground in Virginia on the largest planned indoor vertical farm in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ground breaking ceremony of the new aeroponic farm in Danville, Pittsylvania County, was attended by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Bettina Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planned to be online in the second quarter of 2022, AeroFarms says its 136,000 square foot Danville farm will be the largest and most technologically advanced aeroponic indoor vertical farm in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located close to more than 1,000 food retailers in the region, the Danville farm will provide access to approximately 50 million people located within a day\u2019s drive. The new farm will expand AeroFarms\u2019 business to the Mid-Atlantic region with brick-and-mortar retail and e-commerce partners, building upon existing relationships that include Whole Foods Market, ShopRite, Baldor, Amazon Fresh and FreshDirect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Danville farm will feature AeroFarms\u2019 proprietary agSTACK technology, creating a connected and digitally controlled farm that integrates hardware, automation, intelligent controls and sensors, machine learning, machine vision, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and manufacturing execution systems to create a data loop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By collecting and analysing data through its 26 crop turns per year, AeroFarms\u2019 team of engineers, plant scientists, and programmers gather insights about plants, and apply these learnings for continuous improvement of its farms, which yield annual productivity up to 390 times greater than traditional field farming, while using up to 95% less water and zero pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe science, technology and innovation that underpin our platform allows us to drive superior unit economics and scale up our business to deliver on our mission of growing the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity,\u201d said David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AeroFarms. \u201cOur customers love our leafy greens, which consistently win on quality, flavor, taste and texture. We are excited to break ground on our new farm, expand our retail presence in the region and bring our exceptional, great tasting products to more customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDanville-Pittsylvania County is the perfect location to introduce our next-generation Model 5 farm that will be able to serve the more than 1,000 food retailers in the region,\u201d said Rosenberg. \u201cOur new farm will deepen our established retailer partnerships even further and make our sustainably grown, pesticide-free and always fresh leafy greens available throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, while also creating high-quality jobs in the area. This new facility represents an inflection point in our growth trajectory as we scale our technology and expand our retail distribution footprint and customer reach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe congratulate AeroFarms on launching construction of its state-of-the-art facility in Cane Creek Centre,\u201d said Governor Ralph Northam. \u201cThe Commonwealth\u2019s history is rooted in agribusiness, and the completion of the world\u2019s largest and most advanced indoor vertical farm will enhance this booming industry. We thank AeroFarms for choosing Southern Virginia, and look forward to supporting its success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInnovation and new technologies have always been the driving forces behind the success of Virginia\u2019s largest private sector industry, agriculture,\u201d said Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring. \u201cBy choosing to establish their largest production facility to date here in the Commonwealth, AeroFarms is ensuring that Virginia is a leader in indoor vertical farming.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26711,"featured_media":10476,"template":"","news-category":[61],"library-tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AeroFarms builds world\u2019s largest Aeroponic Farm in Virginia - IoT M2M Council<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iotm2mcouncil.org\/iot-library\/news\/connected-industries-news\/aerofarms-builds-worlds-largest-aeroponic-farm-in-virginia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AeroFarms builds world\u2019s largest Aeroponic Farm in Virginia - IoT M2M Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vertical farming specialist AeroFarms has broken ground in Virginia on the largest planned indoor vertical farm in the world. 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