THE HAGUE, June 10 — Today, Infinite Acres, a technology-focused subsidiary of the American vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms, is opening a first-of-its-kind research center at its Dutch headquarters.
For nearly a decade, 80 Acres Farms has been a global leader in the vertical farming industry, with facilities in the United States and Europe. Today, the company’s production farms supply fresh produce and grab-and-go meals to more than 1,500 retail locations across the eastern United States.
Working with best-in-class technology partners to design, build, and maintain those farms, the Infinite Acres team recognized an opportunity for closer collaboration. The Infinite Acres Field Lab and Experience Center located near the Dutch greenhouses that have led the world in high-tech agriculture for decades, is a hub for industrial innovation and sustainable solutions.
“Innovation requires collaboration,” says Tisha Livingston, CEO of Infinite Acres and co-founder of 80 Acres Farms. “By bringing partners into our research center, we’re closing a feedback loop and accelerating our learnings, for the benefit of farmers everywhere. This is a collaborative space where we can innovate to solve global problems.” By shortening supply chains, reducing food waste, and producing more food with fewer resources, vertical farming promises a healthier and more sustainable future.
At the Field Lab and Experience Center, researchers and experts from Infinite Acres will work side-by-side with partner companies, including Siemens, Signify, SICK, and TTA, which are directly supporting the project. The facility will also be open to student researchers. Infinite Acres is a member of Wageningen University’s Club of 100, and the company hopes to further its collaboration with Wageningen while engaging TU Delft and other Dutch and American universities.
“With challenges like a growing population, climate change which amongst many other severe consequences leads to soil degradation, we must rethink traditional food production. Digitalization and cutting-edge technologies such as AI are key to scale the sustainability impact in food production and vertical farming industry, and it is people who develop this technology to positively impact others”, stated Dirk De Bilde, CEO of Siemens Nederland. “The opening of the Field Lab and Experience Center is an important milestone and sets a new standard for collaboration in vertical farming – it shows our shared commitment to a more sustainable future.”
Infinite Acres is a Dutch-American technology company with a green thumb. A subsidiary of 80 Acres Farms founded in 2019, Infinite Acres combines Dutch horticultural technology with American manufacturing and processing technology for industry-leading innovation in hardware, software, and plant genetics.
80 Acres Farms is a vertical farming leader based in Hamilton, Ohio. Founded by Mike Zelkind and Tisha Livingston in 2015, the company operates indoor farms built with world-class technology and analytics by its Dutch-American technology subsidiary, Infinite Acres. Using 100% renewable electricity and 95% less water per pound of produce, the company’s farms provide consumers with a range of pesticide-free harvests that last longer at home, reducing food waste and exceeding the highest standards in food safety. Consumers can find the company’s branded salads, salad kits, herbs, microgreens, and tomatoes at more than 1,500 retailers and restaurants across the eastern United States.
Infinite Acres zet door samenwerking in op versnelde groei vertical farming
Den Haag, 10 juni 2024 — Infinite Acres, een Nederlands-Amerikaanse technologiedochter van verticaal landbouwbedrijf 80 Acres Farms , opent vandaag een uniek onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingscentrum op haar Nederlandse hoofdkantoor in Den Haag – wereldwijd het eerste in zijn soort.
In samenwerking met de beste partners op het gebied van ontwerp, bouw en onderhoud van dit type landbouw, gaat het Infinite Acres-team hiermee weer een stap verder in de ontwikkeling van vertical farming. Het Field Lab met Experience Center ligt vlakbij het Westland, dat als grootste glastuinbouwgebied van ons land al tientallen jaren toonaangevend is in de hightech landbouwsector. Het vormt dan ook de perfecte locatie voor deze hub voor industriële innovatie en duurzame voedselproductiemogelijkheden.
Natasja Wielandt
PR Manager, Orange Wings Investments
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Jed Portman
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