Are indoor vertical farms really ‘future-proofing agriculture’?

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Heralded as the next step in food production, this practice is gaining ground in the US. But are they really a greener alternative to traditional farming?At a hyper-controlled indoor farm in industrial South San Francisco, four robots named John, Paul, George and Ringo carefully transfer seedlings from barcoded trays into 15-plus foot towers that are then hung vertically inside a 4,800 sq ft grow room.Inside the hygienic space, which is operated by the indoor farming company Plenty, there’s no ...

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