Reuters: Realty Income to invest $1 bln for vertical farming with startup Plenty

Reuters: Realty Income to invest $1 bln for vertical farming with startup Plenty

Commerical real estate investment trust Realty Income (O.N) will partner with Softbank-backed vertical farming startup Plenty Unlimited Inc to invest up to $1 billion to build farming space leased to the startup, the companies said on Tuesday. As part of the agreement, Realty Income will invest $42 million into Plenty's strawberry farm near Richmond, Virginia, marking the South San Fransciso-based startup's first facility on the East Coast.
02.22.2023
The Packer: Plenty makes plans to dive into R&D at new Wyoming facility: a Q&A with Nate Storey

The Packer: Plenty makes plans to dive into R&D at new Wyoming facility: a Q&A with Nate Storey

Scaling up doesn’t always mean building up and out; sometimes it can involve investing in the capacity to dive deep into research and ask the right questions. Case in point: California-based indoor grower Plenty Unlimited Inc. has spent nearly a decade learning the ropes and evolving its approach to indoor agriculture and recently has jumped on an opportunity to grow by making a big investing in R&D.
02.15.2023
Future of Food Production Magazine: Fragile Earth

Future of Food Production Magazine: Fragile Earth

Agriculture and food systems are on the edge due to climate change, soil degradation, and the loss of productive farmland. But Plenty’s Chief Science Officer, Nate Storey, has a solution. He talked to Nick Bradley about how he and his team of vertical farmers are planning to grow enough fresh food for everyone, everywhere
10.19.2022