I´m still in the building/developing process, so my words are not final. No limits on supported universes, plays nice with USB interfaces such as the EntTec, but also supports artnet (to which I moved by now) and can directly work with MIDI controllers including customized feedback. ![]() Being software, there ARE quirks, but no showstoppers. It´s open source, no license fees, and so far has proven to be fit for the job I´m throwing at it. All information or other material herein is not to be construed as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Global AgInvesting and HighQuest Partners are not a fiduciary in any manner, and the reader assumes the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any information or other content on this site.Take a look at QLC+. *The content put forth by Global AgInvesting News and its parent company HighQuest Partners is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only. ~Lynda Kiernan-Stone is editor with GAI Media, and is managing editor and daily contributor for Global AgInvesting’s AgInvesting Weekly News and Agtech Intel News, as well as HighQuest Group’s Unconventional Ag. The company is also aiming to reach its goal of 100 tons of lettuce being domestically produced per day by 2030, as it eyes an ultimate goal of a “Global Food Infrastructure” that eliminates food insecurity for all people. ![]() “Next step is to bring application of automation technologies and large-scale cultivation know-how to spread safe and delicious berries in Japan and around the world,” stated Spread. Key to the process was the ability by the company to create a stable environment where bees can thrive and pollinate the plants under indoor LED lighting – another difficult achievement. Further, Spread explained that less wasted food and resources aligns with consumer values, a fact reflected in the company’s sales of 90 million packs through 4,500 stores across Japan.īuilding on this success, in 2021 Spread developed the technology necessary for large-scale vertical production of pesticide-free strawberries using artificial light. With the capital secured through this Series A, Spread stated it plans: to develop new technologies for Techno Farm Fukuroi – the largest automated vertical farm in the world by volume to invest in marketing of its sustainable vegetable brand Vegetus to strengthen its R&D in the fields of strawberry and alternative meat production and to invest in global business development.īorn of the concept of “Sustainable Vegetable”, the cultivation of Vegetus products requires only 1 percent of the water used by conventional farming, with a product loss rate of only 10 percent, compared to 40 percent for conventional production. Today, the company is capitalizing upon its deep well of experience, and is combining technology with cultivation processes originating from traditional Kyoto farming to expand into the production of high-quality, pesticide-free strawberries, while also launching research on the production of alternative meats. Striving for even greater levels of efficiency and sustainability in its systems, Spread developed Techno Farm Kaihanna, which utilized automated cultivation, precise environmental control technology, Techno Farm Cloud – an IoT-based cultivation management platform, and other cutting-edge technologies to achieve an operating rate of 99.2 percent within two years of the plant’s coming online in 2018. Spread noted that, Kameoka Plant, its first farm, was the first in the world to achieve profitability, achieving an operating rate of 97 percent after six years – no small achievement in the vertical farming space, where pressure for price parity with traditionally produced foods is intense. Today, Spread announced it has closed on a $30 million (4 billion yen) Series A backed by multiple companies and angel investors, representing the largest-ever funding round to occur in Japan’s food tech sector. Based in Kyoto, Spread has been in operation since 2007, gaining expertise over the course of 15 years, beginning production at its Kameoka Plant, and then through its next-generation automated vertical farm – Techno Farm Keihanna. Japanese food tech company Spread is a true vertical farming veteran. ![]() By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media
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