'Coming of age for UK farming tech': Jones Food Company opens second vertical farm in UK

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Jones Food Company

Company claims to have cracked code for delivering accessible, sustainable, premium, year-round growing as it cuts ribbon on new site

Ocado-backed vertical farming business Jones Food Company has unveiled what it claims is the world's most advanced vertical farm near Lydney in Gloucestershire. Opened today, the facility - dubbed JFC2...

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