Bowery Farming partners with Arkansas on indoor spinach

Scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture, are conducting the research in partnership with scientists at Bowery's research and development facilities.

Bowery Farming sells leafy greens and herbs at more than 1,100 U.S. grocery stores and major e-commerce platforms, including Walmart and Whole Foods Market. This year, the New York City-based company launched two varieties of strawberries. Bowery Farming is also expanding its geographic reach across the U.S. with a new indoor farm in Bethlehem, PA, with robotics, artificial intelligence, and other technology to manage the farm systems.

"The agreement between Bowery Farming and the Division of Agriculture highlights our dedication to improving modern agriculture using advanced breeding technologies," says Jean-François Meullenet, Senior Associate Vice President for Agriculture Research and Director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. "Collaborations like this exemplify the kind of public-private research partnerships the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has conducted for decades as part of our land-grant mission."

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Newton Kalengamaliro, Ph.D., left, senior agricultural scientist with Bowery Farming Inc., works with Haizheng Xiong, Ph.D., program associate with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Bowery Farming and the Division of Agriculture are collaborating on development of a disease-resistant spinach. (Photo: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)

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