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Bosch at Indoor Ag-Con

‘If you’re not doing data collection today, you really need to start’

From Vertical Farm Daily:

When Garrett Wagg first walked into Indoor Ag-Con in early 2025, he wasn’t there to sell anything, just to listen and gather as much information as possible. “I’m not the expert in that space. I want to hear from the grower what their needs and wants are, what they don’t like, what they want,” says Wagg, the Automation and Electrification Product Manager at Bosch Rexroth.

What he heard shaped everything that followed. A year later, Bosch Rexroth returned to Indoor Ag-Con with a booth, a partner ecosystem, and a clear point of view on what the CEA controls market was getting wrong.

A gap worth filling
Bosch Rexroth is best known as a leading supplier in motion control and drive technology, but when the company launched its ctrlX AUTOMATION platform in late 2019, it opened a much wider aperture. “When we rolled out ctrlX, our device had the capability of doing data collection, environmental control, a lot of PLC functionality that you’d find in smart building automation,” Wagg explains. “When we were looking at markets, we learned that there aren’t really products out there that can do environmental control and also do data collection, and also do motion control. We saw that there’s kind of a nice market here.”

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iGrow News European Report

iGrow News Launches 2025 European Indoor Farming Report

 iGrow News, part of the AgTech Media Group, has officially launched the 2025 European Indoor Farming Report, which is now publicly available for download.

This year’s edition offers a detailed overview of the European indoor farming landscape, covering greenhouse consolidation, investment patterns, and technological adoption across vertical farming and high-tech greenhouse operations. It combines firsthand insights from technology providers, operators, and analysts across the region.

Key Themes Explored:

● Ongoing consolidation among Europe’s largest greenhouse operators
● Fewer individual players but increased acreage under production
● Stronger demand for automation in propagation, lighting, and environmental control
● Regional growth opportunities and capital market trends in CEA

Who Is This Report For?

The European Indoor Farming Report is designed for professionals, stakeholders, and decision-makers across the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) value chain. This includes:

● Investors and Venture Capitalists seeking market insights and emerging opportunities in the indoor farming sector.
● Greenhouse and Vertical Farm Operators exploring benchmarks, technology integrations, and regional trends.
● AgTech Startups and Solution Providers looking to understand market demands and identify strategic partners.
● Policy Makers and Public Sector Entities interested in data-driven perspectives on food security, innovation, and sustainability in Europe.
● Academic Institutions and Researchers examining the evolution of CEA technologies and business models.

Whether you’re evaluating market entry, scaling operations, or investing in innovation, this report provides the data, expert perspectives, and industry context to inform your next move.

The report is co-authored by Sepehr A. Achard, COO of AgTech Media Group and Publisher of iGrow News, and Thea-Isabella Otto, Head of The Indoor Farmer and Founder of Women in CEA.

“An increasing number of companies are looking to integrate technologies throughout their supply chains, rather than seeking a one-size-fits-all solution,” said Sepehr A. Achard. “This trend is reflected in the rise of greenhouses adopting vertical farms specifically for their propagation units.”

“The trend towards autonomous growing is clearly visible.” said Thea-Isabella Otto. “However, until full implementation it will still take some years.”

The European edition follows the successful launch of the U.S. Indoor Farming Report earlier this year, with a GCC-focused edition slated for release in Q3.

📥 Download the 2025 European Indoor Farming Report here: https://igrownews.com/agtech-report/indoor-farming/europe/

About iGrow News
iGrow News, part of the AgTech Media Group, is a leading digital platform reporting on global innovations in agriculture technology. Reaching over 50,000 monthly readers, it delivers up-to-date coverage on controlled environment agriculture, precision farming, biotech, and AgTech investment. iGrow News is the publisher behind the Vertical Farming Podcast, AgTech Digest, and The Indoor Farmer. More info:
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