Water Garden Farms (WGF), Siemens, and CEAd are partnering to integrate AI and fully automated precision agriculture technology in WGF’s indoor farming operations.

The partnership will fast-track the rollout of WGF’s high-yield, low-cost, environmentally sustainable, and decentralised farming model. It will begin with the construction of a new 500,000-square-foot, solar powered greenhouse facility in West Virginia.

Located near Washington, D.C., the facility aims to become the world’s most technologically advanced greenhouse operation of its size. It will produce 35 million packaged salad units annually, using a fraction of the resources required by open field farms.

Siemens Digital Industries will provide the technology architecture and digital tools to scale high-performance Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) operations. The company will employ its Xcelerator open business platform to enable development and integration of hardware and software, real-time insights, operational precision, and continuous innovation.

digiCEAd is a joint platform established by Siemens and CEAd. It delivers tailored digital solutions built specifically for CEA operators.

digiCEAd will enable WGF to adopt digital twin modelling, AI-driven analytics, and comprehensive operational management tools. This will boost food safety and regulatory compliance, and also continuous operational improvements and scalable growth.

Water Garden Farms is providing digiCEAd a strategic platform to deploy its AI, automation, and monitoring capabilities, while enabling Siemens and CEAd to support WGF’s operational growth.

“Together, we’re setting a new global benchmark for food quality, crop productivity, affordability, and environmental sustainability,” said Dennis Levine, Founder & CEO of Water Garden Farms. “With digiCEAd and Siemens’ cutting-edge AI, control, and automation systems, and CEAd’s leading facility design capabilities, we’re deploying a high-yield, climate-resilient production model that dramatically lowers the cost to market of nutritious produce to help combat food inflation, expand access for consumers, and drive positive environmental and social impact at scale.”

“Building resilient and scalable food systems requires collaboration. By partnering with technology and business leaders like CEAd and WGF, we can develop disruptive smart farming solutions that will transform the CEA industry,” said Rick Schneiders, Head of Future Food at Siemens. “The CEA industry stands at a pivotal moment, where embracing open, scalable solutions is essential. By harnessing vast amounts of data to gain deeper understanding and actionable insights, we can drive down costs and increase production. Our goal is to support the CEA industry in making this crucial transition in the coming years.”

“This collaboration is more than a technological partnership; it’s a bold reimagining of how we grow food now to meet future challenges,” said Thomas Larssen, CEO of CEAd. “At CEAd, we’re committed to delivering facility designs and operational systems that don’t just meet today’s challenges but set new standards for efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. Together with Siemens and Water Garden Farms, we’re creating an ecosystem where cutting-edge technology and practical design converge to produce high-yield, low-impact, and future-ready agriculture.”