Vertical farming systems and methods

An automatic farm control method comprising:

• receiving, by a control system including at least one processor in communication with at least one network, a configuration message from a remote computing device through the at least one network;
• and
• automatically controlling, by the control system, at least one piece of farming equipment according to content of the configuration message, wherein the at least one piece of farming equipment is configured to plant crops within at least one growth area, maintain the crops within the at least one growth area, harvest the crops within the at least one growth area, or a combination thereof in response to the controlling, within a frame defining the at least one growth area and configured to support a plurality of vertical plant growth structures within the at least one growth area such that for each of the vertical plant growth structures, a plane defining a growth surface area from which plant stems emerge is oriented vertically with respect to the frame.