Details: International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture

This past week I received some excellent questions regarding the 2015 International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture, which for social media purposes we will also be using #ICCEA2015. First question – What is the purpose for ICCEA2015? This conference was designed to tackle and openly discuss the science as well as the understanding of the […]

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ICCEA Panama Continues to Add Amazing Speakers

As #ICCEA2015 in Panama gets closer, I am getting more excited for this unique opportunity. Why? It is simple, the list of speakers and panelist continue to grow and become more and more impressive. I have already highlighted some of the speakers including industry leading researchers and professors like Dr. Kozai (Chiba University), Dr. Marcellis […]

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Panama to Offer Protected Ag Incentives

Whether it is vertical farming, plant factories, city farming, urban agriculture, greenhouse growing or rooftop farming it appears that people around the world are interested in the opportunities in controlled environment agriculture. From inspirational drawings to increased news articles and from blogs to social media the amount of “chatter” has increased drastically over the past […]

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Why is ICCEA being held in Panama?

Ever since I started sharing information on the International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture, I keep getting one question (over and over.) Why is the #ICCEA2015 being held in Panama City, Panama? There are many possible answers: 1.) The Panamanian Governments is extremely interested in developing and building their controlled environment agriculture industry. (My next blog […]

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Update: 2015 International Congress on Controlled Environment Ag

I am excited to announce the addition of two amazing speakers for the ICCEA Panama in May 2015. First, let me introduce Dr. Ricardo Hernandez of the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center. Ricardo is currently conducting research in plant physiology in controlled environments. His current project (and part of his presentation) focuses on […]

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Update: 2015 International Congress on Controlled Environment Ag

Just Released from the ICCEA: It is our great honor to inform you that the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE 2015 will take place on May 20th- 22nd 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in Panama City. For the first time in Latin America you will find a Congress dedicated to indoor Agriculture including Vertical […]

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Updates: ICCEA, Hort Americas and UrbanAgNews.com

2014 has been a pretty amazing year for both Hort Americas andUrbanAgProducts.com, but it appears 2015 is going to be even better! First, as sponsors of the 2015 International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture in Panama we are excited to get confirmation that Prof. Leo Marcelis will be presenting on the 1st day of the […]

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Updated: The International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture 2015

Finally! I am able to find the time to update everyone on the May 2015 ICCEA event in Panama City, Panama. First, their website is LIVE. You can got to http://www.icceapanama.org/ to learn more about the event. You can also follow Twitter and Facebook to get regular updates. Second, I have been receiving many questions […]

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International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture 2015

Sneak peak for all LinkedIn Followers. As stated last week The International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture is starting to really take shape. Focus will be on the six components of CEA (controlled environment agriculture.) This includes: Managing the Environment, Managing Nutrient Solutions, Managing your Growing System, Managing Light, Managing Water and Managing Energy. Announcing […]

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Urban Ag News Online Magazine Issue 6

Urban Ag News Issue 6 | July 2014 Click here to download the issue. Includes: Bringing Locally Grown Food and Produce to Chicago Japan’s Plant Factories Providing Safe, Reliable Food It Takes Commitment to Grow Organically Is the Moon the Key to Sustainability on Earth? International Conference of Controlled Environment Agriculture

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