OHCEAC’s 4th Annual CEA Conference:
“Advancement of High Quality
Transplant Production Technologies
under Controlled Environment”
July 16, 2025 | In-Person & Online
Controlled Environment Agricultural Research Complex (CEARC)
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
Registration information can be found on our conference website:
What’s This Year’s Conference All About?
Explore the technologies transforming
transplant production in CEA The OHCEAC Annual CEA Conference brings together stakeholders each year to explore key topics in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). In 2025, our focus will be on transplant production technologies, recognizing their crucial role
in enhancing sustainability and productivity across various
crop sectors, including flowering crops, food crops, and landscape/forestry trees. In partnership with the NC State University CEA-Coalition, this year’s conference will highlight how various technologies
contribute to transplant production and will foster valuable
cross-sector collaboration in plant production. Relevant topics are, for example, 1) Substrate alternatives,
2) Root-pathogen-substrate interactions, 3) Symbiotic and beneficial microbes, 4) Vegetable grafting, 5) Stand
establishment, 6) Seed technologies, and 7) Automation.
Meet Our Keynote Speakers
Dr. Paul Fisher
University of Florida“Production of High-Quality Plugs and Rooted Cuttings in Floriculture”
Dr. Rhoda deJonge
Vineland Research & Innovation Centre, Canada“Production of High-Quality Forestry/ Landscape Tree Seedlings – Designing Root Architecture & Rootzone Environment”
Dr. Matt Kleinhenz
The Ohio State University“Production and Use of High-Quality Vegetable Seedlings and Grafting for
High Tunnels and Open Fields”
Dr. Ricardo Hernández
North Carolina State University“Optimized High-Tech Controlled Environment Agriculture Propagation Strategies for Affordable, High-Quality Young Plants”
Dr. Nadia Sabeh
Dr. Greenhouse, Inc.“Designing Systems and HVAC for High-Quality Transplant Production Facilities”
OHCEAC Tentative Conference Schedule at a Glance
Subject to ChangeWednesday, July 16thOHCEAC Conference (8:30 AM – 6:30 PM) Welcome & Introductions – 8:30 – 8:45 AMKeynote Presentations & Discussion – 8:45 – 12:00 PMLunch (Provided for In-Person Attendees) – 12:00 – 12:45 PMSponsor Presentations – 12:45 – 1:15 PMInvited Research Presentations & Discussion – 1:15 – 2:45 PMIndustry Discussion Panel – 3:00 – 4:00 PMConference Conclusion – 4:00 – 4:05 PMCEARC Tours (In-Person Activity) – 4:05 -5:00 PMNetworking Social (In-Person Activity) – 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Join us on July 16th following Cultivate in person
in Columbus, OH, USA or online via Zoom.More information to come – we hope to see you there!