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In July 2023, I posted the article The 2023 Controlled Environment Agriculture Market – How Are We Evolving? After fielding…
One of the major objectives of OptimIA project researchers was to establish an outreach program to engage with stakeholders in…
North Carolina State University researchers Professor Ricardo Hernandez and Cristian Collado worked with Current’s Arize® Element L1000 LED top lighting…
Research conducted in the University of Arizona UAg vertical farm using modeling and computer simulations showed vertical air flow compared…
Photo: AppHarvest, Somerset Kentucky The U.S. controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry received lots of publicity over the past 10 years.…
OptimIA economic researchers determined on average, a 1 percent increase in wages would reduce an indoor farm’s profit per square…
Roberto Lopez, an OptimIA project researcher and Michigan State University horticulture professor, is studying how environmental parameters can impact plant…
Lettuce being grown as baby greens at Purdue University are harvested 15 days after planting seeds. Seeds are sown close…
By Jenn Frymark and Charu Sharma The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry is growing rapidly, driven by the increasing demand…
Researchers at Michigan State University have used the Controlled-Environment Lighting Laboratory to study the effects of different colors of light…
Photo: Close friend and Kansas farmer enjoys a break. Credit: Chris Higgins Thoughts of a businessman just trying to figure…
By Sam Milton For business owners and operators in the indoor agriculture or controlled environment agriculture (CEA) space, whether you…
Photo: Chris Higgins, Hendersonville NC. Recent company failures and layoffs will likely have people second guessing their commitment to the…