Controlled Environment Agriculture

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Grower Success Stories: Grassroots innovation at Hoffman Nursery

Hoffman Nursery specializes in ornamental and native grasses, sedges and perennial liners for the wholesale trade. Committed to promoting better living through plants, they grow and ship more than 150 species and cultivars to customers... more »

Scaling up greenhouse structures

Smaller greenhouses have many economical structural and technological advancement options now. Sometimes adding minor improvements can make a major impact on the overall structure of your greenhouse. “Many growers think expansion means a totally new... more »

Tech that works for small growers

There are stories in the news and on social media daily about the advancements and improvements being made by artificial intelligence (AI). While incorporating AI into controlled environment growing seems like a pipe dream for... more »

ACT Grower Summit focuses on greenhouse innovation

The ACT Group will host its third ACT Quebec Grower Summit on Sept. 23 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, bringing local growers together to discuss technology and research shaping greenhouse operations. The group, which includes Grodan, Philips... more »

CEA Summit East returns to Virginia in 2025

The CEA Summit East will return to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Virginia, on Sept. 9-10, 2025. Co-hosted by Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center, the event brings together professionals... more »

Farwest Show adds climate summit and networking events

The 2025 Farwest Show will feature a first-ever Climate Summit alongside new networking opportunities for nursery and greenhouse professionals. The event takes place Aug. 20 to 22 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The... more »

Controlling greenhouse temperature for successful production

The single greatest reason we grow crops inside greenhouses is to regulate the temperature. In addition, the primary determinant of crop timing is the average temperature. Despite this, it can be easy to overlook temperature... more »

Greenway Farms adopts Sollum dynamic LED lighting

Sollum Technologies has partnered with Maryland-based Greenway Farms to provide dynamic LED lighting for the farm’s aquaponic leafy greens production. Greenway Farms produces leafy greens and fresh fish year-round using a sustainable aquaponic system that... more »

Duets: Plant breeding for CEA production systems

Today’s guest is Andrew Ogden, assistant professor of plant breeding for controlled environment agriculture at the University of Georgia (UGA). Andrew completed his doctoral degree at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and recently returned... more »

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Data logger vs monitoring system for greenhouse control

When it comes to environmental control and compliance in greenhouse operations, it’s essential to choose the right type of data tracking technology. CAS DataLoggers outlines three key differences between data loggers and monitoring systems to... more »