Controlled Environment Agriculture

Technically Speaking: Crop acclimation

Plants are sessile organisms, meaning they can’t relocate when growing conditions become unfavorable. Thus, plants have developed mechanisms to perceive and acclimate to the environment so they can tolerate adverse conditions (to a point, of... more »

Striving for optimal greenhouse control

After labor costs, energy is typically the second largest expense in greenhouse crop production. Mechanization and automation can help reduce labor requirements as long as the technology is cost-effective. The economics of such technology investments... more »

Duets: Greenhouse energy curtains

Peter Konjoian had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Julie Dean, vice president and third-generation co-owner of Wadsworth Control Systems in Arvada, Colorado, about energy curtains. Julie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts... more »

CEA Alliance hosts workshop on the future of indoor grown produce

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance) is hosting a workshop called The Retail Future of Indoor Grown Produce at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6 at the New York Produce Show. From enormous high-tech greenhouses... more »

AgroFresh’s Control-Tec product line attains CAAE certification

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a company specializing in AgTech innovation in post-harvest produce freshness and quality solutions, announced that certain solutions from its Control-Tec equipment line have received the esteemed CAAE certification. The CAAE certification is one of... more »

CEA Alliance applauds bipartisan amendment

The CEA Alliance applauded the inclusion of a bipartisan amendment led by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to restore funding to the USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production as part of... more »

CEA Alliance publishes food safety best practices

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance has published a new best practices document called Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Controlled Environment Agriculture Produce Production of Leafy Greens and Herbs. The document provides guidance in all... more »

USDA offers Controlled Environment program for 2024

The USDA has announced a new crop insurance program designed for agricultural producers who use controlled environments in their operations. The new Controlled Environment program from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is specifically for plants... more »