Controlled Environment Agriculture

UF Research Demonstrates Tomato Results with HarvestHold

A recent study by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS) found the shelf-life of grape tomatoes can be dramatically improved using a postharvest solution by Verdant Technologies. The research team,... more »

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Griffin, IUNI Partner in Controlled Environment Agriculture

Griffin has announced a partnership with IUNU, provider of computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and cultivation management software in the horticulture industry. The agreement was signed at AmericanHort’s Cultivate'22 show in Columbus, Ohio. Griffin will... more »

Global Garden, Canobi AgTech Partner for Indoor Cannabis and Food Farmers

Global Garden has teamed with Canobi AgTech of Maxville, Ontario, to bring monitoring, automation and optimization technology to indoor cannabis farmers and food agriculturalists across the United States. Designed to manage an entire indoor farming operation, Canobi... more »

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New Controlled Environment Agriculture Summit to Launch in October

Indoor Ag-Con and the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Innovation Center — a joint project of the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) —... more »

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Opportunities in CEA

Cox Enterprises recently made a strategic investment in Mucci Farms, a 60-year-old controlled environment agriculture (CEA) business with a network of greenhouses for indoor-grown fruits and vegetables in Canada and the United States. Headquartered in... more »

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Oasis Grower Solutions Reformulates Hydroponic Solution

Oasis Grower Solutions has developed a one-bag solution for fertilizing leafy greens, formulated for commercial and hobby hydroponic production of lettuce, herbs, greens and most vegetables. The newly packaged Oasis Hydroponic Fertilizer replaces the traditional... more »

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Revol Greens Plans Texas Expansion

Greenhouse lettuce grower Revol Greens is building its largest facility to date in Temple, Texas. Planting within the first of 20 planned acres in Phase 1 of this new greenhouse is expected to start by... more »

A rendering of the planned new CEA greenhouse in upstate New York.

Havecon to Build CEA Greenhouses in Upstate NY

Confluent Energies Inc. recently announced Havecon Horticultural Projects and Atrium Agri Consortium to design, engineer and construct its first innovative vegetable production facility in Massena, New York. Confluent Energies said the full investment for the... more »

Mucci Farms Gains Investment From Tech Company Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises, the same company that acquired BrightFarms, has made a strategic investment in Mucci Farms, a 60-year-old controlled environment agriculture (CEA) business with a network of greenhouses for indoor-grown fruits and vegetables in Canada... more »

A new greenhouse at UC Davis will be built to protect grapevines from diseases such as red blotch disease, which can cause leaves to turn red, hamper fruit ripening and reduce wine quality. (Foundation Plant Services/UC Davis)

UC Davis Building $5.25M Greenhouse for Protection of Grapevine Collection

A new, $5.25 million greenhouse is being built on the University of California, Davis, campus to protect a vital grapevine collection from red blotch disease and other pathogens. The 14,400-square-foot greenhouse will have a vestibuled entry, be insect-proof and... more »