Join us at the young CEA professors' roundtable! During this conversation, followed by a Q&A section, you will have the opportunity to meet 6 young professors and learn more about their CEA research programs. Presented by: Dr. Kellie Walters (University of Tennessee) Dr. Qingwu Meng (University of Delaware) Dr. Yujing Park (Arizona State University) Dr. […]

Webinar presented by Murat Kacira from the University of Arizona An important factor affecting the profitability of vertical farming is a grower’s ability to consistently deliver a predictable product. To achieve this, growers must create an environment that supplies all the crop’s needs over its entire growth cycle by identifying and co-optimizing environmental variables such […]

The photosynthetic activity of far-red photons was discovered 70 years ago, but has largely been ignored since then. Recent research has drawn new attention to the importance of far-red photons. This short presentation will cover the history of research on photosynthetic responses to light spectrum, recent work on the importance of far-red photons, and a […]

Presented by Erik Runkle from Michigan State University  

Presentation by Time Shelford and Michael Eaton from Cornell University, and Kale Harbick from USDA ARS  

In response to the increasing interest in CEA, Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Dallas established the “Urban Controlled Environment Agriculture” (greenhouse, indoor farming, and high tunnel) program in 2019. Genhua Niu was relocated from El Paso Center to Dallas Center in September of 2019 to lead this program. Since then, Niu and her team has […]