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AeroFarms announces continuance of operations and microgreens supply to customers

The announcement comes a little over a week after the company notified the Virginia Works Department of Workforce Development and Advancement of its impending closure.

Indoor Ag-Con announces new food safety track, keynote speakers

Indoor Ag-Con is hosting its Conference Program Feb. 11-12, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas.

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Growing leadership in vertical farming and indoor agriculture

Following a successful year of indoor farming conferences, Eric Stein, executive director at the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture examines the pros and cons of transactional and transformative leadership.

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Growing leadership in vertical farming and indoor agriculture

Following a successful year of indoor farming conferences, Eric Stein, executive director at the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture examines the pros and cons of transactional and transformative leadership.

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The biggest controlled environment agriculture headlines of 2025

Looking back at the year’s news in labor, politics, policy and mergers affecting the CEA industry.

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Closing the loop: Finding sustainable produce packaging alternatives

When will the controlled environment agriculture industry implement a standard solution to single-use plastic packaging? Research to answer the question is underway at several universities, including Michigan State, Clemson and Virginia Tech.

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Editorial Director Kelli Rodda on plastic packaging alternatives for fresh produce

As the fresh produce industry looks into alternate packaging materials to plastic, Editorial Director Kelli Rodda gets nostalgic about buying and returning soda bottles during the 1970s.