Cover Story

A Strategy of Change

Chris Beytes

Winner of the Operational Excellence category in the 2nd annual CEAs—Cultivating Excellence Awards, at Indoor Ag-Con earlier this year, lettuce grower BrightFarms has been flexible in its strategy and bold in its builds. We paid a visit to their newest location in Macon, Georgia, plus spoke with EVP of Operations Eric Dobbins to learn how Macon fits BrightFarms’ strategy, the challenge of growing lettuce in the Deep South, and what the future holds.

Covering Environments

Co-location & Co-generation

Dr. Gene Giacomelli

A tactical approach with our thoughtfully planned actions, such as co-location, can help maintain process quality, as well as mitigate environmental impacts while supporting desirable actions in the future.

Features

Beyond Lettuce Greens

David Kuack

Seasonal and ethnic specialty crops offer controlled environment leafy greens growers an opportunity to expand their product mix and customer base.

Features

Four Technologies Driving Efficiency in Lettuce Production

Janeen Wright

New and evolving technologies help greenhouse lettuce growers lower costs, improve crop uniformity and scale production more efficiently than ever before.

Features

New DM-Resistant Basil Cultivars

Dave Clement, Sheena O’Donnell & Suzanne Klick

Downy mildew can impact greenhouse-grown basil plants, as well as field grown, so we continue to report field trials on new DM-resistant cultivars to highlight top performers.

Features

The Impact of Night Interruption Lighting on Strawberries

Roberto Lopez, Sean Tarr, Jared Zaporski & Josh Vander Weide

In the second of a four-part series on controlled environment strawberry research at Michigan State University, we investigate how low-intensity night interruption lighting can replace conventional day extension lighting in everbearing strawberry production while maintaining or even improving yield.

From Your Editor

Words Matter

Jennifer Polanz

As a writer, I try to choose my words carefully.

Insider

Biome Delta and Quantified Sensor Technology

Dr. Jake Holley

Through the partnership, Biome will supply growers with the FireFly node and a suite of sensors developed by Quantified.

Insider

Blue Radix’s Crop Controller

Dr. Jake Holley

Leamington-based Lebo Farms adopted Blue Radix's Crop Controller for automating decisions in production of tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and eggplants.

Insider

Koppert Releases New Limonica Ulti-Mite

Dr. Jake Holley

As a generalist predator, Amblydromalus limonicus is capable of feeding on a broad range of small plant pests, but has shown particularly strong performance against thrips and whiteflies.

Insider

New Bayer Strawberry

Dr. Jake Holley

Baya Solara is a June-bearing variety noted for resistance to diseases such as Phytophthora, while also producing fruit with strong postharvest performance and desirable culinary qualities.

Insider

Sollum SF-INFINITE LED Fixture

Dr. Jake Holley

The fixture brings together many of the features growers have come to expect from modern LED technology, along with some capabilities that allow for more advanced lighting strategies.

Insider

University of Illinois Opens a New CEA Research Facility

Dr. Jake Holley

The facility is designed to support applied research that bridges academic inquiry and real-world commercial challenges facing the CEA industry.

Pest Management

Four Steps for Protecting Herbs

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

Practical solutions for managing insect and mite pests on indoor herbs.

Technology

Gelling With a New Substrate

Jennifer Polanz

Jiffy Group’s new Jiffy Gel substrate won this year’s Product Innovation Award at the 2026 Indoor Ag-Con in Las Vegas, so I sat down with Kyle Freedman to find out why it’s so unique and what the benefits might be for growers considering incorporating it into their growing regime.

Web Exclusive

CEA Alliance Adds Members

Jennifer Polanz

Looking for resources and ways to connect with other CEA growers and suppliers? You may want to consider joining, too.

Web Exclusive

New Technology That Could be a Game-Changer

Jennifer Polanz

The ctrlX automation from Rexroth, a Bosch company, is buildable collaborative technology, allowing integration with other open source tech.

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Agricultural Data Systems

Agricultural Data Systems

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Bosch Rexroth ctrlX CORE

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

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Crystal Clear Mini Greenhouse

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Jiffy Gel

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Lubing Automated Gutter System

Lubing

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PRO-MIX MPO

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