As we launch this new site, here’s a round-up of recent CEA coverage in the Cornell Chronicle:
- Cornell to help jump-start seven NY businesses [March 22, 2018] – Íko Systems (Ithaca) and Re-Nuble (Brooklyn), in collaboration with Neil Mattson, professor and greenhouse extension specialist in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science, will develop weed-free growth media that have been recycled and infused with Re-Nuble organic nutrients formulated specifically for use in the Íko grow system, a climate-controlled herb garden.
- Cornell group explores future of indoor farming [November 21, 2017] – Indoor farming entrepreneurs and experts came to Cornell in early November with a goal: leverage the innovation at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to create viable businesses for local vegetables and produce grown indoors.
- Viability of indoor urban agriculture is focus of research grant [
- New consortium aims to reduce greenhouse energy use [June 5, 2017] – A public-private consortium led by researchers at Cornell and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is poised to help increase local vegetable production in greenhouses while dramatically reducing overall energy consumption. The Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium announced June 5, 2017 will transform the way greenhouses operate to reduce electricity use for lighting by up to 70 percent.
- New course teaches cutting-edge food production [January 19, 2017] – To better prepare Cornell students to thrive in the innovative Controlled Environment Agriculture industry, Neil Mattson, associate professor in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science‘ initiated the course, Hydroponic Food Crop Production and Management, to teach the principles and practices of commercial food crop production in CEA. View video.