Controlled environment agiculture is an increasingly important sector of agriculture food and ornamental crop production. Adverse temperatures and/or limited water resources are resulting in an increase in controlled environment agriculture. New lighting technologies (LEDs and light tubes) are alllowing for crop production in non-traditional spaces such as warehouses, homes and commercial buildings. Increasingly, consumers want to purchase crops and food locally which requires controlled environment growing in locations where crop production is not possible outdoors during certain times of the year. Also, outdoor crop producers are finding that partial covering of crops (overhead hoop covering, high tunnels, etc.) can increase yield and reduce pest and disease pressure resulting in increased profitability.
Information on this website aims to provide a comprehansive resource for controlled environment agriculture. That information can be found above under 'Commercial info" or "Consumer info". In addition, you can find new research we are conducting around controlled environment agriculture.in the "Research" subheading. Lastly, we are teaching coursework around innovative controlled environment agriculture on crops such as mushrooms, cannibus and other emerging crops. Specifics on inforamtion provided at the last time each course was taught can be found under the teaching subheading above.
Minnesota high tunnel production manual for commercial growers
Information on this website aims to provide a comprehansive resource for controlled environment agriculture. That information can be found above under 'Commercial info" or "Consumer info". In addition, you can find new research we are conducting around controlled environment agriculture.in the "Research" subheading. Lastly, we are teaching coursework around innovative controlled environment agriculture on crops such as mushrooms, cannibus and other emerging crops. Specifics on inforamtion provided at the last time each course was taught can be found under the teaching subheading above.
Minnesota high tunnel production manual for commercial growers
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