Greenhouse and indoor food production (plants and fish/crustaceans) is exploding!  Large scale commercial, small scale commercial and food production in the home are all increasing.  We are doing a considerable amount of research here at the University of Minnesota.  Other emerging Universities in this area include Arizona State University and Iowa State University.  General information is provided below - please refer to the specific drop down crop production pages for more specific information.

GENERAL
Selected farm bill and federal programs:
Fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops:  selected farm bill and federal programs
Controlled environment food production for urban agriculture (Currey ey al., 2019).
Historical, current, and future perspectives for controlled environment hydroponic food crop production in the United States (Walters et al., 2020).

Food Trends:
Whats hot in 2016 (National restaurant association report)
State of the Plate report on local food coops
Minneapolis urban agriculture activity plan
The Twin Cities cooperative local food system:  A case study and commentary
Whats hot in 2018: Culinary forecast (NRA).

Structures:
Minnesota high tunnel production manual for commercial growers
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New/Opportunity Crops:
Growing horticulture crops indoors vs in a greenhouse

Stem Elongation:
Research report:  Temperature manipulation of vegetable stem elongation and flowering (Erwin, Pierson, Strefeler and Heins, 1993).
Irrigation, fertilization and non-chemical plant growth regulation in greenhouse production (Alem, 2014. PhD Thesis, University of Georgia).