The CEA Alliance welcomed movement on the farm bill following release of the legislative text of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 by Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. “The indoor...
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CEA Alliance Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of House Tax Bill to Boost Indoor Farming and Specialty Crop Production
The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Alliance applauds the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 9263, the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ways & Means Tax Subcommittee Chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Ranking...
CEA Alliance Releases Sustainability Framework for Indoor Growers
CHICAGO – Today at the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit, the CEA Alliance released the industry’s first sustainability framework developed by indoor growers, for indoor growers. The framework will drive credibility, transparency and continuous improvement through...
CEA Alliance Appoints Two Members to Board of Directors
CEA Alliance Chair Dan Malech, Senior Vice President of Strategy and General Counsel, Plenty, has announced the appointment of two members to its Board of Directors. Craig Hurlbert, Local Bounti, and Andrew Horowitz, KUBOGreenhouse Projects, have joined the Alliance’s...
CEA Alliance Members March on Washington, DC to Support Indoor Farming
More than 30 members of the CEA Alliance, a trade association representing and serving indoor growers and their partners, came to Washington, D.C. January 30-31 to educate members of Congress and the Administration about the rapidly growing indoor farming...
CEA Alliance to Host First Webinar of 2024 on Energy Management
The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance) will host its first webinar of 2024 titled “You Can’t Buy Power the Way You Buy Paper! Using Energy as a Competitive Advantage.” The webinar will be held at 2:00 pm EST, Thursday, January 18. Those...
CEA Alliance Announces New Board of Directors
The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance) has announced its new officers and members of its Board of Directors for 2024. Taking the role of Board Chair is Dan Malech, Senior Vice President, Strategy & General Counsel, Plenty. Vice Chair is...
Indoor Ag Leaders to Speak at New York Produce Show
The Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance) is hosting a workshop “The Retail Future of Indoor Grown Produce” at the New York Produce Show, 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 6. From enormous high-tech greenhouses to indoor vertical farms, indoor...
CEA Alliance Food Safety Best Practices To Be Featured in IFPA Virtual Town Hall
The CEA Alliance’s new best practices document Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for Controlled Environment Agriculture Produce Production of Leafy Greens and Herbs will be the focus of the International Fresh Produce Association’s Virtual Town Hall on...
CEA Alliance Applauds Chairwoman Stabenow for Inclusion of Funding for USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production in Senate “Minibus”
Washington, DC – The CEA Alliance applauds the inclusion of a bipartisan amendment led by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to restore funding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative...