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The 3rd Annual Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Conference—an exciting event highlighting innovative strategies for growing food in protected environments such as greenhouses, high tunnels, indoor farms, vertical systems, and hydroponics. CEA is transforming food production in North Dakota, enabling year-round vegetable and fruit cultivation with the right technologies.
This year’s theme, “Precision Agriculture for CEA,” focuses on the integration of sensors, automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, data-driven management, and smart water and energy systems to improve productivity, sustainability, and resource efficiency in controlled environment food production systems.
Topics include:
• Water management
• Automation and AI
• Energy efficiency
• Data-driven crop management
• Controlled irrigation and fertigation
• Lighting and sensors
• Data center–greenhouse integration
Conference Highlights
- Keynotes from USDA Agricultural Research Service, North Dakota State University, and regional CEA leaders
• Technical presentations and research posters
• Greenhouse tour
• Networking with researchers, agencies, industry partners, and entrepreneurs
The conference will begin at 1:00 PM on September 17, 2026, with a tour, poster session, and dinner social, and will conclude with a half-day of research presentations on September 18, 2026.
Agenda, hotel, tours and more information to follow.
Contact Information
Dr. Laxmi Prasad Dr. Xinhua Jia
Laxmi.prasad@ndsu.edu Xinhua.jia@ndsu.edu
701-231-4190 701-231-6453
CEA Conference Website at NDSU Extension: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/3rd-annual-north-dakota-controlled-environment-agriculture-cea-conference
