Since building the first commercial greenhouse in North America in the 1940s, four generations of Mastronardi leaders made Mastronardi Produce the greenhouse giant it is today. Click here to learn about the Mastronardi family’s decades-long journey in the greenhouse produce sector.

In greenhouse operations, airflow is critical for creating a healthy and productive environment for your plants. Nadia Sabeh, Ph.D., founder of mechanical and agricultural engineering firm Dr. Greenhouse, tells you five key things to know about the airflow in your greenhouse in this article.

Greenhouse growers don’t necessarily need to invest in cutting-edge technology or make significant process changes to make a profit. We spoke with Sara Lombardi, general manager of Red Sun Farms Ontario, about how she makes incremental changes and smart budgeting decisions to keep her employees motivated. Read our full conversation here.

As part of our “Fresh Faces in CEA Spaces” series, we profiled Moein Moosavi-Nezhad, a graduate student who is finishing his Ph.D. in strawberry propagation at North Carolina State University. Discover what first drew him to CEA, why he focused on strawberry propagation, and future trends he expects to see across the industry.

Since Bushel Boy Farms was established more than 30 years ago, they’ve adapted to and implemented new ag tech to streamline operations. One way they’ve done this is by using LUNA AI (LUNA), a software that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and cameras to register and monitor crops during the growing cycle. Discover how LUNA has impacted operations at Bushel Boy Farms over the past few years.

With a short growing season from late October to early November, it’s difficult to have a consistent supply of saffron. Considering the spice has countless use cases and health benefits, it’s almost always in demand. That’s why Tal Wilk-Glazer, co-founder of Saffron Tech in Ganei Tal, Israel, started an indoor vertical farm for growing saffron specifically. Learn more about the project here.

For 35 years, Soli Organic has grown herbs and leafy greens indoors using soil as a growing medium. Learn more about the company’s journey into CEA and why soil-based growing is a better fit for them than other methods of production.

We got the chance to speak with Garrett Corwin, owner and co-founder of Piedmont Microgreens in Durham, North Carolina, about how he entered the microgreens market. Learn more about how he went from growing microgreens out of his parents’ basement to running his own indoor farm.

Now four years in the making, Campo Caribe will launch its state-of-the-art lettuce production facility next month. We caught up with Aaron Fields, CEO of the company, about the project and how it will make a positive impact in Puerto Rico. Learn more about Campo Caribe and how it has evolved over the past four years.

In our December edition of CEAg World Insights, we spoke with Little Leaf Farms’ Paul Sellew and Gotham Greens’ Viraj Puri to get their take on the future of greenhouse production in CEA. Discover what opportunities and challenges these two industry leaders see facing the greenhouse sector in the next three to five years.