The Doctor Is In

It’s an honor to present you with a series of interviews from our time at Indoor Ag Con last week! Hearing from attendees is a great insight into the conference content, the expo floor energy, and what’s possibly to come in the future of the conference, as well as the indoor agriculture industry as a whole. This year’s guests were:

🔹 Gene Giacomelli, Professor Emeritus Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona

🔹 Jared Babik: National Project Sales Manager, Dramm

🔹 Ryan Lesniewski: Consultant, Evolve Agriculture

🔹 Rodrigo Pereyra: VP R&D and Innovation, Good Leaf Farms

🔹 Dominick DiMucci: Director of Cultivation, Haven Greens

🔹 Nick Denney: Director of Product Innovation, Holistic Industries

🔹 Michelle Keller: Chief Horticulture Officer, Living Greens

🔹 Sergio Picazo and Anthony Jones: Founders of PowrHouse

🔹 David Sandelman: Owner/Inventor, Cannatrol

🔹 Lehren Olk-Szost: Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University

🔹 Aaron Fields: Chief Executive Officer, Campo Caribe

Thank you so much for spending 100 episodes growing with us.

Learn more about this year’s Indoor Ag Con here.

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🔹 Brian Sullivan, President of Indoor Ag Con

🔹 Kelley Nicholson, Automation Expert for MicrogGow and Autogrow

🔹 Jim Rearden, President of Biotherm

🔹 Michelle Keller, Head Grower at Living Greens

🔹 Carly Becker, Program Coordinator at Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC)

🔹 Glenn Behrman, Founder of CEA Advisors and Growtainers

🔹 Henry Gordon Smith, Founder of Agritecture

🔹 Austin Smith, Account Manager at Grodan

🔹 Dr. Allison Justice, Founder of the Cannabis Research Center and Coalition

🔹 Grant Peagler, Business Developer at Siemens

🔹 Dr. Neil Mattson, Professor at Cornelll University and GLASE.

The discussions cover topics such as automation, energy efficiency, crop steering, and the future of controlled environment agriculture. This milestone episode offers a comprehensive overview of current trends and innovations shaping the indoor farming industry. Thank you so much for spending 100 episodes growing with us.

Intro Music Credits:

Melody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/
Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

We are back with more expo floor interviews! This week Nadia’s interviews come from the Canadian Greenhouse Conference, where Nadia presented about "Optimizing Airflow & Climate Control” This year’s takeaway guests were:
🔹 Kevin Meier, Vice President and General Manager of Argus
🔹 Peggy Paskell, Peg’s Country Blooms and Greenhouse
🔹 Amos Bassi, Senior Plant Specialist for Philips Horticulture
🔹 Paul Arena, Greenhouse Climate Consultant for Ludvig Svensson
🔹 Miguel Ayuso, International Commercial and Operations Agent for MSC Greenhouses
🔹 Victoria Buma, General Manager, Berry Growers of Ontario
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This episode is part of a series of episodes that Dr. Sabeh presents as lessons, or mini lectures. They’ll cover the basics and nuances of HVAC and the importance of environmental controls. This week we are reviewing our hottest topic: VPD. What is it? Why does it matter? How can you use it to help your plants thrive in your indoor growing environment? We wanted to provide more information about a crucial factor in your growing process. Remember to check out our other VPD content, like the app walkthrough, the calculator, and our blogs. Thank you for growing with us!

Wrapping up our series discussing energy in all forms and its impact and function in CEA facilities is Gretchen Schimelpfenig!

Gretchen is a Senior Energy Engineer at Energy Resources Integration, LLC (ERI), a clean energy consulting firm developing a sustainable future for our planet through cost-effective energy management. She is responsible for implementing energy efficiency and emerging technology programs and providing direct consulting services. Gretchen has seven years of experience in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and has worked for 11 years in the energy industry. Gretchen is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in California and Vermont. She obtained her master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford, where she studied sustainable design and construction with an energy emphasis and was a Schneider Fellow at the U.S. Green Building Council. Gretchen resides in Huntington, Vermont, with her partner, their five cats, and many houseplants.