Controlled Environment Agriculture Grant Project

For this blog post I wanted to quickly introduce an exciting grant team that I am working with. Specifically, the Reimagining Controlled Environment Agriculture In A Low Carbon World (USDA NIFA SAS CAP Award No. 2023-68012-38994) team launched in 2023 and has been focused on the research, extension, and education regarding controlled environment agriculture.

There are four high level goals for the project:

1. Reduce demand for heating and cooling in CEA

2. Improve efficiency of CEA climate control

3. Lower the carbon intensity of resource inputs

4. Shift consumer and producer behavior surrounding CEA products and practices.

This has been a great team to be involved with and it is exciting to see the outcomes and impacts from the team's work.

I'm including a link to the team website and would encourage you to check back for updates frequently: https://eng.auburn.edu/bsen/research/grace/index