“CEA Footprint Project” will establish methodologies for measuring agricultural energy use, water use, overall carbon footprint and other environmental factors PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 14, 2023) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing climate resilience, announced today the formation of the “CEA Footprint Project,” which will bring experts together from across the industry…
RII Horticulturist Rob Eddy, University of Florida Professor Dr. Paul Fisher and University of Connecticut Associate Professor Rosa Raudales, Ph.D., will be featured PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 5, 2023) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing climate resilience, announced today that RII Resource Efficiency Horticulturist Rob Eddy will join University of Florida Professor and…
Free, downloadable report provides information and guidelines to help support the adoption of efficient practices in indoor farms and greenhouses PORTLAND, Ore. (June 29, 2023) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization for CEA producers, announced today the availability of its long-awaited Water Circularity Best Practices Guide for Controlled…
Deadline of March 1 set for farms to enroll in grant-funded program compiling anonymous data for Key Performance Indicators report to help standardize resource efficiency. ORTLAND, Ore. (DATETK) — The deadline is approaching for greenhouse and CEA producers to take advantage of free energy and water benchmarking services provided by the United States Department…
Eddy will help establish horticultural efficiency best practices and lead development of a USDA-sponsored professional credentialing program for CEA design and construction professionals PORTLAND, Ore. (July 18, 2022) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization providing resource efficiency best practices for CEA producers, has appointed seasoned greenhouse consultant Rob Eddy…
Growers and other stakeholders will learn how to access and share information on best practices and how to measure efficiency in their operations as part of a USDA-funded project. PORTLAND, Ore. (June 22, 2022) — With the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry expected to grow to $172 billion in 2025 from $74 billion in 2020…
Elyse Greenberg, a veteran horticultural communicator, will extend RII’s position as a global authority on resource efficiency in controlled environment agriculture PORTLAND, Ore. (June 20, 2022) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII) has hired Elyse Greenberg, who has a long track record as a communications expert in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector, as its…
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