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2nd Annual North Dakota Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Conference

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Add to Calendar 2025-08-12 08:00:00 2025-08-12 17:00:00 2nd Annual North Dakota Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Conference Join us for the 2nd 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.Tuesday, August 12, 2025:Greenhouse TourDeparting from Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center at 800 S 3rd St., Bismarck, ND8:00 AM – 5:00 PM for Native Green Grow (NG2) Greenhouse, Parshall, ND, and Renfandt Geothermal Greenhouse, Sawyer, ND.Download Greenhouse Tour AgendaWednesday, August 13, 2025:Full-Day Conference8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Multipurpose Room in James H. Gymnasium of United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, NDDownload 2025 CEA Conference AgendaConference Themes Include:Stakeholder Insights on CEATribal Community PerspectivesCEA Research HighlightsAgency Support and ResourcesIndustry Innovations and Sharing Bismarck, ND NDSU Agriculture no-reply@ndsu.edu America/Chicago public
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Bismarck, ND
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Lettuce growing in greenhouse

Join us for the 2nd 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.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025:

Greenhouse Tour

Departing from Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center at 800 S 3rd St., Bismarck, ND

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM for Native Green Grow (NG2) Greenhouse, Parshall, ND, and Renfandt Geothermal Greenhouse, Sawyer, ND.

Download Greenhouse Tour Agenda

Wednesday, August 13, 2025:

Full-Day Conference

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Multipurpose Room in James H. Gymnasium of United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND

Download 2025 CEA Conference Agenda

Conference Themes Include:

  • Stakeholder Insights on CEA
  • Tribal Community Perspectives
  • CEA Research Highlights
  • Agency Support and Resources
  • Industry Innovations and Sharing
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Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Conference Sponsors

Hotel Information:

Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center, 800 S 3rd Bismarck, ND

Registration open until July 29, 2025, 11:59 pm

Questions?

For questions or accommodation needs, please contact the CEA Conference Planning Committee:

Anyone that need financial assistance please contact Xinhua Jia: xinhua.jia@ndsu.edu.

Contact Information

Contact Information

Tom Kalb

Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to the event contact person at least two weeks in advance of the event.