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This week America First Policy Institute released a new report on the #Farm #Economy. The last recommendation focused on the need to boost domestic production of fruits and vegetables to help curb rising food imports and support President Trump's Make America Healthy Again Commission.? ? "Leverage President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. With the U.S. importing?more than half of our fruit and 35 % of our vegetables, it is time to increase production at home, where possible, understanding there may be some seasonal challenges. Growing more on U.S. soil would boost employment from production to distribution, while providing consumers with greater access to domestically grown safe, abundant, and affordable nutritious foods. This policy aligns with many of the goals outlined in the?President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. This crop segment is also a viable pathway for young and beginning farmers to start their careers in agriculture." A perfect argument for why Congress should include Chairman Kelly's Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act in this year's tax package! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAGVYyjz #agriculture #agtech #specialtycrops #PowerofFresh #fruits #vegetables #MAHA #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain #Farming #CEA #IndoorAg #VerticalFarming #precisionag #precisionagriculture

Congratulations to CEA Alliance members who won top Cultivating Excellence Awards at Indoor Ag-Con. Little Leaf Farms for Operational Excellence 80 Acres Farms for Good Stewardship, and CE-Line, in partnership with Dramm Corporation for Product Innovation. So proud of the work of our Alliance members!

CEA Alliance Annual Meeting captures enthusiasm of indoor farming. Shout out to Yan Branco of Sobeys for kicking us off. Only retailer we know that has CEA Development in his title! Thanks to Vonnie Estes, Colin O'Neil, Monica Noble, Jennifer McEntire, KAREN NARDOZZA for leading discussions on technology, public policy, food safety and marketing. If you're growing produce indoors, you need to be part of this community!

What a great kick-off to Indoor Ag-Con this week. CEA Alliance members Tisha Livingston, Skip Hulett and Abby Craig Prior presented the keynote session State of the Industry! https://lnkd.in/egxawFbV

Thanks also to NASDA for its resolution supporting CEA and indoor farming!

Congratulations and thanks to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture for its resolution supporting year-round access to H-2A for CEA, passed at their Winter Policy Conference!

Our first webinar in this series is TODAY at 12 pm EST! Don't forget to register now for this FREE webinar about growing systems. Register here:?https://bit.ly/4k9UU1z

We are happy to announce that CEA Alliance's Executive Director,?Tom Stenzel,?will moderate the keynote address at this year's Indoor Ag-Con. The panel titled "CEA State of the Industry" will be composed of CEA industry leaders. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gyhsJ657

I had the opportunity last week to join an very open conversation with leaders in the #CEA industry. At a time when industry struggles, closures and headwinds have become openings for "I told you so..." takes, it was reassuring to speak with leaders across CEA recognizing the challenges and facing them head on. It was open, grounded and highlighted a collective commitment to moving things forward in CEA. Thank you Kristin D. Zeit for putting it together and for inviting me to be a part of it. #verticalfarming #cea

The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Alliance applauds the bipartisan introduction of?H.R. 9263, the?Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The?Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act?aims to create a new federal investment tax credit (ITC) to support the deployment of CEA technologies and precision agriculture technologies for specialty crop growers. Read the full press release here ?? https://lnkd.in/gB7Qfk7t