A short and sweet interview with Merle Jensen, a forefather of the CEA industry and project leader in the design and development of the agricultural systems for ‘The Land’ EPCOT, Walt Disney World. ‘The Land’ was a $52 million project which has had over 200 million visitors since opening in 1982.

Merle Jensen helped make the University of Arizona's CEAC a reality, and is Professor Emeritus of Plant Science there now. Learn more about Merle on our website.

Timestamp Notes:

2:10 The path to Arizona

5:30 The industry's 60-year evolution

6:45 Lessons VF growers can learn from greenhouse

8:10 Were there naysayers early in the greenhouse industry?

9:05 What inspired CEAC at University of Arizona?

10:05 Insights into the future of CEA

13:15 Advice for the industry