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