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In this episode of CropTalk, we kick off the Future Leafy Leaders of CEA series with Dominick DiMucci, Director of Cultivation at Haven Greens in Ontario, Canada's first fully automated mobile gully lettuce facility. Dominick shares his path from greenhouse research at Colorado State to leading a high-tech, seven-day-a-week operation in King City. We discuss what it takes to manage a nonstop production loop, the mechanical and water quality challenges that define year one, and how data, discipline, and team culture drive performance. Dominick also offers a clear view of the industry's biggest talent gap—advanced climate management—and how deeper collaboration between universities and commercial growers could close it. A practical, honest look at what it means to lead the next generation of leafy production.
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In this episode of CropTalk, we kick off the Future Leafy Leaders of CEA series with Dominick DiMucci, Director of Cultivation at Haven Greens in Ontario, Canada's first fully automated mobile gully lettuce facility. Dominick shares his path from greenhouse research at Colorado State to leading a high-tech, seven-day-a-week operation in King City. We discuss what it takes to manage a nonstop production loop, the mechanical and water quality challenges that define year one, and how data, discipline, and team culture drive performance. Dominick also offers a clear view of the industry's biggest talent gap—advanced climate management—and how deeper collaboration between universities and commercial growers could close it. A practical, honest look at what it means to lead the next generation of leafy production.

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