Growers Supply to host Controlled Environment Agriculture School

Growers Supply will be hosting a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) School June 18-20, which will offer growers the chance to learn about some of the latest trends in horticulture and agriculture, such as year-round hydroponic growing, fodder production and an introduction to aquaponics.

The purpose of these sessions is to educate growers of any background about the variety of controlled environment agriculture opportunities. The hydroponics portion of the event will discuss production factors, troubleshooting, disease control, marketing produce and more. Growers Supply has a large variety of hydroponic systems at their campus in Dyersville, IA, and attendees will benefit from a lot of hands-on experience.

The fodder curriculum will cover using fodder in livestock operations, system components, sanitation, producing microgreens for high-end markets and more. The introduction to aquaponics will go over the basics of fish farming, the connection between hydroponic vegetable production and fish farming, how to construct aquaponic systems to produce at a variety of levels and more.

The CEA school costs $995.00, which includes three nights lodging and lunch each day. As an added bonus, if a complete hydroponic, fodder or aquaponic system is purchased after completion of the school, purchasers will receive $995.00 off. If a system has already been purchased from Growers Supply, the cost of the CEA school is free.

Registration is currently open for the June 18-20, 2013 CEA school. Attendance is limited to 24 people. For more information and instructions on how to register, visit www.Growers Supply.com/TechCenter.