Inside Look at New Report on Protected Cropping for Field Farmers

What’s the opportunity for field farmers who add protected crops to their offerings? In CEAg World’s latest industry report, we share insights from successful operations and real-world best practices to help growers expand their business through controlled environment agriculture.

Here’s a sneak peek of the stories you’ll find in the 2025 CEAg World Industry Report: Protected Crops.

• Industry snapshot: Using data from American Vegetable Grower’s 2025 State of the Industry Survey, we highlight key findings for outdoor growers who use protected cropping systems. The business side of adding CEA systems: Industry experts share tips for easing into CEA with a smart, scalable strategy.
• Profile of a Kentucky indoor/outdoor farmer: Over the last decade, the Cornett family has strategically adapted its traditional farm with protected cropping systems, from early-market greenhouse tomatoes to an aquaponics system providing both greens and fish for sale to consumers.
• Academic research roundup: A compilation of research projects at U.S. universities that aim to develop and streamline high tunnel production
• To get the complete story list and download the report, go here: https://www.ceagworld.com/industry-reports/.

This is the third of four industry reports that CEAg World will release this year. Stay tuned for the final report, which will focus on the overall state of the CEA industry.