The Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture,, a U.S. based company that supports the growth of the vertical farming and greenhouse industry, is nearing completion of the design of an energy efficient, scalable, sustainable, and workflow optimized vertical farm. This project was funded in part by a Pennsylvania Agricultural Innovation Grant. This initiative supports the development of cutting-edge strategies to reduce energy consumption while enhancing productivity in controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

“We are excited to be nearing completion of this project and really appreciate our inclusion in the grant program by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Michael Roth, Director of Innovation, has been great to work with,” noted Dr. Eric W. Stein, Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture. “We have developed an innovative architectural design to help farmers maximize efficiency, lower costs, and reduce their carbon footprint while ensuring consistent food production year-round. Our next step is to identify the best site for our pilot, find clients and partners, and raise the necessary capital for construction.”

The Center’s architectural planning and design partner, Re:Vision Architecture (Philadelphia, PA) has played a pivotal role according to Stein and has been a great fit. “When Dr. Stein asked us if we were interested in working with him to develop the design for a building system that would make it easier for farmers to build sustainable businesses using indoor agriculture it was an immediate yes,” according to Drew Lavine, Partner and Director of Design at Re:Vision. The latter’s mission is to infuse sustainability in the built environment and to remove barriers to others achieving sustainable solutions.

Lead project architect, Sarah Reynolds, noted, “As an architect interested in sustainable and resilient solutions, it’s so rewarding to be a collaborator on this project. Our concept design prioritized building function, plant processing, farmer workflow, and module layout to optimize floor plans. Each draft was validated by feedback from industry professionals. I am excited to have been a part of this project and fully expect future installations to exceed their promise.”

The grant that underwrote part of the project was provided for by Governor Shapiro’s 2024-2025 budget and was administered by the PA Department of Agriculture. The initiative is part of the state’s commitment to fostering agricultural innovation and sustainability. With indoor farming on the rise, optimizing labor and energy use is a critical step toward making these operations more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

The Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture is actively looking for partners to realize its vision for the vertical farm of the future and make it available to prospective clients, landowners and investors.  For more information about the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture and its ongoing initiatives, visit indoorgacenter.org.

About the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture

The Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture is dedicated to advancing sustainable, technology-appropriate solutions for indoor farming through research, education, and industry collaboration. For investors, entrepreneurs, industry partners, and community organizers, the Center helps to de-risk the process of building sustainable and profitable indoor vertical farms and greenhouses. For communities, the Center supports the growth of innovative agricultural systems that ensure food security and environmental stewardship. The Center is located in the Philadelphia metro region.

About Re:Vision

Re:Vision, founded in 20022, is an architecture and sustainability consulting practice composed of purpose-driven people committed to re-visioning and restoring the balance between natural, built, and social environments. Re:Vision is comprised of two studios in one LEED-certified building that supports clients, other architects, contractors, and organizations to make their work and their companies more sustainable.  Re:Vision has been a certified B Corporation since 2007 and is located in Philadelphia.

After more than a decade of development and extensive live trials, Key Solutions Group (Altoona, IA) will introduce a breakthrough control technology to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry at Indoor Ag-Con 2026.

Developed by Kemin Bio Solutions (Norman, OK, and Des Moines, IA) and engineered specifically for PRO-OXINE® Horticulture (EPA Reg. for CEA as a disinfectant, sanitizer, fungicide, algaecide), this advanced platform is designed to enhance pathogen control through irrigation, supporting Integrated Disease Management (IDM) and IPM strategies across produce, cannabis, and flowering plant operations.

“Don Lund, Vice President, and I are honored to introduce a breakthrough control technology for the CEA industry, engineered specifically for PRO-OXINE® Horticulture,” said Tom Johnston, President of Key Solutions Group. “This technology represents a significant step forward in how growers can actively manage irrigation-based pathogen control with greater precision and confidence.”
The technology will be unveiled at Indoor Ag-Con, where attendees can learn more by visiting Key Solutions Group at Booth #628.

DM Tom Johnston and Don Lund to arrange a meeting at Indoor Ag-Con 2026 to learn more. Pressure-free inquiries or seeking a reseller in your region for PRO-OXINE® Horticulture, equipment, and supplies, contact Key Solutions Group today at 515.802.2761 or info@ksg-corp.com.

Visit Key Solutions Group at https://www.ksg-corp.com/

Reducing the Big Swings

IUNU and Priva today announced a partnership that combines climate execution data from the Priva One platform with continuous plant-level insights from IUNU’s LUNA AI system to deliver reliable yield forecasting and prognosis capabilities to commercial greenhouse growers. The integration, available now to joint customers globally, addresses one of the industry’s longest-standing operational challenges: achieving reliable, week-over-week yield forecasts.

What causes real damage

“What truly impacts profitability is not whether a forecast is off by a small percentage. Growers canmanage small deviations,” said Adam Greenberg, CEO of IUNU. “What causes real damage are the big swings. Unexpected peaks or gaps in harvest volume arrive too late to adjust labor, logistics, or commercial commitments. This partnership gives growers evidence-based forecasts that evolve as their crop responds to real conditions.”
Proven results in commercial operations

The approach is already delivering results in commercial operations. In one multi-hectare, highwire vine operation, the grower entered the season confident in their climate strategy and historical
yield models. Early in the crop cycle, subtle acceleration in the fruit set began to emerge in specific zones. Because the system continuously monitored plant-level data and tied it directly to executed climate conditions, it flagged a future harvest peak nearly three weeks before it would have been visible in harvest data. That early signal gave the operations team time to adjust labor plans, smooth commercial volumes, and align logistics before the swing arrived.

“The value was not knowing the final number earlier,” the grower said. “The value was having time to adjust before the swing hit.”

Why forecasting requires multiple data sources

Growers cannot build reliable yield forecasts from a single source of data. Constantly shifting interactions between climate execution, plant behavior, labor decisions, and timing shape yield
outcomes. The variation of outside radiation has an influence on plant development. Inside the greenhouse, climate control operates dynamically. Growers adjust setpoints based on energy prices, weather forecasts, and crop stage. At the plant level, individual plants grow at different rates, and different sections respond differently to the same conditions.
How the partnership delivers evidence-based forecasts

The Priva One platform provides deep visibility into climate execution. Not what was planned, but what actually happened inside the greenhouse. IUNU’s LUNA AI system adds continuous plant level insight at scale, capturing real variability across plants, zones, and conditions. Because this learning is automated and continuous, it scales across entire commercial operations without
increasing labor or relying on manual crop registration. Unlike forecasting systems that rely on historical variety performance, average conditions, or manually gathered data, this approach
learns continuously from the specific facility, genetics, and executed climate strategy.

“When climate execution data and plant-level learning are combined, prognosis shifts from experience-based to evidence-based,” said Meiny Prins, CEO of Priva. “The model adapts as the
crop responds. If plant development accelerates or slows, if climate strategies shift, or if labor actions alter plant balance, the system incorporates those effects before they turn into costly
volume swings.”

Rolling forecasts enable confident decision-making

The integrated system enables rolling one-to-eight-week yield forecasts that update as conditions evolve, reducing uncertainty and giving growers time to act. Decisions around climate strategy,
labor planning, and harvest timing can be made with confidence rather than reaction. Yield forecasting shifts from a report that explains what has already occurred to a decision-support tool that helps prevent those moments from occurring in the first place.

Priva will showcase Priva One and discuss the IUNU integration at

• Indoor Ag-Con in Las Vegas from February 11-12, Priva booth 625, IUNU booth 732

About IUNU
IUNU is an industry-leading technology provider utilizing AI and computer vision to revolutionize greenhouse agriculture. Its platform enhances operational efficiency, maximizes yields, and
improves profitability for growers worldwide. Trusted globally, with headquarters in Seattle, WA,USA; Ontario, Canada; and the Netherlands, IUNU continues to set new benchmarks in agriculturaltechnology innovation. Contact IUNU: info@iunu.com

About Priva
Priva is the market leader in climate and process control for horticulture. Priva develops complete, integrated control systems and innovative data services for greenhouses to safeguard quality,
maximize revenue, and minimize costs. Priva’s process control computers and advanced sensortechnology seamlessly integrate the control of climate, water, fertilizer, energy, and labor in
greenhouses. Contact Priva: contact.priva@priva.com