News Stories & Blog Posts

CEA Innovation Center Team Travels to Indoor Ag-Con 2025 (Las Vegas)

Team members from the CEA Innovation Center traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the 13th annual Indoor Ag-Con. The event was held at the Westgate March 11-12, 2025. The CEA Innovation Center had a booth at the Expo where the team made new connections with growers, suppliers, educators, researchers, and other organizations. Pictured are […]

Ferrum Professor hosted in the CEA Innovation Center

Dr. Tim Durham, Associate Professor of Crop Science at Ferrum College, worked in the CEA Innovation Center with Dr. Kaylee South during an IALR Fellowship. Learn more about his time in the Innovation Center on the IALR website: https://www.ialr.org/ferrum-professor-diversifying-cea-knowledge-during-ialr-fellowship/

Third Annual CEA Summit East Sparks Innovation and Collaboration in Virginia

The CEA Innovation Center co-hosted with Indoor Ag-Con a successful third-annual event. See the full news story here: https://www.ialr.org/third-annual-cea-summit-east-sparks-innovation-and-collaboration-in-virginia/

Governor Glenn Youngkin to Speak at the 2024 CEA Summit East.

Exciting news! The VA Governor is headed to the CEA Summit East. Check it out here: https://www.ialr.org/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-to-deliver-opening-keynote-address-at-cea-summit-east/

Mitchell Doss tells his story to becoming an IALR employee including his time working in the CEA Innovation Center

Mitchell Doss, former CEA Innovation Center employee and VT M.S. student in Dr. Michael Evans’s lab tells his story in an interview with IALR. See the full story here: https://www.ialr.org/an-ialr-career-path-from-two-time-intern-to-employee/

Two college students studying in Danville work in the CEA Innovation Center

Two students, Jacob Haymore and Cameron Dallas, working in Dr. Kaylee South’s lab were featured in an IALR News Story. Read more on the IALR website: https://www.ialr.org/college-students-working-in-cea-innovation-center/