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FarmTech Society unites the Controlled Environment Agriculture Sector
FarmTech Society (FTS) is an international non-profit association dedicated to advancing the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector. As a unifying voice for the industry, FTS fosters pre-competitive collaboration through broad representation and shared initiatives. Our mission focuses on delivering a harmonized message, developing feasible standards and workforce profiles, and achieving validated recognition of the CEA sector among all relevant stakeholders.
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IPM Essen 2026 – Takeaway
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ค: ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒA clear message from IPM Essen this year: ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ โ from supply constraints, rising costs, and regulation.
CEA is moving into EU policy. Skills are the missing link
At the end of September, the European Parliamentโs AGRI Committee adopted its opinion on the EU budget for 2026 and singled out controlled-environment agriculture as a production model that can
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