From Supply to Performance: What CEA Growers Need in a Growing Media

May 6, 2025 2:00PM

The right growing media is the foundation of a successful CEA operation. From leafy greens to soft fruits, selecting a substrate that meets your production needs is critical to ensuring efficiency, consistency, and food safety.

Join Berger expert Brent Kenney, CEA Key Account Manager, as he explores the key qualities of a reliable substrate, including supply chain security, physical and chemical consistency, and compliance with food safety standards. Learn how the right mix can optimize automation, reduce downtime, and support healthy crop growth in your controlled environment.


Featured Speaker


Brent Kenney

Brent Kenney

CEA Key Account Manager

At Berger since 2018, Brent was raised on his family’s farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It was this experience where he developed his passion as an agriculturalist and planted the seeds for his future working in the horticultural industry. He graduated from the University of Maryland Easter Shore with a Bachelor’s in Agriculture Science and has spent the better part of the last 20 years working in the horticultural industry as a grower manager. After more than five years as a sales representative, he was recently promoted to CEA Key Account Manager.

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