{"id":15481,"date":"2025-05-12T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/?p=15481"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:10:33","slug":"what-cea-growers-need-in-a-growing-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/grower-resources\/hints-and-tips\/what-cea-growers-need-in-a-growing-media\/","title":{"rendered":"What CEA Growers Need in a Growing Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"column-9\"><\/p>\n<h2>From Supply to Performance: What CEA Growers Need in a Growing Media<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Join Berger expert Brent Kenney, Key Account Manager for CEA growers, 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.<br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"column-3\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceagworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13626 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/ceag_world_logo_siteweb-1.jpg\" alt=\"CEAg World\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<a class=\"fancybox-media video wysiwyg-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1083587075\"><div class=\"single-tile\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Capture-decran-le-2025-05-12-a-12.20.49.png)\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"vert-center\"><div class=\"sm-title green icon-berger-video-icon\">Webinar<\/div><div class=\"md-title\">What CEA Growers Need in a Growing Media<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n<p><span style=\"color: #eeefe8\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Featured Speaker<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-3\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Brent_Kenney.png\" alt=\"Brent Kenney, Key Account Manager for CEA growers\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-9\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Brent Kenney<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #59621d\">CEA Key Account Manager<\/p>\n<p>At Berger since 2018, Brent was raised on his family\u2019s farm on Maryland\u2019s 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\u2019s in Agriculture Science and has spent the better part of the last 20 years working in the horticultural industry as a grower manager. 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