CEA Network

The CEA Network is one of the deliverables of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP), the state-led initiative focused on diversifying and modernizing Wyoming’s economy. While CEA networks and industry groups have emerged at other institutions across the United States, the UW model is distinctive in its explicit emphasis on workforce development, industry-driven collaboration, and active engagement among all members. By bringing industry and academia together around tangible projects and student opportunities, the Network creates a direct pathway for translating CEA innovation into workforce readiness, research collaboration and economic development.

In October 2025, with the key support of the UW Office of Industry and Strategic Partnership the CEA Network was officially launched with 10 participating founding companies https://www.uwyo.edu/news/2025/10/uw-launches-controlled-environment-agriculture-network.html.

Company Name	Website	Location
CropKing	https://cropking.com	Ohio
Vertical Harvest	https://verticalharvestfarms.com	Wyoming & Maine
RAYN - ETC	https://rayn.ag	Indiana
Papa Joe's Produce	https://papajoesproduce.com	Wyoming
Ten Galón	https://www.tengalon.com	Wyoming
Harvest Today	https://www.harvest.today	Colorado
Photon System Instruments	https://psi.cz	Czech Republic
Rooted Robotics	https://www.rootedrobotics.com	Colorado
Blue Lab	https://bluelab.com	New Zealand
PAGE Technologies	https://pagetechnologies.io	Colorado
PlantMadeWorks	https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-medford-13b93812/	Colorado
Signify - Philips	https://www.signify.com/en-us	New Jersey
Silver Stream Farm	https://silverstreamfarm.com	Wyoming
Ridder	https://ridder.com	Ohio
Haderlie Farms	https://www.haderliefarms.com	Wyoming
Rebel Cultures	https://rebelcultures.com	Michigan
Argus/Conviron	https://www.conviron.com	Canada
Grow Big Consultants	https://www.growbig.ag	California
PhotosynQ	https://www.photosynq.com	Michigan
VerdanTech Solutions	https://verdanttechsolutions.com	Wyoming
Canopii	https://www.canopii.us	Oregon
InsightFarm	https://insight-farm.com	Colorado

The CEA Network counts 24 participating companies as of August 2026 between members (20) and in processing (4). Companies span from local Wyoming farmers to tech companies and start-up to long-standing CEA and plant phenotyping companies from overall the world. The Center will work together with the CEA Network towards the preparation of a workshop by and for the students from UW and Wyoming community colleges in the Summer of 2027.