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US (ID): Entrepreneurial family builds successful hydroponics business

Ronnie Miller has embraced his new high-desert farm, marveling at the glorious sunrises and sunsets that bookend his days as he grows thousands of heads of lettuce — without soil.

Originally from Jackson, Wyo., the co-founder and CEO of Laura Lee Farms spends most of his days inside a 1-acre greenhouse, where he plants, monitors, harvests and packages Boston butterhead lettuce.

With a degree in finance from the University of Wyoming, he is also involved in purchasing, marketing and keeping the books.

The hydroponic operation — no soil needed — is named for his mother and spearheaded by his father, Ron, who in 2013 purchased the 330-acre White Arrow Ranch that houses the greenhouse operation.

The greenhouse once raised mushrooms and tomatoes but sat vacant for several years before Miller’s father bought it at auction to pursue an interest in hydroponics. That interest was spurred by a friend and mentor, who grows cucumbers hydroponically in Hawaii.

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