The Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC) at The Ohio State University has opened registration for its upcoming Greenhouse Tomato Academy, a program offering a comprehensive opportunity to learn Dutch-style high wire tomato production under controlled environments. The academy launches with four weeks of online lectures (Nov. 6 – Dec. 1, 2025), followed by an optional two-day hands-on greenhouse training (Dec. 4–5, 2025) at Ohio State's Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex (CEARC) in Columbus, OH.
During the academy, students will learn to develop comprehensive understanding of greenhouse tomato production physiology, become familiar with technologies and practices of greenhouse tomato crop production, and integrate plant basic horticultural scientific principles into better understanding of greenhouse tomato production systems and technologies.
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Greenhouse Tomato Academy online lectures (live or recording)
Led by Ohio State University instructors Dr. Jason Hollick, Dr. Chieri Kubota, and Mark Kroggel, the academy's online lectures cover topics including tomato crop physiology, grafting propagation, crop management, integrated pest/disease management, fruit harvest/quality analysis, balancing vegetative vs. generative crop status, sensor & climate control with PRIVA, irrigation management, nutrient solution design and recirculation. The academy is a great opportunity to acquire knowledge in either synchronous format with live lectures and discussion or asynchronous format with lecture recordings.
(Optional) Hands-on greenhouse Tomato training at OSU CEARC in Columbus, OH
This 2-full day hands-on training offers all the keys to everything about Dutch-style high-wire tomato production and climate/crop management in greenhouse. All students who take this training must complete the online lectures (Nov 6 – Dec 1). Greenhouse activities include crop management, irrigation and nutrient management, grafting propagation, fruit harvest and quality analysis, crop registration, sensor management, data interpretations and more in a Dutch-style high-wire greenhouse setting! Limited seats are available (Max 20). Please email Dr. Jason Hollick ([email protected]) for more information.
Registration and additional details are available at the link here.
For more information:
OHCEAC
Email: [email protected]
www.ohceac.osu.ed
