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Paul Selina, head of applied research at Village Farms, one of the largest growers and marketers of hydroponics greenhouse production in North America, speaks about the importance of indoor agriculture to the future of farming, the state of the industry in the US, its advantages in terms of water conservation and enabling growing year round in intemperate climates and the innovations occurring with respect to new lighting technologies, energy systems such as combined heat and power generators and the rise of vertical farms across the US and world. On April 24, 2013, Seedstock, the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, and Nicola Kerslake of Real Assets Junkie co-hosted the inaugural Nevada Indoor Agriculture Conference at the Historic Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas.