Lighting

Sollum names new vice president of sales for Canada

Sollum Technologies has appointed Jon Adams as vice president of sales for Canada. Based in St. Catharines, Adams brings over 15 years of experience in the greenhouse industry and will play a key role in... more »

Pack River Farm selects Sollum Technologies for LED lighting

Pack River Farm in Northern Idaho has chosen Sollum Technologies' LED lighting solution to enhance its production of tomatoes, lettuce, and microgreens. The certified organic farm is known for its commitment to sustainable farming practices... more »

Sollum Technologies partners with Roelands Plant Farms

Sollum Technologies has announced a partnership with Roelands Plant Farms to retrofit its high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures with advanced dynamic LED grow lights. This collaboration aims to enhance plant production through improved lighting technology. Roelands... more »

Greentone, Sollum Technologies partner

Greentone, a cannabis producer in Bécancour, Québec, has partnered with Sollum Technologies to enhance its cultivation process through a custom hybrid lighting solution. Sollum’s advanced LED grow lights will be combined with high-pressure sodium (HPS)... more »

Sollum Technologies strengthens board with Jacqueline Heard appointment

Sollum Technologies has appointed Jacqueline Heard, CEO of Enko Chem, to its board of directors, marking a significant step in the company’s growth and presence in the U.S. market. Heard, a leader in the agri-food... more »

Sollum Technologies joins Cannabis Research Coalition

Sollum Technologies is contributing to a significant expansion of the Cannabis Research Coalition's (CRC) research capabilities through a new partnership. This collaboration marks a major milestone in the cannabis cultivation research sector, as CRC introduces... more »

Great Lakes Greenhouses collaborates with Signify on lighting for its hydroponic cucumber production.

Great Lakes Greenhouses, Signify collaborate on lighting technology

Great Lakes Greenhouses, an Ontario-based grower, shipper and packer of hydroponic cucumbers, has upgraded its lighting system with new technologies to improve energy efficiency and enhance production. Signify has provided Great Lakes Greenhouses with the... more »

TrueHarvest Farms grows hydroponic leafy greens in Belton, Texas. Photo by Chris Higgins, Hort Americas.

Now is the time for LED lighting

As more controlled environment growers install LED grow lights, those who haven’t may question whether they are missing out on the benefits of adding these lights to their operations. It depends a lot on the... more »

Technically Speaking: Extended photosynthetically active radiation (ePAR) can increase plant growth

In controlled environments, light is often the limiting factor for photosynthesis and thus crop growth. When quantifying light, usually the first thing we consider is its intensity. In particular, we are interested in the number... more »

Supplemental lighting strategies that let plants control the conditions

Light is a crucial factor affecting plant growth, especially during the winter or on cloudy days. To ensure optimal crop yield and quality, growers often utilize supplemental lighting strategies such as HPS or LED lights,... more »