Lighting

Effective Long-Day Lighting Fixtures

A large number of annual bedding plant and herbaceous perennial species flower earlier when grown under long days. A long day can be as few as 13 hours of light for some crops, while at... more »

Cover Story: Using Technology to Grow More Sustainably and Responsibly

When a group of financial partners found an abandoned vegetable greenhouse in North Tonawanda, New York, they saw it as the perfect opportunity to pursue their interest in plant-based medicines as a potential business venture.... more »

SunTracker Updates Free DLI Calculator

SunTracker Technologies has updated its free daily light integral (DLI) calculator tool. The new and improved free online software tool merges ground weather station data with satellite data that provides monthly shortwave (ultraviolet, visible and... more »

Candidus Receives USDA Grant for Lighting Technology Research

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently awarded $25 million in grants designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices that have demonstrated benefits on farmland and in greenhouses. CEA lighting control specialist... more »

GPN to Present Webinar on CEA Production

"Managing Temperature, Humidity and Light for Greenhouse Vegetables" will be the topic of a free one-hour webinar scheduled to take place Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. EDT. Presented by GPN, the webinar will be led... more »

GLASE to Offer CEA Benchmarking Webinar

The Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium will present a free webinar on a new CEA database and benchmark tool for growers. The webinar will take place Oct. 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT.... more »

Signify Expands North American Team

Lighting supplier Signify has expanded its horticulture team in North America to support business development efforts in the region. Henry Olson has taken on the commercial leadership of the U.S. team and Dominic Bouchard has stepped into... more »

GLASE to Present Indoor Propagation Webinar

GLASE (Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering) will present a free webinar on "Stakeholder Needs Relevant to Indoor Propagation" on July 23, at 1 p.m. EDT. The presenter will be Dr. Celina Gomez from the University of... more »