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LES SERRES BERTRAND EMBRACES THE DYNAMIC LED REVOLUTION WITH SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES
Les Serres Bertrand, a leader in the greenhouse industry, has chosen to install Sollum®’s dynamic LED lighting solution for its tomato greenhouse located in Lanoraie, Québec, which they acquired in 2017. This investment is the company’s first foray into LED technology.
How Intercanopy Lighting Can Help Your Grow
Even though light is absorbed by leaves at the top of the canopy, shading from neighboring leaves reduces the light available to leaves lower in the canopy and the plant is living up to less than its full photosynthetic potential.
Green Fields Leverages Fluence VYPR Fixtures to Produce High-Quality Crops Year Round
Israel’s largest cannabis facility taps into REMY and Fluence’s LED technology for better control over its cultivation process, leading to higher consistency throughout the grow
Oasis Springs Farm: How the Right LED Grow Lights Can Improve Crop Quality and Increase Production up to 33% in Shipping Containers
With technology always changing, when it came time to build their third container farm last year, they knew they needed to investigate the latest in LED grow lights.
The Next Phase of Development for Vertical Farming
While many farms currently approach their operations primarily from an agricultural perspective, it is worth noting that modern vertical farms share significant similarities with the manufacturing industry.
Trends for the CEA Industry: What’s in Store?
The prospects for 2023 are likely to call for the adoption of a strategy shift by indoor growers, one which will involve minimising costs by scaling down their business models to focus more on profitability.
Harnessing the Power of Light Intensity and Spectrum for Propagation and Cut Flower Production
This business case will expound on the results of dynamic LED lighting in propagation and cut flower production. It will highlight its impact on various plant characteristics and the proven effectiveness of Sollum’s 100% programmable LED grow light solution in greenhouses.
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Full LED from Philips Horticulture LED Solutions saves 40% of energy for Topline Gerbera and increases stem weight
The Philips GreenPower LED toplighting force installation delivers more light with considerably less energy consumption, and can be used longer on an annual basis.
Solving the Energy Problem of Vertical Farming
LED manufacturers are actively working to improve upon existing technologies helping to create more efficient lighting capable of providing a dramatic increase in yields with reduced energy consumption and lower overall costs
Fluence LED Solutions Pave the Way for Optimizing Success in Urban Medicinal Cannabis Grow
Fluence’s partnership with Israel-based Trichome proves the viability of growing high-quality medical cannabis product in an efficient, standardized vertical farming model
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SOLLUM DYNAMIC LED GROW LIGHTS SELECTED BY PROPLANT PROPAGATION
THE PLANT PROPAGATION COMPANY RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF DYNAMIC LIGHTING FOR THEIR BUSINESS
Grodan and Fluence join forces to develop new concept for year-round, high-tech strawberry cultivation with a demonstration trial at Wageningen University & Research in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.
In this demonstration trial, the strawberries' growth, yield and quality will be evaluated. Both companies will work to redefine the best practices in the cultivation of high-tech everbearing strawberries.
2023 VERTICAL FARMING WORLD AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The awards are organised by global food and drink experts Zenith Global. Celebrating excellence and innovation across the global vertical farming industry, entries were invited in 10 award categories spanning crops, technology, sustainability and commercial initiatives.
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HOW DO YOU FEED 10 BILLION PEOPLE?
HOW DO YOU FEED 10 BILLION PEOPLE?
"Smart farming" is an important part of the answer to this existential question: Extremely high efficiency in food production through the targeted use of the latest technology, computer-supported and - where possible - fully automatic. Seeds are individually and precisely placed; fruits carefully picked by mechanical grippers; fertilizers and plant protection products applied in small doses and in a targeted manner. These operations require a large number of small electric motors that are both robust and powerful.
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