Indoor & Vertical Farming - Articles, Stories & Interviews

Competitive Advantages of LED Greenhouse Lighting

Not all LED greenhouse lights are created equal. Learn how dynamic lighting with real-time spectrum control delivers superior yield, quality, and energy savings.

The Cost of Downtime: How Reliable Lighting Impacts Commercial Profits

In commercial cultivation, uptime is everything. Any disruption—from a single light failure to a complete zone outage—can derail production schedules, reduce yield quality, and cut into profits.

How Thermoformed Agricultural Plastics Support Farm Efficiency & Hygiene Practices

In this article, Ansini, specialists in agriculture thermoforming, look at why thermoformed plastics are emerging as an ideal material choice for farms, balancing hygiene, cost and sustainability.

Multi-Channel LED lighting for Greenhouses

Optimizing light levels is crucial for enhancing productivity and maintaining plant health. LED lighting provides an opportunity to achieve just that, with specific benefits for growers transitioning from traditional HPS to high-intensity LED solutions.

How Supplemental Lighting Contributes to Higher Yields and Profits

Supplemental lighting is a vital part of maximizing yield and profit in Canada's limited growing season. Growers should contact Sollum for solutions.

Scaling Your Grow Operation: Choosing the Right Lighting for High-Volume Production

Scaling your grow operation is a significant milestone that requires careful planning, especially when it comes to selecting the right lighting solutions. High-volume production demands lighting systems that ensure consistent light distribution, energy efficiency, scalabilit

Modern Machines for Automated Agriculture - How Modern Seedling Transplanting Works

With more automation and robotics in agriculture, the way food is grown is changing significantly. This brings numerous benefits, including improved efficiency and productivity, as well as more sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices.

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Vertical Farming Market to Surpass USD 19.7 Billion by 2034

Hydroponics remains the preferred method due to its ease of use and proven productivity, followed by other sustainable alternatives.

Looye Kwekers achieves summer production levels in winter tomato cultivation with Philips full LED

The young plants of the Piccolo variety arrived in the brand new 8.2-hectare greenhouse in Burgerveen in mid-October 2024. Four weeks later, the Philips GreenPower toplighting force system supplied by Signify was switched on for the first time.

DARkWIN Project: Nature and technology together to improve the agriculture of the future

Novagric is collaborating in an innovative research project aimed at developing more climate-resistant crops through natural plant selection.

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Indoor Ag-Con & Aquaponics Association Announce 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop

Indoor Ag-Con and Aquaponics Association partner to present a full-day pre-conference workshop, "Rooted in Water, Fueled by Fish: Advancing Hydroponics Through Aquaponics," on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

HAWE Cultivation Systems BV and LettUs Grow Announce Integration Partnership at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference

This partnership will combine LettUs Grow's Advanced Aeroponics™ technology with HAWE Systems' extensive experience in designing and implementing mobile container systems. Together, they will work to seamlessly integrate and scale up the technology for the horticulture industry.

Agroz and Harvest Today Collaborate to Launch Agroz Groz Wall

Announced at Future Food-AgTech Festival (FFF2025)

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Elmo Motion Control – The Platinum Line, a new era in servo control

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Sollum Technologies

Sollum Technologies offers a 100% dynamic LED lighting solution that modulates the full spectrum of the Sun's natural light. With our cloud-based platform SUN as a Service® and our smart fixtures, enjoy the flexibility of unlimited light recipes & multi-zone light management, and automatic dimming that provides the right amount of light in real time at any given time to save energy.