Montréal-based Sollum Technologies is partnering with selected U.S. horticulture research leaders. The goal is to improve yield optimization, morphology management, pest and disease control and maximize crop and nutritional quality in the most energy-efficient manner under cutting-edge LED grow lights.
The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are celebrating the local region with “This is Greenhouse Goodness” campaign featured at baggage claims area at the Windsor International Airport. The installation will be there for two years.
Significant expansion in the United States is underway with the strategic investment in a leading greenhouse tomato grower in the Midwest. The facility has 30 acres of lit production of tomatoes-on-the-vine.
Peter Quiring, owner of South Essex Fabricating and Nature Fresh Farms. has set up an R & D Centre near Leamington, Ontario to see what crops can be grown in a controlled environment. He sees the next big opportunity in blackberries and raspberries, but warns that more alignment is needed between all government levels to support sector growth.
