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HortiDaily: Dynamic spectra for Little Leaf Farms

Little Leaf Farms is expanding again and delivering on its vision to supply fresh, locally grown leafy greens throughout the East Coast of America. With the addition of their newest greenhouse, Little Leaf Farms will serve New England to the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. “We are currently delivering our lettuce to more than 2,500 stores within 24 hours after harvesting”, according to Paul Sellew, founder and CEO of Little Leaf. 

FloralDaily: Ukrainian rose grower sees harvest increase with water cooled LEDs

Ascania-Flora Group, Ukraine's largest rose producer, has been using Oreon’s water-cooled LEDs for its lighting since October 2020. Since then, they have seen their harvest improve and increase. So for Phase 2 (1.7 hectares) they are choosing Oreon again. 

LED'S.TALK.BUSINESS. with Voshol

For the LED'S.TALK.BUSINESS. column in this month's newsletter, we speak with Wilco Voshol from Voshol Warmte- Elektrotechniek. Voshol is an installation company with whom Oreon successfully completed a great number of projects with. 

WUR researches whether growth and shape of potted plants can be controlled with light

The Greenhouse Horticulture business unit of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is researching how dynamic light spectra, in combination with temperature and nutrition, can be used to sustainably grow compact and resilient plants. Oreon is supplying its multi-layer fixture Embrace for this multi-year project. This makes the WUR the first user of Oreon's newest LED fixture. The Embrace has all the capabilities that WUR needs to conduct this experiment. 

FloralDaily: Oreon supplies full LED set-up for Delphy Pot Plant Research

Bernard's contribution to the innovation of greenhouse horticulture.

For Bernard Hulshof, Oreon’s Chief Innovation Officer, it is essential to do something meaningful when it comes to important global issues. "Why improve on something that’s been around for a long time, like phones or flat screens,” he wonders, “when there is a much more urgent need for improvements in the area of sustainability?"  

InGreenhouses: Report Gemüsebau Steiner

Gemüsebau Steiner has been cultivating tomatoes with Oreon's LED fixtures since 2020. 

LED'S.TALK.BUSINESS. with Medisun

In our newsletter of May, Canadian cannabis grower Medisun Inc. fills us in on how business has been in Southern Ontario. As an ‘essential business’, they have been in full production throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. 

LED'S.TALK.BUSINESS. with Brimmers

In our newsletter of May, German lettuce grower Brimmers Gartenbau gives us an insight on their innovative and sustainable lettuce cultivation techniques. 

Organic Remedies installs full LED in phase 2

Several years ago, Toigo Farms, one of the largest organic tomato growers in North America at the time, teamed up with renowned pharmacists who saw the potential of medical marijuana early on. They shared the vision of providing a biological alternative to traditional pharmaceutical medicines. This is how Organic Remedies came into being in 2018. Organic Remedies is committed to producing affordable and high-quality medical marijuana products.

This is how Peter is trying to make the world a better, more sustainable place

What motivates Peter Barentsen, International Sales Manager at Oreon? What part is he playing in sustainability? How does he see the future of the greenhouse horticulture sector, and what role does he see himself playing in it? “I’d like to be able to contribute to this through my work.” 

Greenhouse Canada: Lighting and curtain technologies curb light pollution, stabilize greenhouse climate

Ontario greenhouse growers are facing a new, serious challenge: local light pollution bylaws, and the impact of these measures on their crops.